Vani hungry for more success as she faces a strong field in 10th Leg of Hero WPGT

Khel Today Bureau 

Kolar, Karnataka: Vani Kapoor headlines another strong domestic field at the 10th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the lovely Zion Hills Golf County in Kolar.

Vani, who staged a fine final round rally to win the ninth leg last week for her first success in 2026, tees off with the hugely talented Mannat Brar and amateur Tanishka Prithvi in the opening round.

Vani will once again face a stiff challenge from the likes of three-time winner in 2026 Ridhima Dilawari, Amandeep Drall who made a good bid last week, seasoned Tvesa Malik and Saanvi Somu, who has been gaining experience by playing on the Ladies Access Tour in Europe.

Sneha Singh, a former Hero Order of Merit winner, has been struggling of late and will look at getting back to her old form and rhythm, while Vidhatri Urs, Anvitha Narender, Seher Atwal and the experienced Neha Tripathi will also seek a return to their winning ways.

Amidst all this Hitaashee Bakshi, a former Hero Order of Merit winner and multiple champion on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour will hope to get her clubs working the way she wants after a struggle on the Ladies European Tour, for which she wants to be ready again soon, including having a crack at the Hero Women’s Indian Open, where she almost won last year.

Once again the field has two sets of sisters – the Kangs, Heena and amateur Ceerat and the Jadon sisters, Lavanya and Riya, both of whom have been showing great promise.

With 57 players in the field, the organisers have once again resorted to a two tee start and the field includes nine amateurs. The last few seasons have seen amateurs make a mark on the pro circuit even before turning to the paid ranks. The current lot of amateurs also see the tournaments as a testing ground for bigger challenges ahead.

Tee times for Round 1 of the 10th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2026 at Zion Hills, Kolar, Karnataka:

Tee 1

1. 7:30 am: Prarthana Khanna, Amandeep Drall, Keerthana Rajeev (A);

2. 7:40 am: Snigdha Goswami, Khushi Khanijau, Prakruthi Sastry;

3. 7:50 am: Ridhima Dilawari, Esther Lobo; Shreshtha Shukla

4. 8:00 am: Shinjini Mukherjee, Ketaki Sood, Anvvi Dahhiya;

5. 8:15 am: Eti Chaudhary, Ravjot Dosanjh, Saanvi Somu;

6. 8:25 am: Ananya Garg, Jasmine Shekar, Tvesa Malik;

7. 8:35 am: Jiah Kang, Jahaanvie Walia, Ananyaa Sood (A);

8. 8:50 am: Tanishka Prithvi (A), Mannat Brar, Vani Kapoor;

9. 9:00 am: Smriti Bhargav, Karishma Govind, Shweta Mansingh;

10. 9:10 am: Ananya Datar, Heena Kang, Anisha Agarwalla.

Tee 10

11. 7:30 am: Shagun Narain, Durga Nittur, Riya Jadon;

12. 7:40 am: Yaalisai Verma, Priya Kumari (A), Jahnavi Prakhya;

13. 7:50 am: Lavanya Jadon, Anuradha Chaudhuri (A), Jasmandeep Kaur;

14. 8:05 am: Anvitha Narender, Vidhatri Urs, Anaggha Venkatesh;

15, 8:15 am: Ayushi Dutta, Ceerat Kang (A), Neha Tripathi;

16. 8:25 am: Oviya Reddi, Ragini Navet (A), Gourabi Bhowmick;

17. 8:40 am: Sneha Singh, Ananthi Vivek (A), Jia Kochhar;

18. 8:50 am: Hitaashee Bakshi, Rhea Jha, Alysha Dutt (A);

19. 9:00 am: Seher Atwal, Kashika Misra, Rhea Purvi.