Diksha Dagar waged a gritty battle to finish the opening day with a hard-fought 1-over 73 at the South African Women’s Open in Cape Town on Thursday. (More Sports News)
Dagar is now tied 53rd after Round 1.
England’s Rosie Davies, still looking for her maiden win on the Ladies European Tour, shared the early lead with Switzerland’s E⛄lena Moosman with 6-under 66.
Diksha has been in fine form after a strong 2023 season, during which she had a win in Czech Rep🌱ublic and two Top-3 finishes in Amundi German Masters and Hero Women’s Indian Open.
This season she already has three Topꦜ-10 finishes.
In the🀅 opening round she had four birdies and five 🎉bogeys.
It was a constant battle and she was never better than 1-under but was never worse than 1🍎0-over either, which is where she finished.
On the back nine, twice she had back-𒅌to-back bogeys and once she had back-to-back birdies.
Tvesa Malik was also one-over with one more hole☂ to play. At present, she is also tied-53rd.
Ridhima Dilawari with three birdies and five bogeys was 2-over and on tied-67th p🌸lace while Vani Kapoor had an interesting round with an eagle on par-4 fifth hole followed by a double bogey on Par-4 sixth.
Sh🦹e had three other bog⛎eys in her 75 and was tied 81 needing a solid second round to make the cut.
While Davies and Moosman shared the lead, Julie Boyse𝓰n Hillestad of Norway was third with 5-under 67.
Meanwhile, six players, including legendary South African Lee Ann 🧔Pace, and four English players Liz Young, Bronte Law, A🔜nnabell Fuller and Hannah Burke and
Fre🌺nch golfer Nastasia Nadaud shot 4-under 6💮8 each.
