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Pranavi Urs Leads Indian Charge at Joburg Ladies Open with Bogey-Free 70

Pranavi Urs carded a bogey-free 3-under 70 to be the best-placed Indian, tied for 21st after the first round of the Joburg Ladies Open. Fellow Indians Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar finished at 1-under 72, while Avani Prashanth and Hitaashee Bakshi face a challenge to make the cut. The lead is shared by Agathe Laisne, Brianna Navarossa, and Ariane Klotz, who all shot 7-under 66. Home favourite and top-ranked player Casandra Alexander shot a 4-under 69 in a round she described as a "tidy rollercoaster."

Key Points: Pranavi Urs Tops Indians at Joburg Ladies Open Golf

  • Pranavi Urs leads Indians at T-21
  • Tvesa Malik, Diksha Dagar shoot 1-under 72
  • Trio shares lead at 7-under 66
  • 73 players under par on Day 1
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Golf: Pranavi best placed among Indians in Joburg Ladies Open

Pranavi Urs shoots 3-under 70, best among Indians at Joburg Ladies Open. Tvesa Malik, Diksha Dagar also under par on Day 1.

"It wasn't a solid round... It was a bit of a rollercoaster, but a tidy rollercoaster. - Casandra Alexander"

Johannesburg, April 17

Pranavi Urs carded a bogey-free 3-under 70 in the first round of the Joburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour and was best placed to make the cut among the five Indians at the event. At the end of Day 1, she was Tied-21st at the Par-73 Randpark Golf Club.

Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar ended the first round at 1-under 72 and were tied-54th, while Avani Prashanth shot 2-over 75, and Hitaashee Bakshi also had a disappointing day with 4-over 77. Avani and Hitaashee will need to shoot very low rounds to make the cut.

Tvesa, playing her first LET event of the season, was 4-under at one stage through the front nine but finished at 1-under 72 as he gave away a double bogey and a bogey on the 15th and the 16th holes.

Diksha, ninth on the LET Order of Merit, had five birdies, three bogeys, and a double in her round of 72.

The lead was shared by Agathe Laisne of France, Brianna Navarossa of the US, and Ariane Klotz of France, all of whom carded 7-under 66 each.

Laura Beveridge of Scotland and Justice Bosio of Australia were tied for fourth at 6-under 67 each. Slovenia's Pia Babnik, Wales' Lydia Hall, and France's Celine Herbin round off the top-10 in a tie for seventh on five-under par.

Elsewhere on day one, home favourite Casandra Alexander carded a round of 69 (-4) despite bogeying her opening hole, the par-4 10th. The Joburg local is the highest-ranked player in the field, sitting 41st in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

"It wasn't a solid round," Alexander said. "It was a bit of a rollercoaster, but a tidy rollercoaster. It's still early days, but it's nice to shoot an under-par round on day one. I had a disappointing bogey finish with a three-putt, but that's golf, and it happens. I've hopefully got three days of good golf to come."

A total of 73 players went under par on day one at Randpark Golf Club. This included five South African players.

- IANS

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Rohit P
It's tough to see Avani and Hitaashee so far back. The pressure to make the cut must be immense. They have the talent, just need one magical low round. All the best to our girls!
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David E
Interesting to see the international field. The French players are dominating at the top. Pranavi being T-21st in such a strong field is a commendable effort on day one.
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Siddharth J
Tvesa was 4-under and then finished 1-under? That's a classic case of losing concentration on the back nine. Hope she learns from it and comes back stronger. The potential is clearly there.
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Anjali F
We need to support our women golfers more. They are competing on a global stage with limited resources compared to some other nations. Proud of their efforts regardless of the score.
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Karthik V
Diksha is 9th on the Order of Merit! That's a huge achievement in itself. A round with 5 birdies shows she's attacking, just a few costly mistakes. She'll bounce back.
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Nikhil C
A respectful critique: Our golfers often start well but struggle to maintain it over four rounds. The mental game and finishing strong

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