City
Epaper

Diksha slips to Tied-14th while rookie Avani makes cut on pro debut

By IANS | Updated: February 8, 2025 14:50 IST

Rabat (Morocco), Feb 8 Diksha Dagar slipped to T-14th at the end of the second round of the ...

Open in App

Rabat (Morocco), Feb 8 Diksha Dagar slipped to T-14th at the end of the second round of the Lalla Meryem Cup after rounds of 71-73. She is 3-under for two rounds at the Par-73 course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. Meanwhile, Avani Prashanth, making her pro debut made the cutt.

Avani Prashanth, who added 74 to her first round 71 and is now 1-under 145. She is Tied-24th, while the third Indian in the field, Tvesa Malik missed the cut with cards of 79-76.

With Top-60 and ties making the cut, 56 players made the cut which fell at 3-over. It is a three-day event over 54 holes.

The leader is Singapore’s Shannon Tan completed a strong second round firing 4-under 69. A year ago Tan, won the Magical Kenya Ladies Open, the season-opener in 2024 and now she is in the lead at 2025 season’s first event.

Diksha, who was in Top-10 after Day 1, birdies twice on the front nine and rose up the leaderboard. However, she dropped shots on the 10th and the 18th with no birdies in between to finish even par for the day.

Avani had two birdies and one bogey on the front nine had two bogeys and no birdies on the back nine for a card of 1-over 74. Avani has won pro events on the LET Access and her Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in India, while being an amateur.

Singapore’s Tan, who started the day on the 10th tee, had a shaky start with bogeys on holes 10, 13, and 16, but pulled it back on the front nine. The 20-year-old had a swing of birdies on holes one, two, and three, before also putting back-to-back birdies on five and six.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

Cricket"Lot of us got starts, and we couldn't convert it": KL Rahul as India falls short of taking lead against England

InternationalPakistani airline sends passenger to Jeddah instead of Karachi

InternationalPolice crackdown on PTI as CM Gandapur's convoy reaches Lahore

CricketWas taking massage in middle of day: Southee takes brutal jibe at Gill after dramatic final over

CricketIt's part of game, can understand: Rahul reflects on Gill's fiery exchange with Crawley

Other Sports Realted Stories

Other SportsNeeraj Chopra to face gold medallist Arshad Nadeem in Silesia Diamond League next month

Other SportsJyothi Surekha Vennam shines as India ends Archery World Cup 2025 stage 4 with three medals

Other SportsNeeru makes first World Cup final, finishes fourth in Women's Trap

Other SportsParalympic Committee of India director K.R. Satyanarayan elected as SAPSF president

Other SportsZoravar Sandhu favourably placed after day one of Trap qualifications in Lonato