Sneha takes lead with second day’s best card in Leg 2 of Hero WPGT  

Sneha Singh. 

Khel Today Bureau

Kolkata: Sneha Singh powered her way to the day’s best round of 2-under 68 to take a one-shot lead in the second round of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Tollygunge Club. Sneha (71-68), who won the Hero Order of Merit in 2023, is now the only player under par at 1-under 139 and one shot clear of Vani Kapoor (68-72), the first-round leader.

Anvitha Narender, who broke through for her maiden pro title last season, moved into sole third with cards of 74-72.

Jasmine Shekar (74-73) and Ravjot K Dosanjh (72-75) were tied for fourth at 3-over 147.

Sneha, who last won on the Hero WPGT in February last year in the fourth leg, had an early bogey on the second hole. She quickly made up with a birdie on the third and the eighth. A birdie on the 11^th and the 15^th made it 3-under for her but a dropped shot on the final hole saw her finish at 68.

Vani had a roller-coaster of a round. She had three birdies, three bogeys and three pars on the front nine and then three bogeys on the back nine on the 10^th, 12^th and the 14^th. A birdie on the 17th saw her finish at 2-over. Anvitha had three bogeys in the first five holes but did well to come back with three birdies. However, she also gave away two more bogeys for a 72.

Kriti Chowhan (75-73) was sixth at 4-over 148, Khushi Khanijau (73-77) was seventh at 6-over 150 and Anahita Singh (74-78) at 8-over 152 was eighth. Rhea Purvi Sarvanan (78-75) and Lavanya Jadon (76-77) were tied ninth.

Some of the bigger names continued to struggle as Vidhtari Urs (79-75) was T-11 as Neha Tripathi (81-75) made an improvement but was still T-14 as was Seher Atwal (77-79). Amandeep Drall (79-79) made the cut on the line as the cut fell at 14-over 148 and 22 players went through to the final round.

Tee times for Round 3 of the second Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Tollygunge Golf Club:

1. 7:30 am: Snigdha Goswami 158, Amandeep Drall 158;
2. 7:40 am: Karishma Govind 157, Agrima Manral 157;
3. 7:50 am: Ananya Garg 157, Shweta Mansingh 156, Seher Atwal 156;
4. 8:00 am: Rhea Jha 156, Neha Tripathi 156, Anaahat Bindra (A) 154;
5. 8:10 am: Durga Nittur 154, Vidhatri Urs 154, Lavanya Jadon 153;
6. 8:25 am: Rhea Purvi S. 153, Anahita Singh 152, Khushi Khanijau 150;
7. 8:35 am: Kriti Chowhan 148, Ravjot K Dosanjh 147, Jasmine Shekar 147;
8. 8:45 am: Anvitha Narender 146, Vani Kapoor 140, Sneha Singh 139.