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Ridhima, Tvesa, Jasmine Lead Star-Studded Field at WPG Tour's 6th Leg

The sixth leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour 2026 season features a strong field of 53 players, led by season winners Ridhima Dilawari, Tvesa Malik, and Jasmine Shekar. The event at Jaypee Wishtown Golf Course in Noida includes several talented amateurs, such as defending champion Mahreen Bhatia, who have been regularly contending for titles. Ridhima Dilawari currently leads the Order of Merit, with Jasmine Shekar close behind. The tour continues to grow, with a record 62 registered professional players, including 14 new pros joining in 2026.

Key Points: WPG Tour Leg 6: Top Contenders Ready for Noida Showdown

  • Top winners lead 53-player field
  • Amateurs pose significant challenge
  • Order of Merit leader Ridhima in action
  • Prize fund of Rs. 17 lakh at stake
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Golf: Ridhima, Tvesa, and Jasmine ready for battle in 6th leg of WPG Tour

Ridhima Dilawari, Tvesa Malik, and Jasmine Shekar headline a 53-player field at the Jaypee Wishtown Golf Course for the 6th leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour.

"Ridhima Dilawari, Tvesa Malik, and Jasmine Shekar... have won four of the five events held so far this season - Report"

Noida, March 17

Ridhima Dilawari, Tvesa Malik, and Jasmine Shekar, who between them have won four of the five events held so far this season on Women's Pro Golf Tour 2026, will lead a big field of 53 players at the sixth leg of the tour, which has a prize fund of Rs. 17 lakh.

While Jasmine won the first leg this season, Ridhima won the second and the fourth, and Tvesa Malik won the third leg.

The strong field at the Jaypee Wishtown Golf Course will also see strong contenders like Amandeep Drall, a former Indian Open runner-up, Anvitha Narender, Seher Atwal, Neha Tripathi, Heena Kang, Jahanvi Bakshi, Vidhatri Urs, and Saanvi Somu.

The event at Jaypee Wishtown Golf Course, Noida, will also see seven amateurs in the field. The presence of amateurs has become significant as they have regularly been in contention in recent years. In fact, the fifth leg was won by an amateur, Lavanya Gupta, who is not playing this week. However, the field includes amateur Mahreen Bhatia, who is the defending champion and won the last leg of the 2025 season at the same venue.

Apart from Mahreen Bhatia, the other amateurs to watch out for will include Ceerat Kang, whose sister Heena is a pro, Shambhavi Chaturvedi, Anuradha Chaudhuri, Aradhana Manikandan, Alysha Dutt, and the talented Guntas Kaur Sandhu.

The current Order of Merit leader is Ridhima Dilawari, with Jasmine Shekar and Sneha Singh right behind her. Sneha is not playing this week.

Earlier, Tvesa Malik ended a long winless run going back to more than two years as she emerged triumphant in a play-off against Anvitha Narender in the third leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Oxford Golf Resort. Her last win came in September 2023 at DLF Gurugram.

Tvesa, who started the final day one shot behind Anvitha, caught up on the fourth hole, where she bogeyed but Anvitha double bogeyed. Anvitha dropped further shots on the sixth and the eighth before picking a birdie on the ninth.

Saanvi Somu headed a strong list of new professionals for the calendar year 2026. The 10 new pros who joined this year made it through the qualifier at Jaypee Wishtown, and four came from the IGU Ladies OOM and WAGR. The WGAI now has a record 62 registered pro players, and it includes 14 new pros joining this year.

- IANS

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Priya S
The rise of amateurs is the most interesting story here. Lavanya Gupta winning a leg and now Mahreen Bhatia as defending champion? It shows the pipeline of talent is strong. Future of Indian women's golf looks bright!
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Vikram M
Happy for Tvesa Malik breaking that winless streak! Must have been a tough couple of years. Shows great mental strength to come back. Hope she carries that momentum into this leg. Jaypee Wishtown is a fantastic course.
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Sarah B
As someone new to following golf in India, this is fascinating. A record 62 pro players now! That's real growth for the sport. Would love to see more TV coverage or streaming options for these tournaments.
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Rohit P
Solid article, but it would be helpful to have a bit more context for casual fans. Maybe a line about how this tour fits into the larger international golf scene for these players? Just a suggestion. Anyway, go Ridhima!
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Kavya N
The sister duo of Ceerat and Heena Kang participating together is such a lovely detail! Family support in sports is everything. Wishing all the amateurs the very best. Break a leg! (Well, not literally).

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