Tvesa T-5th on Day 1 in Switzerland

Flumserberg (Switzerland), September 4

Indian golfer Tvesa Malik opened with a solid 3-under 69 in the first round of the Flumserberg Ladies Open at Gams-Werdenberg Golf Club here.

The event is part of the Ladies European Tour’s Access Series (LETAS), which returns for the first time this season. The 54-hole event has 82 starters vying for the Euros 40,000 prize fund.

Coming off two weeks of Links golf and a top-20 finish, Tvesa had four birdies against one bogey in her round for a tied-fifth position.

Other Indian golfer in the field, Diksha Dagar shot a 1-over 73 and is tied-28th.

The leader, 28-year-old Norwegian Stina Resen, fired a career-low 7-under 65 to gain a three-shot lead over Stefania Avanzo, amateur Emma Spitz and Anaell Carnet, all of whom shot a 4-under 68.

Tvesa shared the fifth place with four others, including Sanaa Nuutinen, who finished third at Czech Ladies Open.

Resen, 27, has just one top-10 on LETAS in the past two years.

“I enjoyed my Links experience. I plan to play all events possible. I have had enough rest in the past few months. After the LET Access event this week, I stay on in Switzerland and play an LET event and then in France,” said Tvesa.

Next week Switzerland will host the Euros 200,000 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open.

Tvesa bogeyed the second hole, but that was the only bogey she had during the day. She birdied the 4th, 11th, 16th and 17th for a 69.

Diksha opened with a double bogey and added bogey on the 6th and 8th. Her birdies on 3rd and 9th helped her turn in 2-over 38. She birdied 10th and 18th and bogeyed 17th for a day’s work of 1-over 73.

The top player at the end of the season on LET Access will earn the coveted LET membership for the 2021 season. PTI