Sunhit Bishnoi struck an error-free two-under 70 at his home course to hold the second-round clubhouse lead at a total of five-under 139 at the end of day two of the Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational 2023 played at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram
Aline Krauter with rounds of 69-68-68-68 totalled 15-under 273 and Kjellker with 73-66-68-71 was 10-under, grabbing the second position. Krauter and Kjellker are both in their rookie year, with the champion also a rookie on the LPGA.
Diksha Dagar, who called her round a roller-coaster, was lying fourth but was five shots behind Germany's Aline Krauter (68), who after a fine 3-under front nine was unable to maintain that momentum.
Playing in front of her family, friends and fans at the USD 400,000 Women's Indian Open, Vani Kapoor grabbed the spotlight on Day 2 as she added 70 to her first round 68 to take the top spot for the most part of the day
Diksha Dagar overcame an early bogey to find six birdies later to be one shot behind the leader, Norwegian Madalene Stavnar (66), who is searching for her maiden win on the Ladies European Tour.
Diksha Dagar is well placed to make her way into the history books as she gets ready to tee up at the US$ 400,000 event. Diksha, who turns 23 in less than two months, has already won this season and lies fourth on the Race to Costa Del Sol, the Order of Merit for the Ladies European Tour.
The Women's Indian Open, the flagship Ladies European Tour (LET) event in Asia, is back for its 15th edition and the tournament will be played from October 19 to 22 at the resplendent DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 21: The BMW Golf Cup 2023 tournament national finals concluded at DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram. The most prestigious amateur golf tournament witnessed the 39 regional tournament winners fight for supremacy in its grand finale.
The field this week also includes Pranavi Urs, who is prepping herself for the Asian Games, and Tvesa Malik, who showed she is playing herself back into form
Shubhankar Sharma produced his best round of the week with a 4-under 68 and finished tied for 13th place alongside Veer Ahlawat (73) to total 4-under 284 at the Indian Open 2023. The duo finished as the best Indians at the event played here at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
Overall though, it was a strong display by Indian golfers with three of them in the Top-10. Veer Ahlawat was tied fourth while Angad Cheema (4-under 212) was tied seventh and Honey Baisoya (3-under 213) was tied 10th.