Golfer Neha leads after Round 1 in Pune leg of Hero Women s Tour

Pune Feb 7 (IANS) A three-shot swing on the 18th hole handed Kolkata golfer Neha Tripathi a two-shot lead over nearest rival Saaniya Sharma after the first round of the third leg of the Hero Women s Professional Tour here on Wednesday.

Neha was the only player to birdie the challenging 18th hole and it gave her a card of one-under 70 which included three birdies and two bogeys. Saaniya (72) seemed all set for the lead before finishing with a disappointing double bogey.

Saaniya was sole second while Gursimar Badwal (73) finished tied-third alongside Trisha Sunil.

Tvesa Malik and Ayesha Kapur were tied-5th with 74 each.

Sonam Chugh (76) and Mehar Atwal (77) were seventh and eighth while Afshan Fatima and Siddhi Kapoor were tied-ninth at 78 each. Smriti Mehra (79) was 11th with Millie Saroha (80) finished a disappointing 12th.

--IANS
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