Anvitha and Tvesa exchange top positions on day two of the Oxford event

Bangalore golfer Anvitha Narender swapped places with night leader Tvesa Malik on day two of the Oxford Golf Resort leg of the Hero WPGT on Wednesday. Image courtesy of WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji

Anvitha Narender climbed one place to take the lead on day two of the Oxford Golf Resort leg of the Hero WPGT in Pune on Wednesday.

On the first day, Tvesa Malik endured a tough second round after opening with a bogey-free 70, going for a 2-over-par 74 to switch places with Anvitha, according to WGAI.

Bangalore’s Anvitha, who had a 71 in the first round of the Rs 17 lakh event, added a level par 72 in the second with a day to go.

Riya Jadon rose to third with a steady 72, including three birdies against three bogeys, while Nayanika Sanga (71) dropped three birdies against a single bogey.

Anvitha opened with a bogey on Wednesday, but birdies at holes nine and 11 helped her recover before dropping a second shot at the 12th hole.

Another birdie against a final drop shot saw her finish with a 72.

Double trouble

Tvesa had three birdies, but she also gave back three bogeys and a double in her card of 74.

Ketaki Sood (71), Shagun Narain 74) and amateur Priya Kumari (75) tied for fifth place with 3 over 147.

Mannat Brar, one of three players to score under par on the second day, and Ridhima Dilawari (73) were tied for eighth place.

Last year’s Hero Order of Merit winner Vani Kapoor (73), Khushi Khanijau (75), amateur Aradhana Manikandan (75), Karishma Govind (75), Durga Nittur (75) and Ananya Garg (76) were ranked tenth.

Durga actually hit the first hole-in-one of the season on the Par 3 14^e from 140 meters.

The cut dropped to 154, with 24 professionals and four amateurs entering the final day.

Scores and Round 3 tee times: Tee 1

07:50: Eti Chaudhary 151, Amandeep Drall 150, Vidhatri Urs 150

8 hours: Ananya Garg 149, Durga Nittur 149, Karishma Govind 149

8:10 am: Aradhana Manikandan (A) 149, Khushi Khanijau 149, Vani Kapoor 149

8:25 am: Ridhima Dilawari 148, Mannat Brar 148, Priya Kumari (A) 147

8:35 am: Shagun Narain 147, Ketaki Sood 147, Nayanika Sanga 146

8:45 am: Riya Jadon 145, Tvesa Malik 144, Anvitha Narendra 143

T-piece 10

07:50: Shweta Mansingh 151, Rhea Purvi Saravanan 151

8 hours: Prakruthi Sastry 151, Alysha Dutt (A) 152

8:10 am: Neha Tripathi 152, Lavanya Jadon 152, Jasmijn Shekar 153

8:20 am: Prediction 154, Sneha Singhah Singhah 154, Lavanya (A) 154

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