Golf Roundup: Amandeep Drall & Vani Kapoor shoot 72, make cut

Sitges (Spain), July 9

Amandeep Drall and Vani Kapoor were the only two out of the six Indian golfers to make the cut at the Estrella Damm Ladies Open here.

Deaflympics gold medallist Diksha Dagar (74-74), Neha Tripathi (73-76), Tvesa Malik (77-73), and Ridhima Dilawari (78-76) had a rough time and missed the cut.

Drall, who hit a double-bogey in her first-round 72, was steady with two birdies against two bogeys for another 72 that put her at an even-par 144 and tied-34th.

Vani also had two birdies and two bogeys in her 72 that followed her first-round 73. At a 1-over for two rounds, she is currently T-44.

Atwal likely to make cut

Nicholasville (US): India’s Arjun Atwal chipped in from some 18.5 feet on the final hole to get inside the cut line when the second round of the Barbasol Championship was suspended because of darkness.

He had six birdies against three bogeys and at a 5-under for two rounds, he was T-61, though some players were yet to finish as play was stopped early due to darkness. Getting only his third start in 2022, Atwal now has rounds of 70-69.

Lahiri, Sharma miss cut

North Berwick (Scotland): India’s Anirban Lahiri and Shubhankar Sharma missed the halfway cut at the Genesis Scottish Open here.

While Lahiri would rue the three double-bogeys he had over the two days, Sharma was inside the cut line till he was just two holes away from completing his second round.

Lahiri (72-72) missed the cut by one, while Sharma (69-76) missed it by two.