Indian Sports Wrap, May 19: Diksha finishes tied-9th at Dutch Ladies Open

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Dutch Ladies Open: Diksha finishes tied-9th, Hitaashee tied-12th

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar came up with steady 71 in the final round to finish tied-9th with an overall score of 4-under 212 in the Dutch Ladies Open, a part of the Ladies European Tour, in Hilversum, Netherlands.

It was the 24-year-old Diksha’s fourth top-10 finish as she produced rounds of 71, 70 and 71 over three days.

Behind Diksha, who has been on the Ladies European Tour (LET) since 2019, were rookies Hitaashee Bakshi (71-73-69) at tied-12th, and Avani Prashanth (77-70-67) at t-19th.

England’s Mimi Rhodes continued her sensational rookie season to claim her third LET title. She finished two shots clear of the field at the Goyer Golf & Country Club.

Diksha bogeyed once on the front nine but flourished on the back nine as she birdied the 10th, 12th and 18th holes.

In between, she dropped a bogey on the 16th. Her plan is to get at least one win ahead of her home event, the Hero Indian Open.

Hitaashee, playing her first LET event outside India, had an eagle on the Par-4 eighth besides three birdies and one bogey.

Avani, who began the week with a 77, produced a superb 5-under 67 with five birdies and no bogeys for the joint second-best score of the day.

Tvesa Malik (74-75) missed the cut and Pranavi Urs withdrew due to medical reasons after the first round.

-PTI