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Diksha Dagar Shines with 67, Lies T-8 at Australian WPGA Championships

Diksha Dagar delivered a strong, bogey-free opening round of 4-under 67 to sit tied-eighth at the Australian WPGA Championships. She trails leader Kelsey Macdonald, who fired a sensational 7-under 64 to set a new course record at Sanctuary Cove. Fellow Indian Hitaashee Bakshi carded a 2-under 69 to be tied-23rd, while Pranavi Urs and Vani Kapoor had difficult starts. Local star Hannah Green, fresh from recent wins, is one stroke off the lead in second place.

Key Points: Diksha Dagar T-8 After First Round of Australian WPGA

  • Diksha Dagar shoots bogey-free 67
  • Kelsey Macdonald leads with course record 64
  • Hitaashee Bakshi cards 69 for T-23
  • Hannah Green one shot back in second
  • Other Indians Pranavi Urs and Vani Kapoor struggle
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Diksha lies tied-eighth after first round in Australian WPGA

Diksha Dagar leads Indian charge with bogey-free 67 at Australian WPGA. Kelsey Macdonald sets course record with 64 to lead.

"The two time LET winner is now T-8. - Report"

Gold Coast, March 19

Diksha Dagar was the pick of the Indians after the first round of the Australian WPGA Championships being held at the Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club as she shot a strong opening round of 4-under 67 to be placed tied-8th on the leaderboard.

She is four shots behind leader Kelsey Macdonald (64), who set a new course record with her opening round. Hitaashee Bakshi also had a promising opening round as she carded 2-under 69 to start her week.

The other Indians in the field are Pranavi Urs (72) and Vani Kapoor (73), who had a difficult start to the week with scores of 1-over 72 and 2-over 73 respectively. They are placed at T-68 and T-81.

Diksha had a bogey free day. She began her round on the ninth, which is where the back nine begins. She birdied the tenth and then had another three bridies on the front nine to close the day at 4-under par. The two time LET winner is now T-8.

Hitaashee Bakshi (69), who is looking to make amends after three tough weeks on the LET started on the front nine and played even par for the front nine despite finding birdies on the fourth, sixth and ninth holes.

She made a bogey on the fifth and a double bogey on the eighth to drop three shots. The 21 year old made another two birdies on 12th and the 18th holes to close her day with a score of 2-under par and find herself at T-23.

Bakshi found the fairway on every single hole while her bogey and double bogey came on two of the four holes where she failed to make the Green in Regulation.

Kelsey Macdonald leads the field by one stroke after putting on a sensational opening round to set a new course record at the Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club of 7-under 64.

The 35 year old Scott started her round with a bogey on the first hole before the floodgates were opened on the fourth hole with a birdie. She fired another two birdies on the front nine on the seventh and ninth and then followed it up with three more birdies on the back nine, on the 11th, 12th and 17th holes only to finish her round with an eagle on the 18th hole. Macdonald made every Green in Regulation other than the first hole during her record breaking round.

Local star Hannah Green is in second place, just one stroke behind the leader along with Charlotte Heath of England. Green looks to be in fine form, fresh from her win last week in Adelaide and her Seventh LPGA title just two weeks before that in Singapore.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Good to see Hitaashee fighting back after a tough start. Finding every fairway is a great stat. Hope she can cut down on those errors with the approach shots. The potential is clearly there.
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Aditya G
Kelsey Macdonald's round was something else! A course record 64 with an eagle finish. Diksha is only four back though, which is nothing in golf. The weekend is going to be exciting.
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Sarah B
It's wonderful to see such strong Indian representation. A bit worried about Pranavi and Vani's start, but there are three rounds to go. They are both quality players who can bounce back.
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Michael C
Diksha's mental game seems so strong. To go bogey-free on a new course against a strong field is a statement. Hope the coverage in India does justice to these performances.
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Karthik V
Respectfully, while the top two are doing well, we need more depth. Pranavi and Vani are too good to be outside the top 80. Hope they find their rhythm quickly. The competition is only getting tougher.
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Nisha Z
Hannah Green is right there too! What a leaderboard. Diksha has a real chance if she keeps this up. So proud of our

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