Diksha finishes tied eighth in Sweden, as Pettersson wins maiden title

Khel Today Bureau 

Allerum, Sweden: Diksha Dagar shot even par 72 in the final round and finished tied eighth at the Helsingborg Ladies Open at the Allerum Golf Club. It was her second Top-10 in as many starts after a rather sedate start to the season. Diksha finished at 5-under 211.

Diksha, who was Tied-sixth overnight had an early birdie but bogeys on third, fourth and 11^th set her back and it seemed she would fall out of Top-10. Then birdies 14th and 18^th helped her get back to Top-10.

Vani Kapoor, who was T-16 after the second round, slipped to T-31^st after a round of 74, while Tvesa Malik, who was T-55 ended T-68 with a final round of 78. Amandeep Drall and Seher Atwal missed the cut.

Sweden’s Lisa Pettersson produced a sensational finish with birdies on 15^th and 16^th and an eagle on 18^th and went to the top with a 5-under 67 and a total of 11-under. That left Spaniard Ana Pelaez Trivino (69) at 10-under and in second place. Smila Tarning Soenderby (68) finished third.

Diksha was Tied-sixth a week earlier at the Belgian Ladies Open.

Sweden’s Lisa Pettersson began slowly and had a birdie on the fifth hole but she bogeyed the 10^th as Ana Pelaez Trivino seemed set for a win. The Swede birdied 12^th and then when she birdied 15^th and 16^th she was in contention. An eagled on the 18^th made the her leader and Trivino needed a birdie on the 18^th to force a play-off. She failed to get the birdie and Pettersson won. It was the first LET win for the 28-year-old Pettersson.

Ana Pelaez turned in even par 36 and birdied 10^th, 12^th 16^th to move to 10-under, but that was to be one stroke short.