Porthcawl [UK], August 2 (ANI): Diksha Dagar was Tied-Twenty eighth as she shot 1-over 73 within the second spherical to make the minimize for the weekend rounds on the Women’s Open, the ultimate Major of the yr for ladies.
Diksha (71-73) is even par for 36 holes and tied Twenty eighth going into the ultimate two rounds. Diksha is the one Indian within the area this yr, a launch mentioned.
Japan’s 23-year-old Miyu Yamashita (68-65) was bogey-free within the second spherical and is the chief at 11-under-par via 36 holes, and fellow Japanese Rio Takeda (67-69) is second at 8-under. The subsequent group of 4 gamers at Tied-Third is much behind at 4-under.
After two rounds at Royal Porthcawl, 71 gamers made the minimize which fell at two-over par.
The climate circumstances noticed the temperatures change quite a bit. Diksha did nicely to deal with it on the demanding Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. Diksha started with two pars however dropped photographs on the third and the sixth. She recovered with an eagle on the Par-5 ninth and turned in even par, the discharge mentioned.
On the again 9, she bogeyed the tenth however gained birdies on the twelfth and the thirteenth. With scoring being troublesome, she was even sniffing at a Top-10 place. Then got here bogeys on the 14th and the sixteenth and he or she did nicely to make sure there was no extra harm.
A very good end right here will arrange Diksha nicely within the second half of the season that’s busy and in addition consists of her residence occasion, the Hero Women’s Indian Open, the place she has come near successful and including to her two wins on the LET.
Diksha will play the third spherical with Australian Stephanie Kyriacou, who had a hole-in-one and an eagle in her second spherical of 70 that additionally included a run of 4 bogeys in a row.
Japan’s Rio Takeda is second regardless of bogeys on the sixth and tenth. Four gamers sit in a tie for third place on four-under par after 36 holes. They included Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini, Germany’s Laura Fuenfstueck, Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn, and America’s Lindy Duncan.
Three gamers sit in a tie for seventh place. South Korea’s A Lim Kim and Sei Young Kim, and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom, all completed the second spherical on three-under par. (ANI)