Vani takes three-shot lead in the second Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour  

Vani Kapoor. 

Khel Today Bureau

Kolkata: Vani Kapoor, returning to the domestic Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour after a long hiatus, did not begin the way she would have wanted, but she did manage to bring in the day’s best card of 2-under 68 and take the lead in the second Leg of the Hero WPG Tour at the Tollygunge Club.

Vani, whose last win at home came in the 12^th Leg of the 2024 season at the DLF Golf and Country Club, began with a bogey on the first, but picked three birdies later to score 68. She was three ahead of the 2023 HPWGT Order of Merit leader Sneha Singh (71), while Ravjot K Dosanjh looking for her maiden win, was third with a round of 72.

Vani, who is hoping to find her form and her way back into the Ladies European Tour, dropped a shot on the first but later picked birdies on fourth, 12^th and the 16^th to finish at 68.

Sneha Singh, who was T-5 in the first Leg last week, parred the first nine holes but had two birdies against three bogeys on the back nine for 71.

Ravjot had two birdies against two bogeys on the front nine and turned in even par. On the second nine, she again had two birdies and two bogeys but also dropped a late double bogey on the Par-4 17^th to fall to 2-over at the end of the round.

Khushi Khanijau, (73) was sole fourth, while five players including amateurs Anaahat Bindra, Heena Kang and three pros, Anvitha Narender, Anahita Singh and Jasmine Shekar, carding 74 each, were fifth. Kriti Chowhan and Gourabi Bhowmick with 75 were tied 10^th.

It was not the best of days for some other big names as Seher Atwal and Ridhima Dilawari with 77 each were T-14, while last week’s winner, Rhea Purvi Sarvanan (78) was T-18. Amandeep Drall and Vidhatri Urs with 79 each were T-23 and Neha Tripathi (81) was 30^th.

Tee times for Round 2 of the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Tollygunge Golf Club:

1. 8:00 am: Anaggha Venkatesh 83, Nayanika Sanga 82;
2. 8:10 am: Neha Tripathi 81, Jahaanvie Walia 80, Geetika Ahuja 80;
3. 8:20 am: Yaalisai Verma 80, Ananya Garg 79, Anisha Agarwalla 79;
4. 8:30 am: Amandeep Drall 79, Vidhatri Urs 79, Snigdha Goswami 78;
5. 8:45 am: Agrima Manral 78, Chitrangada Singh 78, Karishma Govind 78;
6. 8:55 am: Rhea Purvi Saravanan 78, Ridhima Dilawari 77, Rhea Jha 77;
7. 9:05 am: Seher Atwal 77, Durga Nittur 77, Shweta Mansingh 76;
8. 9:15 am: Lavanya Jadon 76, Gourabi Bhowmick 75, Kriti Chowhan 75;
9. 9:30 am: Jasmine Shekar 74, Heena Kang (A) 74, Anahita Singh 74;
10. 9:40 am: Anvitha Narender 74, Anaahat Bindra (A) 74, Khushi Khanijau 73;
11. 9:50 am: Ravjot K Dosanjh 72, Sneha Singh 71, Vani Kapoor 68.