Diksha Dagar and Vani Kapoor made steady starts at the Women's Australian Open, each returning an even-par 72 in the opening round to sit tied for 24th place on the leaderboard
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia, one of the legends of Indian golf, gave himself the best start in any IGPL event as he fired a steady 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead at IGPL UAE presented by Shiv Kapur.
Avani Prashanth shot 68, and Aditi carded 69, and they were 8-under for three rounds. Among other Indians, Pranavi Urs (71) was T-44th, Hitaashee Bakshi (70) was T-55 and Diksha Dagar (75) was T-69
Trailing by seven shots at the start of the final day, Singapore's Shannon Tan produced the best card of the day to win the Women's Indian Open 2025 in a sensational finish.
India's Hitaashee Bakshi registered a third straight under-par round at the Hero Women's Indian Open to open a three-shot lead over the rest of the field after the third round in the USD 500,000 event.
Kapil Kumar grabbed the IGPL Invitational Pune after a dramatic finish against Kartik Singh at the Poona Golf Club. Though it was dramatic all day long as the lead kept switching between the top two and Sachin Baisoya, it became all the more intense towards the end.
Pranavi had two birdies and two bogeys all on the back nine of the course and between the 13th and the 18th. Hitaashee had four birdies, but she also gave away three bogeys and a double bogey on Par-5 ninth
Hitaashee added a steady 1-over 73 to her opening 72, finishing on a 36-hole total of one-over-par that placed her tied for 36th. Pranavi carded back-to-back rounds of 73 to lie tied for 47th. While they progressed, several other Indian hopefuls fell agonisingly short
Diksha, who has five Top-10s this season, including a runner-up place, will play in France next two weeks before coming back home for the Women's Indian Open, where she has finished in the Top-3 in the past
Hitaashee and Ridhima played together in the first group from the first tee in the morning. Hitaashee had one birdie and one bogey on the front nine, while Ridhima had nine straight pars. On the back nine, both had three birdies and one bogey each for similar rounds of 69 and a total of 4-un