Women's Golf Association of India

Gaurika Bishnoi Top Indian at Lavaux Ladies in Switzerland

Puidox, Switzerland, Sep 16:Gaurika Bishnoi was the best Indian at the Lavaux Ladies Open on the LET Access Series in Switzerland. Gaurika shot 1-under 71 with two birdies against one bogey and was T-21st.

Of the other Indians, Amandeep Drall, who had a recent Top-5 result, shot 1-over 73 and was T-41st, while Ridhima Dilawari and Durga Nittur were 2-over 74 and Tied-52nd. Vani Kapoor (75) was T-57th and Asmitha Sathish pulled out.

Anne-Sterre den Dunnen fired an opening round of 5-under 67 to take the lead on the first day. The Dutch amateur playing her first LET Access Series event, won the Internazionali d’Italia Femminili U18 in late August.

Three players are tied for second place one stroke back on four-under-par after Teresa Diez Moliner, Anais Maggetti and Kristyna Napoleaova all shot rounds of 68.

Spain’s Moliner and Czechia’s Napoleaova both carded five birdies and one bogey in their opening rounds, while Swiss golfer Maggetti made six birdies and two bogeys.

Two shots off the lead is a group of eight players including the winner of the 2021 Allerum Open Gabrielle Macdonald.