Women's Golf Association of India

Late birdies help Neha take one-shot lead in 10th leg of Hero WPGT

Kolar, July 23: Two sets of back-to-back birdies and another birdie late in the round saw a resurgent Neha Tripathi take a one-shot lead in the 10th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Zion Hills Golf County course. Neha, who was the runner-up last week in the ninth leg, had five birdies against two bogeys in a round of 3-under 69 which gave her a one-shot lead over Durga Nittur (70).

The only other player other than Neha and Durga to get a score of par or better was Ridhima Dilawari, who shot even par 72 and it included two birdies in the last four holes.

Neha, who is just getting back to form after being ridden with injuries over the past year, had back-to-back birdies on the second and the third, and parred the other six holes on the front nine. She began the back nine with two straight bogeys but picked three birdies on the 14th, 15th, and 17th.

Durga birdied the fourth and the fifth and then had two each of birdies and bogeys on the back nine.

Ridhima had three birdies and three bogeys in her even par round, as she continues to seek her first win of the season.

Three players, Amandeep Drall, Nayanika Sanga and Seher Atwal were tied for fourth with 73 each, while Lavanya Jadon (74) was seventh. Rhea Jha and Oviya Reddi were tied for eighth with cards of 75.

Kriti Chowhan, last week’s winner Jasmine Shekar, Gauri Karhade and amateur Saanvi Somu were tied for tenth place with cards of 4-over 76 each.

It was a rough day for Sneha Singh, a two-time winner this year, and Vani Kapoor, the winner of four titles this season.

Sneha Singh had two late birdies on the 15th and the 17th but also had two bogeys and three double bogeys. She was -19 Vani had a round of 7-over 79 with just one birdie and eight bogeys and was T-23.

Tee times for Round 2 of the Leg 10 of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour 2025 at Zion Hills Golf County, Kolar:

1. 8:00 am: Gourabi Bhowmick 85, Yashita Raghav 83;

2. 8:10 am: Agrima Manral 82, Anaggha Venkatesh 82, Vidhatri Urs 81;

3. 8:20 am: Keerthana Rajeev (A) 81, Shrestha Shukla 81, Karishma Govind 81;

4. 8:30 am: Ishvari Prasanna 81, Anvvi Dahhiya (A) 80, Jahaanvie Walia 79;

5. 8:40 am: Keya K Badugu (A) 79, Vani Kapoor 79, Sneha Singh 78;

6. 8:55 am: Rhea Purvi 78, Ananya Garg 78, Tanishka Prithvi (A) 78;

7. 9:05 am: Ceerat Kang (A) 77, Heena Kang 77, Snigdha Goswami 77;

8. 9:15 am: Dia Cris Kumar (A) 77, Khushi Khanijau 77, Saanvi Somu (A) 76;

9. 9:25 am: Gauri Karhade 76, Jasmine Shekar 76, Kriti Chowhan 76;

10. 9:40 am: Oviya Reddi 75, Rhea Jha 75, Lavanya Jadon 74;

11. 9:50 am: Amandeep Drall 73, Seher Atwal 73, Nayanika Sanga 73;

12. 10:00 am: Ridhima Dilawari 72, Durga Nittur 70, Neha Tripathi 69;