Diksha Dagar Slips to Joint 39th at Womens Australian Open

Adelaide, March 15: Diksha Dagar scored 74 for the second consecutive time, finishing joint 39th at the Women’s Australian Open. Avani Prashanth also maintained her score of 72, placing her joint 47th. Vani Kapoor’s score of 80 dropped her to joint 63rd. However, one round remains in this event.

Diksha Dagar represented India at the 2018 Asian Games. In 2019, she became the second Indian female golfer to win on the Ladies European Tour, achieving this milestone at just 18 years old, making her the youngest Indian woman to do so.

Hannah Green will enter the final round of the Women’s Australian Open with a one-shot lead. She aims for a historic victory on her home turf.

The seven-time LPGA winner scored 68 (-4) in the third round, surpassing the previous day’s leader, Céline Herbin, to take the top spot ahead of Sunday’s competition. She is one shot ahead of Argentina’s Magdalena Simmermacher, while Cassandra Alexander and Karis Davidson are tied for third, four shots back.

After winning the LPGA in Singapore two weeks ago, Green is focused on becoming the first Australian player to win the Women’s Australian Open since Karrie Webb in 2014.

The player who maximized ‘Moving Day’ was her fellow Olympian Simmermacher. Competing as an invited player this week, the Argentine golfer scored an impressive 67 (-5), which included the ‘Shot of the Day’ on the par-4 17th hole, nearly achieving a hole-in-one with a 7-iron.

Two more Australian players remain in contention for a home victory. Rudgeley and Davidson are tied with the previous day’s leader, Herbin, at four-under par.

Czech Republic star player Jana Melichova delivered the best round of the day in Adelaide, scoring 65 (-7) and quickly climbing the leaderboard. This score matched her best performance over 18 holes on this circuit. She is making her comeback after back surgery last year and is tied for eighth place with two-time LET winner Moa Folke, entering the final round at three-under par.