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Diksha Dagar Slips to Tied-16th at SA Women’s Open; Three Indians Make Cut

Diksha Dagar dropped to Tied-16th at the SA Women’s Open after back-to-back bogeys on the eighth and ninth holes in round two. Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth made the cut, while Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik, and Hitaashee Bakshi missed the weekend action. Pia Babnik leads at 14-under par, three shots ahead of England's Cara Gainer. Babnik carded nine birdies in a round of 67 to surge into the lead at Royal Cape Golf Club.

Key Points: Diksha Dagar Tied-16th at SA Women’s Open | Three Indians Make Cut

  • Diksha Dagar slips to T-16th after late bogeys in round two
  • Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth make the cut at SA Women’s Open
  • Pia Babnik leads at 14-under, three shots clear
  • Three Indians miss cut: Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik, Hitaashee Bakshi
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DIksha Dagar slips to tied-16th in Cape Town, three Indians make cut

Diksha Dagar drops to T-16th at SA Women’s Open after back-to-back bogeys. Pranavi Urs, Avani Prashanth make cut; Pia Babnik leads at 14-under.

"Back-to-back bogeys on the eighth and the ninth meant she dropped from Top-10 to outside that to Tied-16th. - Report"

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Diksha Dagar gave away two vital shots towards the finishing stages of her round in the SA Women's Open and dropped to Tied-16th at the end of the second round of the Ladies European Tour.

She shot 1-under 72 and was now 6-under for 36 holes. Diksha dropped five places after being T-11 on the first day. She shot 68 on the first day.

Diksha opened with a bogey on the 10th, but birdies on 11th, 16th and the 18th provided good recovery. However, on her second nine she bogeyed the third, but not before getting back the shot on the fifth. Back-to-back bogeys on the eighth and the ninth meant she dropped from Top-10 to outside that to Tied-16th.

Pranavi Urs (73) was placed T-43rd while Avani Prashanth (71) just made the weekend with a late birdie on the seventh, her 16th hole to squeeze inside the cutline and make the weekend action.

Avani birdied the 11th and the 14th and bogeyed the 18th, but on her second nine she parred all except for a birdie on the seventh which saw her survive the cut.

The three other Indians, who missed the cut were, Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik and Hitaashee Bakshi

Pia Babnik is the player to catch heading into the weekend after the Slovenian fired a 67 (-6) on Friday to move to 14-under par, three shots clear of England's Cara Gainer.

Teeing up in the morning wave at Royal Cape Golf Club, Babnik, a two-time Olympian, recovered well after three-putting for bogey at the 1st carding nine birdies thereafter to surge into the lead.

The scorecard included three birdies in a row on the front-nine at the 6th, 7th and 8th before Babnik repeated her hot flurry birdying the 15th, 16th and 17th. Babnik is chasing a third win on the Ladies European Tour (LET) this week.

In solo second sits Gainer, winner of the 2025 Lalla Meryem Cup, who carded a 68 (-5) on Friday to move to 11-under par. The One back from Gainer is compatriot Esme Hamilton. The 26-year-old had a colourful scorecard - a round of 70 (-3) which included six birdies and three bogeys. Hamilton, now in her second year on the LET, rolled in a beauty for birdie at the 18th late into the afternoon.

In a tie for fourth on nine-under par sit USA's Anna Morgan and Austria's Emma Spitz. The former, a rookie on the LET, followed up yesterday's 67 (-6) with a 70 (-3) to sit five off the pace heading into the weekend.

Five players share the sixth place on eight-under par.

- IANS

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Priya S
Nice to see three Indians making the cut. Diksha just needs to work on closing under pressure - those finishing holes cost her again. But she's only 24, plenty of time. Avani was clutch with that birdie on 7th to survive! 🇮🇳⛳
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Vikram M
Diksha needs to be more consistent if she wants to challenge for wins. 68 on day one then 72? Those dropped shots at the end are concerning. Still, good experience for her and the others on the LET. Pia Babnik is on fire though - 14 under is unreal! 🔥
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Rohit P
Heartbreaking for Diksha. Those two bogeys on 8th and 9th really spoiled a good round. But hey, tied-16th isn't bad at all in a LET event! And good on Avani for making the cut - shows real character. Hope they all climb up the leaderboard tomorrow! ⛳
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Siddharth J
Good to see Indian women's golf growing. Diksha, Pranavi, Avani all grinding on the LET. But I think we need to be honest - Diksha's short game needs work if she wants to break into the top 5. Those closing bogeys are a pattern. Still, proud of their efforts 🇮🇳

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