Neha Tripathi Leads by Nine Strokes at Womens Pro Golf Tour

After carding two-under 68 for the second time, she has a whopping lead by as many as nine strokes.

Published: November 23, 2017 7:36 PM IST

By India.com Sports Desk

Neha Tripathi Leads by Nine Strokes at Womens Pro Golf Tour
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New Delhi: Neha Tripathi is running away from the field at the Hero Womens Pro Golf Tour tourney which is currently being played in Lucknow. After carding two-under 68 for the second time, she has a whopping lead by as many as nine strokes. Chasing her are Gursimar Badwal and Gaurika Bishnoi who are both tied for the second spot.

Neha (68-68) started brilliantly at the Palms Golf Club and Resort, with two birdies on the opening two holes. She followed it up with two more birdies on fourth and seventh holes to make the turn at four-under 30. She was playing steady after the turn, until a hat-trick of bogeys from 15th to 17th holes damaged her prospects of stretching the lead to double figures. However, a birdie on the 18th prevented further damage.

Gursimar (75-70), a winner of two events this season, produced the day’s second-best card at level par. She had two birdies and bogeys each in the front nine along with a bogey and a birdie in the back nine, and improved her position from overnight eighth to joint second, going into the final round.

Meanwhile, Gaurika (71-74) carded four-over 74 to maintain her joint second position from round one. (With IANS inputs)

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