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Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Rookie Hitaashee rises to fourth with day's best round
Évian-les-Bains , Indian rookie Hitaashee Bakshi registered her best round on the Ladies European Tour as she played five under 66 to rise to tied fourth on the second day of the Jabra Ladies Open 2025 here. Hitaashee with 72-66 was four-under and three behind the leader, Chiara Tamburlini of Switzerland, who had rounds of 67 and 68. Hitaashee's 66 was the best card of he day. As Hitaashee moved into contention, the other three Indians Diksha Dagar at T-30, Avani Prashanth at T-35 and Tvesa Malik at T-43 also made the cut. That made it four out of four Indians into the final round. Playing her first season on a limited card, Hitaashee, who was T-12 at Dutch Ladies Open last week, landed six birdies against one bogey. Hitaashee started on the 15th, which is the start of the back nine of the Evian Golf Resort, with a birdie and added one more on the 17th. She birdied the first and the third and again the sixth and eighth. Her sole bogey came in between on the fourth. Diksha, who had a Top-10 last week, played an even par round of 71 with four birdies and four bogeys for the round. with a total score of one-over par for two days. Avani Prashanth played one-over par 72 for the second day in a row to close the day at 2-over for two days and was T-35. Avani had a double bogey on the first, which was her 14th hole and a birdie on the fourth, which was her 17th hole. The leader after two days is Chiara Tamburlini of Switzerland. Chiara after a 68 has a total score of seven under par. Chiara has been consistent this season and was looking forward to a good week in France after having to sit out of the Dutch Ladies Open last week. During her second round Chiara made five birdies and two bogeys. The second and third placed players are Czech Sara Kouskova at a total of six under par and Shannon Tan of Singapore at five under par.
Hindustan Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Golf: Diksha leads Indian charge at Jabra Ladies Open
Evian-les-Bains , In-form Indian golfer Diksha Dagar will look to build on her top-10 finishes and aim for the title when she tees off at the Ladies European Tour's Jabra Open starting here on Thursday. Aside from Diksha, the Indian challenge will also include Tvesa Malik, Avani Prashanth and Hitaashee Bakshi. Pranavi Urs, who injured her wrist during the Dutch Ladies Open and had to withdraw, will rest out this and the next week. Diksha has moved into the top five of the Order of Merit after finishing tied ninth at the Dutch Ladies Open while Avani is placed 39th in that list after her tied 19th finish at the same event. Hitaashee also impressed last week as she finished tied 12th in her first LET appearance this season. Tvesa will be keen to find her rhythm after she failed to make the cut at the Dutch Ladies Open. Diksha has enjoyed a great season with four Top-10 finishes. In nine starts, she has missed the cut just once and one event in Australia was cancelled. Diksha is now lying fifth and her best end-of-the-season finish on the LET Order of Merit was third in 2023. The current leader of the Order of Merit, Mimi Rhodes of England, will look to continue her winning ways as she has already won three of the seven LET events this year. The 23-year-old won her Maiden LET event just earlier this year at the Ford Women's NSW Open before stamping her authority on the field with two more wins at the Jo'burg Ladies Open and the Dutch Ladies Open. Swiss Star Chiara Tamburlini spent the last week recovering but has had a good season. She will look to continue her display of consistency at the Evian Resort Golf Club. There are a total of 15 French players who will take part in the tournament. This list of stars includes LET winners Anne-Charlotte Mora, Anne-Lise Caudal, Celine Herbin and Camille Chevalier. The Jabra Ladies Open also presents players a chance to qualify for the Majors. LET winners this year will automatically qualify for the AIG Women's Open, which is to be held at Royal Porthcawl later this year. Also one player, who finishes in the top 10 at the Jabra Ladies Open but has yet to qualify for the Amundi Evian Championship, will be able to secure their entry to the event.
RTÉ News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Top-10 finish for Lauren Walsh as Mimi Rhodes wins Dutch Open
Lauren Walsh shot a final-round 70 to finish eighth at the Dutch Ladies Open as Mimi Rhodes continued her sensational rookie season to take victory at Goyer Golf & Country Club. Walsh finished on five-under par after a blemish-free round that included a pair of birdies to finish four shots adrift of the English winner. It was a good tournament too for Anna Foster who produced her best round on Sunday. A bogey-free 69 saw her move to three-under and a share of 12th place. After successive 71s, Canice Screene's 74 saw her slip to level-par while Annabel Wilson shot 73 to finish on one-over par. Sara Byrne missed the cut on Saturday in the three-round event. Victory went to Rhodes, her third Ladies European Tour (LET) title in the last four starts to cement her place at the top of the Order of Merit standings. Rhodes entered the final round tied at the top of the leaderboard alongside Spain's Nuria Iturrioz and Italy's Alessia Nobilio. "It's unbelievable", the 23-year-old said. "It's really hard to put into words how happy I am right now. It's very exciting for the future and for my career. "On the 18th green I was actually thinking about what I was going have for dinner so I wasn't overly stressed about it. I knew I was two shots ahead, so just knew I needed to hold par. It's all a bit of a dream still," she said.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
In-form Rhodes wins Dutch Ladies Open
Dutch Ladies Open, final leaderboard-9 M Rhodes (Eng); -7 B Navarrosa (USA), A van Dam (Ned); -6 A Uehara (Jpn), A Nobilio (Ita); M Kobori (NZ), L Sobron (Spa) Selected others: -5 L Walsh (Ire); -3 A Foster (Ire), H Screen (Eng); -2 H Burke (Eng)Full leaderboard England's Mimi Rhodes maintained her brilliant start to 2025 with her third consecutive Ladies European Tour title at the Dutch Ladies Open. Rhodes, 23, is playing in her first year on the tour and backed up her wins at the Joburg Open in April and the NSW Open in March.A final-round score of 69 was enough for Rhodes to win by two shots from Brianna Navarrosa and Anne van said: "It's really hard to put into words how happy I am right now. It's very exciting for the future and for my career."On the 18th green I was actually thinking about what I was going to have for dinner so I wasn't overly stressed about it. I knew I was two shots ahead, so just knew I needed to hold par. It's all a bit of a dream still."I kept checking the leaderboard on my phone. It was a tightly packed leaderboard, so I knew if I slipped up, it could have easily gone the other way."Rhodes continues to lead the order of merit with 1,546.88 points to her name. England's Cara Gainer is in second place on 952.18, followed by France's Perrine Delacour on 730.75.
Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
3 Indians make cut as Diksha is set for another fine finish in Dutch Ladies golf
Hilversum , Indian golfer Diksha Dagar is in position for another fine finish as she carded a fine 2-under 70 to be placed tied ninth at the Dutch Ladies Open here. Diksha produced a nice finish with three bridies and one bogey in the last six holes and was at 3-under at the end of 36 holes with one more day to go. As for the other Indians, Hitaashee Bakshi, No. 1 on Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour, playing her first LET event outside India, made a great start. She shot 71-73 and is even par for two days and tied-26th, while the third player making the cut was Avani Prashanth, who improved by seven shot in her second round. After 77 on the first day, she shot 70 on the second day and was T-51st. Tvesa Malik, missed the cut, while Pranavi Urs withdrew after first round with injury. Diksha had two bogeys and one birdie on the front nine, but rallied with four birdies against one bogey on the back nine as she continued her impressive run in the first half of the LET season. Hitaashee had two birdies against three bogeys, one of which came on the closing 18th. England's Mimi Rhodes, Spain's Nuria Iturrioz, and Italy's Alessia Nobilio will all head into the final round tied at the top of the leaderboard, after impressive performances to climb to six-under par at Goyer Golf & Country Club. For Rhodes and Nobilio both rookies on the Ladies European Tour it was another chance to showcase their talent amongst the packed field. The current Order of Merit leader, Rhodes secured six birdies on her scorecard, positioning herself for what could be a third title in her rookie season a remarkable achievement for the 23-year-old. Rhodes currently leads the Order of Merit on 1,046.88 points and admits this season has already exceeded expectations. Meanwhile, Nobilio carded a bogey-free round to climb into a share of the lead. Joining them at six-under-par is Iturrioz, who posted one of the day's most impressive rounds a six-under-par 66. The four-time LET winner, also starting on the 10th tee, closed with five birdies in her last seven holes. Spain's Luna Sobron Galmes made the biggest move of the day, with a course-record of 65 .
