Hulencourt Women’s Open: Diksha Dagar Stays in Title Hunt as All Four Indian Golfers Make the Cut
Diksha Dagar shot an even-par 72 to stay tied for third at the Hulencourt Women's Open, leading a perfect four-for-four cut qualification for the Indian contingent alongside top-10 placeholder Aditi Ashok
Hulencourt (Belgium): Diksha Dagar remained firmly in the title race despite a late stumble as all four Indian golfers made the cut at the Hulencourt Women’s Open here.
Diksha, who shared the overnight lead after an opening bogey-free 68, carded an even-par 72 to slip into a tie for third at four-under for the tournament.
She looked set for another strong round before two late bogeys halted her momentum, but she stayed within striking distance heading into the final 36 holes.
The left-hander mixed three birdies with three bogeys in an otherwise steady performance and is part of a five-way tie for third place, keeping alive hopes of adding a third Ladies European Tour title to her resume.
India also had another player inside the top 10 with Aditi Ashok making an impressive return to the Ladies European Tour.
The experienced Indian followed her opening 70 with a composed one-under 71 to move to three-under overall and into a share of eighth place.
Aditi’s round was a model of consistency. She made just one birdie while avoiding mistakes for the rest of the day, carding 17 pars to remain well placed heading into the weekend.
Avani Prashanth also ensured a productive second round despite a difficult start. Beginning on the 10th tee, Avani found herself two-over through her opening 11 holes including a costly double bogey on the par-four 16th.
However, she displayed admirable resilience, responding with three birdies against a lone bogey over her final seven holes to salvage a second successive 72. At even-par for the championship, she was tied for 18th.
Pranavi Urs made it four out of four for India by making the cut despite a challenging day. After opening with a one-over 73, she carded 76 to finish at five-over, exactly on the cut mark, and was tied for 56th.
Spain’s Carolina Chacarra who stole the spotlight with a flawless seven-under 65 to climb to nine-under overall and open up a two-shot advantage.
Australia’s Kelsey Bennett occupied second place on seven-under after a polished five-under 67.
Sharing third place with Diksha at four-under were Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux, South Africa’s Nadia van der Westhuizen, England’s Bronte Law and Ireland’s Anna Foster.
Aditi shared eighth place with Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab.
