Joburg Ladies Open: Pranavi Urs Best Placed Indian at Tied 15th

India’s Pranavi Urs turned in a two-under 71 to lie tied 15th after the opening spherical of the Joburg Ladies Open right here.

Urs, winner of 4 occasions in 2022 season and the topper of the Hero Order of Merit in India, was four-under by way of 14 holes after teeing off within the first group within the morning.

She was then hit by back-to-back bogeys on 15th and sixteenth, however she managed to hold in for 2-under 73 at the Par-73 Modderfontein Golf Club.

Though Pranavi started with a par on Par-5 first, three of her 4 birdies got here on Par-5s. She birdied the fifth and eighth, each Par-5s on the entrance 9 and she or he added additional features on Par-3 eleventh and Par-5 thirteenth.

Among the opposite 5 Indian women, who’re enjoying within the USD 300,000 occasion on the Ladies European Tour, Ridhima Dilawari was the following best-placed Indian.

Ridhima, who has been enjoying properly within the Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa, was even par by way of 16 holes and was tied thirty second, however Vani Kapoor (2-over 75), Amandeep Drall (3-over 76) and Diksha Dagar (6-over by way of 17 holes) had been approach behind.

Alice Hewson of England and Smilla Tarning Soenderby of Denmark completed with 5-under 68 every to be co-leaders.

Lauren Holmey of the Netherland was additionally 5-under, however she nonetheless had eight extra holes to play. Teeing off from the tenth Holmey started with a bogey on the tenth, however then had six birdies in subsequent 9 holes together with 5 in a row from 15th to the primary.

Moe Folke of Sweden was tied fourth alongside former Hero Women’s Indian Open champion Christine Wolf of Austria and Swiss golfer, Kim Metraux at 4-under 69.

The event may have 4 rounds with the reduce coming after the second.

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