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11 hours ago
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Kochhar finishes sole second in Morocco
While Kochhar was the top Indian at the end of the week, the other Indians who made the cut were Ajeetesh Sandhu (12-under,m T-13), Khalin Joshi (9-under, T-34), Rahil Gangjee (7-under, T-43), Arjun Sharma (6-under, T-45) and Aman Raj (2-under, T-51). Seeking his first win outside India as a pro, Kochhar finished 17-under with rounds of 70-67-69-65 while Chan shot a 7-under 65 in the final round to be 18-under at the Samanah Golf Club. Marrakech (Morocco), Jun 23 (PTI) Indian golfer Karandeep Kochhar produced a bogey-free final round 7-under 65 but fell agonisingly short, finishing one stroke behind Filipino Aidric Chan to sign off with a runner-up finish at the Morocco Rising Stars Marrakech. Kochhar had seven birdies, made on the first, fourth, ninth, 10th, 12th, 16th and 17th holes. Sandhu played a round of 4-under 68 on the final day to secure his top 15 finish, while Joshi, who was in the top 10 at the end of the third round, played a round of even par on the final day to fall out of the top 10. Gangjee played even par round to finish tied 43. Arjun Sharma played a round of 3-under 69 on the final day to close the week at tied 45 while Aman Raj ended his week with an even par round to finish tied 51. The win secures Chan a spot in next month's International Series Morocco, which has a prize pool of USD 2 million. Chan is now very likely to graduate to the Asian Tour at the end of the season. He started the round with a birdie and immediately dropped a shot on the second hole but after that he would go on to make seven more birdies and avoid bogeys to secure the title. His scores this week were 64-72-69-65. PTI COR APA APA This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
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a day ago
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Amandeep Drall shoots 8-under 64 to take lead in Czech Ladies Open, good start for Hitaashee
A former runner-up at the LET event, Amandeep had failed to make any cut in 2024 and lost her card. Last week she played in Belgium on an invite and missed the cut, but in the first round in Czech Ladies in Beroun, she began on the tenth tee and had nine birdies against one bogey. Competing in just her second Ladies European Tour (LET) event of the season, Amandeep delivered her best-ever round on the LET which was made all the more significant by the fact that she hasn't made a cut on the Tour since October 2023. Her closest rivals were English women — Lianna Bailey and Florentyna Parker, who both shot 7-under 65 each. Among the other Indians, rookie Hitaashee Bakshi got off to a fine start with 4-under 68 and was tied 12th, while Avani Prashanth, who at one stage was 3-under through six holes, finished 1-under 71 and was T-43. Tvesa Malik (72) was T-67, Sneha Singh (73) was T-96 and Vani Kapoor (74) was T-110. Diksha Dagar, a late starter, was 2-over through seven and way back, while Neha Tripathi, who got into the field following a late withdrawal, was even par through five holes. Amandeep started on the tenth and parred her first three holes. She followed that up with four birdies in a row and after a par on the 17th, she got her fifth birdie to turn in 5-under. A. birdie on the first made it six birdies in seven holes. She dropped her only shot on Par-3 fourth but closed with three birdies four holes between the sixth and the ninth. Hitaashee also started on the tenth and dropped a shot on the 12th, which was her third hole. But she did not drop any more shots and birdied the 15th and the 18th to turn in 1-under. Birdies on the third, fifth and the seventh saw her finish in 4-under. Avani had birdies on the third, fifth and the seventh to be 3-under, but on the back nine she bogeyed the 11th, 14th and the 16th and had just one birdie on the 12th for a 71. Another English golfer, Esme Hamilton and Ivory Coast's Alexandra Swayne carded 6-under 66 each to be tied fourth. PTI COR APA APA This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
