Women's Golf Association of India

Ridhima grabs lead over Sneha after first day at second leg of Hero WPGT

Ahmedabad, Jan 21: Ridhima Dilawari, who finished second a week ago in the opening leg of the 2026 Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour, was very steady over the final eight holes to take a one-shot lead in the first round of the second leg at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens.

As the second event of the season got underway, Ridhima had two pairs of back-to-back birdies – first on the seventh and the eighth and again on the 14th and the 15th. However, she also dropped shots on the 5th and tenth to finish at 2 under 70.

Sneha Singh, keen to make amends for a not-too-good first leg, had a bogey free round but with only one birdie, she finished at 1-under 71 and was second behind Ridhima.

Six players, led by the 2025 Hero Order of Merit winner Vani Kapoor, Jahanvi Bakshi, Nayanika Sanga, amateur Mahreen Bhatia, Karishma Govind and rookie pro Saanvi Somu were tied fifth at 1-over 73 each.

Ridhima, who plans to focus on the domestic events on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour and the IGPL this year, opened with four pars before dropping a shot on the Par-5 fifth. She recovered from that with birdies on the seventh and the eighth. Another dropped shot on the 10th meant she was even par yet again.

Back-to-back gains on the 14th and the 15th ensured an under-par round and the lead.

Sneha, who won twice in 2025, parred 15 holes in a row before finding a birdie on the Par-3 16th for her sole birdie of the round. She ended with two more pars for a 71.

Amandeep had two birdies against a double bogey, while amateur Zara had a bogey start and another one late in the round on the 17th but also had two birdies on the ninth and the 12th.

Nayanika, one of the six players at Tied-fifth, had the most birdies with five, but she also had four bogeys, three of which came in the first four holes, besides a triple bogey on the Par-3 seventh.

Vani Kapoor had a rough bogey-bogey start but birdies on the ninth and the 11th repaired that damage before she dropped another shot on the Par-5 14th.

Last week’s winner Jasmine Shekar had a disappointing start with a 7-over 79 that included four bogeys, two doubles and just one birdie on the closing hole.

  Tee Times for Round 2 of the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens, Ahmedabad:

  1. 8:30 am: Shinjini Mukherjee 85, Ananya Garg 85;

2. 8:40 am: Anisha Agarwalla 84, Khushi Khanijau 82;

3. 8:50 am: Seher Atwal 82, Eti Chaudhary 82, Gourabi Bhowmick 82;

4. 9:00 am: Ravjot K Dosanjh 81, Shagun Narain 81, Ketaki Sood 81;

5. 9:10 am: Aradhana Manikandan (A) 81, Gauri Karhade 80, Prarthana Khanna 80;

6. 9:20 am: Ananya Datar 80, Shweta Mansingh 79, Riya Jadon 79;

7. 9:35 am: Janneya A Dasanniee (A) 79, Jasmine Shekar 79, Vidhatri Urs 78;

8. 9:45 am: Esther Lobo 78, Durga Nittur 78, Ceerat Kang (A) 77;

9. 9:55 am: Oviya Reddi 76, Agrima Manral 76, Rhea Purvi 76;

10. 10:05 am: Lavanya Gupta (A) 75, Lavanya Jadon 75, Vani Kapoor 73;

11. 10:20 am: Saanvi Somu 73, Karishma Govind 73, Mahreen Bhatia (A) 73;

12. 10:30 am: Nayanika Sanga 73, Jahanvi Bakshi 73, Amandeep Drall 72;

13. 10:40 am: Zara Anand (A) 72, Sneha Singh 71, Ridhima Dilawari 70;