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Ridhima Dilawari Fires Four Birdies in a Row to Lead WPG Tour by Four Shots

Ridhima Dilawari fired four consecutive birdies en route to a second-round 69, extending her lead to four shots at the WPG Tour's second leg in Ahmedabad. Amateur Zara Anand sits alone in second place at 1-under par. A tightly packed chasing group, including Jahanvi Bakshi and Amandeep Drall, remains within striking distance. The cut fell at 159, with 27 players advancing to the final round.

Key Points: Ridhima Dilawari Leads WPG Tour Leg 2 by Four Strokes

  • Ridhima Dilawari leads at 5-under
  • Amateur Zara Anand in second place
  • Jahanvi Bakshi and Amandeep Drall tied for third
  • Lavanya Gupta recovers with back-nine 70
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Ridhima Dilawari opens four-shot lead in second leg of WPG Tour

Ridhima Dilawari cards a 69 to open a four-shot lead at the WPG Tour's Kalhaar Blues and Greens. Amateur Zara Anand sits second.

"Ridhima... seems to have built a big lead of four shots, but behind her, there are as many as eight players within three shots of each other."

Ahmedabad, January 23

Ridhima Dilawari closed the second day with a bogey, but before that, she produced four birdies in a row, helping her to a round of 3-under 69 to go with her first round score of 70 at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens.

Ridhima, who last won at Zion Hills Country Club in Bengaluru in July 2025, is now 5-under for two rounds and extended her lead over the field from one shot to four shots. Lying second is amateur Zara Anand (72-71) at 1-under 143.

Jahanvi Bakshi (73-71), whose eagle on the Par-5 fifth made up for the bogeys on the second and the fourth, picked up one shot on the Par-3 11th and carded 1-under 71 to be Tied-third alongside Amandeep Drall (72-72).

For the present, Ridhima, who has been dividing her time between the Hero WPG Tour and the IGPL, seems to have built a big lead of four shots, but behind her, there are as many as eight players within three shots of each other.

Amandeep seemed to be headed for a good day as she had four birdies against two bogeys through 17 holes. She ran into trouble on the last hole, and the double bogey dropped her to even par for the second straight day.

Amateur Lavanya Gupta had a roller-coaster of a day. She began with a nightmarish start, with two bogeys and a double bogey in a row on the first three holes. She recovered with birdies on the fourth, fifth and the eighth, but another bogey on the ninth meant she turned in 2-over. Four birdies and no bogeys on the back nine gave her a superb 70 after a 75 in the first round. She was in a tie for fifth place with Nayanika Sanga (73-72) a 1-over 145 each.

Vani Kapoor and Saanvi Somu shot a second straight 73 each and were tied seventh alongside Sneha Singh (71-75), who slipped in the second round.

Amateur Janneya A Dasanniee (79-72), Rhea Purvi (76-75) and Lavanya Jadon (75-76) rounded off the Top-10 as they were tied tenth at 7-over 151.

Last week's winner, Jasmine Shekar (79-74), was Tied-17th.

The cut fell at 159, and 27 players made it to the final round.

- ANI

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Arjun K
Great to see so many amateurs like Zara Anand and Lavanya Gupta performing well alongside the pros. The future of Indian women's golf looks very bright indeed.
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Rohit P
Feel so bad for Amandeep Drall. A double bogey on the last hole after such a solid round must be heartbreaking. That's golf for you – one hole can change everything.
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Sarah B
Lavanya Gupta's comeback on the back nine was incredible! From a nightmare start to shooting 70. That shows tremendous mental strength. Wishing all the players the best for the final round.
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Vikram M
A four-shot lead is good, but with eight players within three shots of each other behind her, Ridhima cannot afford to be complacent. The final round will be very interesting!
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Karthik V
While the coverage is good, I wish there was more live streaming or detailed shot-by-shot updates for fans who can't be there in Ahmedabad. These athletes deserve a bigger platform.

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