Indian sports wrap, May 11: Pranavi finishes tied 40th, Diksha tied 52nd in Korea

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Pranavi finishes tied 40th, Diksha tied 52nd in Korea

India’s Pranavi Urs faced problems on the front nine for the second straight day as she carded 2-over 74 to finish tied 40th in the Aramco Korea Championship on Sunday.

Her compatriot Diksha Dagar had an up-and-down round for a 3-over 75 and a tied 52nd place on the leaderboard.

As Pranavi totalled 5-over 221, Diksha aggregated 6-over 222. Home favourite Hyo Joo Kim produced a steady final round to defend her title and land a second victory of the year.

Pranavi had three bogeys on the front — the same as the second day — when she played the stretch as her second nine. On the back nine on the final day, she had two birdies against one bogey for a 74.

Diksha had three bogeys and just one birdie on the front and then landed an eagle on the Par-5 13th, but dropped shots on the 11th, 15th and the 18th for her 75.

The next event is in the Netherlands for the start of the Tour’s European swing, beginning with the Dutch Ladies Open.

-PTI

Bhullar finishes 39th as Herbert wins in Japan

Gaganjeet Bhullar opened and closed the final round with a double bogey but still managed one-under 70 to finish tied-39th in the USD two million International Series Japan on Sunday.

The other Indian in the fray, SSP Chawrasia opened and finished with a birdie to card 73 and finish tied-68th.

Gaganjeet Bhullar managed one-under 70 to finish tied-39th in the USD two million International Series Japan.
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Bhullar had five birdies, four of them in a row from the 13th to the 16th on the final day, as he ended the tournament at three-under 281, while Chawrasia, with two birdies against four bogeys on Sunday, went 3-over 287 for the tournament.

Lucas Herbert scripted a grandstand finish with an eagle on the par-five 18th hole for the second day in a row, extending his winning margin to a dominant five shots.

At the Par-71 Caledonian Golf Club in Chiba, the 29-year-old Australian won his maiden title on the Asian Tour and The International Series.

Once he moved into the solo lead, he was never challenged as he closed with a seven-under-par 64 to reach 20-under for the week, five ahead of his playing partners Yuta Sugiura (69) and Younghan Song (69), both of whom carded 15-under.

-PTI