Vani will make her first start in the Kalhaar leg of Hero WPGT in 2026

Combination image of opening competition winner Jasmine Shekar (left) and 2025 Hero Order of Merit topper Vani Kapoor, who will be in action in the second event of the season at the Kalhaar track in Ahmedabad from Wednesday. Image courtesy of WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji

Order of Merit 2025 ace Vani Kapoor will make her maiden start in the Kalhaar Blues & Greens leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

After missing the season opener, Vani, who won five times last year, will play in the second leg alongside other leading names, the WGAi said.

The Kalhaar field includes last week’s winner Jasmine Shekar, runners-up Ridhima Dilawari, Amandeep Drall, Sneha Singh, Heena Kang, Seher Atwal, Vidhatri Urs and rookie pro Saanvi Somu.

Ridhima, who came close to victory last week, will try to make amends for missing the GC of the Bombay Presidency.

For her part, Amandeep Drall is looking to gain the momentum and form she needs to return to the Ladies European Tour.

On the hunt

Saanvi, who finished second several times as an amateur, is aiming for her first success on the Hero WPG Tour.

The 40-player field also includes seven amateurs, the most experienced of which are Zara Anand and Mahreen Bhatia, who have shown immense potential.

Both are likely to head to the US for collegiate golf later this year.

Mahreen won the 15^e and the final stage of 2025 in Jaypee Wishtown, beating Vani\ along the way.

Zara came close to victory twice, but finished second at Bangalore Golf Club and DLF GCC in Gurgaon.

Jasmine goes out on Wednesday in the first flight, which is a two-ball, while Vani plays with Ravjot Dosanjh and Vidhatri Urs.

Amandeep and Ridhima play in the last group of the day.

Round 1 start times

8:30 am: Jasmine Shekar, Gourabi Bhowmick

8:40 am: Jahanvi Bakshi, Nayanika Sanga

8:50 am: Rhea Purvi Saravanan, Agrima Manral, Eti Chaudhary

9:00 am: Riddhima Singh (A), Durga Nittur, Aradhana Manikandan (A)

9:10 am: Anaggha Venkatesh, Yashita Raghav, Janneya A. Dasanniee (A)

9:20 am: Ceerat Kang (A), Ananya Garg, Sneha Singh

09:35: Ananya Datar, Ketaki Sood, Mahreen Bhatia (A)

09:45: Seher Atwal, Prarthana Khanna, Riya Jadon

9:55 am: Esher Lobo, Oviya Redi, Lavanya

10:05 am: Shinjini Mukherjee, Karishma Govind, Shweta Mansingh

10:20 am: Shagun Narain, Zara Anand (A), Saanvi Somu

10:30 am: Gauri Karhade, Anisha Agarwalla, Lavanya Gupta (A)

10:40 am: Ravjot K. Dosanjh, Vidhatri Urs, Vani Kapoor

10:50 am: Khushi Khanijau, Ridhima Dilawari, Amandeep Drall

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