Vani, Ridhima to headline the Oxford leg of Hero WPGT

Experienced Vani Kapoor is in the 44-member field for the third leg of the Hero WPGT at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune, which starts on Tuesday. Image courtesy of WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji

Vani Kapoor, Ridhima Dilawari and Tvesa Malik are among the top names in leg three of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at Oxford Golf Resort in Pune.

Vani won five times in 2025 to top the Hero Order of Merit, and Ridhima has started her 2026 season well, WGAI said.

Ridhima was runner-up to Jasmine Shekar in the opening match at Bombay Presidency Golf Club and won the runner-up at Kalhaar Blues & Greens in Ahmedabad.

The Oxford course is considered one of the best in India and will provide a good challenge for the 44 players who will compete for a handsome purse of Rs.17 lakh.

The field consists of five amateurs.

The Hero Order of Merit is headed by Ridhima with an income of Rs. 4 lakh and she is followed by Jasmine.

Preparing

Five names will skip Pune for the LET season opener in Riyadh, where the highly lucrative $5 million PIF Ladies International marks the start of the 2026 calendar.

They are Diksha Dagar, Avani Prashanth, Pranavi Urs, Hitaashee Bakshi and Aditi Ashok, who divides her time between the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA.

The field in Pune also includes Tvesa Malik, who is using the domestic Tour to find rhythm for her LET chances.

Neha Tripathi, Sneha Singh, Jasmine Shekar and Shweta Mansingh, all of whom are capable of picking up a win early in the season, are also in the fray.

Round one tee times: from tee 1

07:50: Priya Kumari (A), Ridhima Dilawari, Alysha Dutt (A)

8 hours: Lavanya Gupta (A), Eti Chaudhary, Anahita Singh

8:10 am: Irene Nakalembe, Esther Lobo, Shrestha Shukla

8:20 am: Oviya Reddy, Lavanya Jadon, Vidhatri Urs

8:30 am: Durga Nittur, Mannat Brar, Disha Kaveri

8:45 am: Agrima Manral, Mayara Sharma, Vani Kapoor

8:55 am: Karishma Govind, Anisha Agarwalla, Riddhima Singh (A)

9:05 am: Tvesa Malik, Prarthana Khanna, Ketaki Sood

9:15 am: Aradhana Manikandan (A), Yaalisai Verma, Riya Jadon

From tee 10

07:50: Shagun Narain, Amandeep Drall

8 hours: Prakruthi Sastry, Ananya Garg, Khushi Khanijau

8:10 am: Shinjini Mukherjee, Rhea Purvi, Neha Tripathi

8:20 am: Sneha Singh, Anvitha Narendra, Gauri Karhade

8:30 am: Jasmine Shekar, VKate Respiratory

8:45 am: Nayanika Sanga, Jia Kochhar, Ananya Datar

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