Ladies european tour qualifying school

Ladies European Tour Qualifying School: Hitaashee Bakshi added a 2-under 70 to her first-round card of 67 to double her three-shot lead to six with one more round to go in the 14th Leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) at the Vooty Golf Club here on Saturday. Winner of two titles this season, Hitaashee is six shots clear of Nayanika Sanga (71-72) and Vidhatri Urs (70-73), the only player to have won three times this year. Nayanika and Vidhatri are at one-under 143 each.

Hitaashee, leader on the WPGT Order of Merit, will become the second three-time winner in 2024 if she holds on for a win as expected. Three players, Ananya Garg (76-71), Shweta Mansingh (72-75), and Sneha Singh (70-77) are tied for fourth place at 3-over 147.

Hitaashee, who is due to play the Final Stage of the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School next month, opened with five pars and then landed back-to-back birdies on the sixth and the seventh. She birdied the 12th but dropped a shot on the 13th and then again dropped a shot on the Par-5 16th before picking a birdie on the closing 18th for a day’s card of 70, which equalled the best score of the day alongside Yaalisai Verma.