Women's Golf Association of India

Pranavi climbs into top-20 at Ladies Open de France

Deauville, France, September 27: Pranavi Urs produced one of her better rounds in recent weeks with a solid 3-under 68 that pushed her into the top-20 after the second round of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France at Golf Barriere de Deauville.

The Mysuru golfer, who opened with a 70, now stands at 4-under 138 and is tied 16th heading into the final day on the Ladies European Tour.

Fellow Indian Diksha Dagar also ensured weekend action. The left-hander carded a steady 2-under 69 to move to 1-under overall and tied 44th. However, Tvesa Malik (74-72) and Avani Prashanth (73-74) fell short, missing the cut which was set at one-over.

Pranavi had a roller-coaster start on her second nine, bogeying the 12th before hitting back with birdies at the par-5 16th and par-3 17th. Turning to the front nine, she struck again with birdies on the second and fourth holes, gave a shot back on the seventh, and closed strongly with a birdie at the ninth to sign for 68.

Diksha, meanwhile, dropped a shot on the 17th but gathered momentum on her inward nine. Four birdies on holes two, three, five, and nine highlighted her card, though a bogey at the eighth kept her to 69. The 2023 Czech Ladies Open champion is also ranked 20th on the season’s Order of Merit.

Among other Indians, Malik added a 72 to her opening 74 for a total of four-over, while teenager Prashanth slipped with a 74 to finish at five-over.

At the top, Canadian sensation Anna Huang continued her breakout form. The 16-year-old, who won last week’s La Sella Open, fired a blistering 7-under 64 to grab the outright lead at 10-under. Her round included eight birdies against a lone bogey, further underlining her reputation as one of the brightest young stars on the LET.

Overnight leader Alessia Nobilio (68), Germany’s Helen Briem (67), and South African Casandra Alexander (65) are bunched at nine-under, one shot behind Huang. Wales’ Lydia Hall (67) and France’s Camille Chevalier (66) share fifth place at eight-under, keeping the title race wide open going into the weekend.