Synopsis
Diksha Dagar drops to T-14th in the Lalla Meryem Cup while Avani Prashanth impressively makes the cut on her professional debut. Shannon Tan leads the tournament after a solid performance.Key Takeaways
- Diksha Dagar is T-14th after two rounds.
- Avani Prashanth makes the cut in her pro debut.
- Shannon Tan leads the tournament after a strong second round.
- 56 players made the cut at 3-over.
- Three players are tied for second place at five-under-par.
Rabat (Morocco), Feb 8 (NationPress) Diksha Dagar fell to T-14th position following the conclusion of the second round at the Lalla Meryem Cup with scores of 71-73. She stands at 3-under after two rounds on the Par-73 layout at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. In contrast, Avani Prashanth, who is making her professional debut, successfully made the cut.
Avani added a score of 74 to her initial round of 71 and is currently at 1-under 145, placing her at Tied-24th. The third Indian participant, Tvesa Malik, unfortunately, missed the cut after scoring 79-76.
With the cutline set for the Top-60 players and ties, 56 competitors made the cut, which was established at 3-over. This tournament spans three days and consists of 54 holes.
The leaderboard is topped by Shannon Tan from Singapore, who delivered an impressive second round with a score of 4-under 69. Tan was the champion of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open a year ago, and now she leads the first event of the 2025 season.
Initially within the Top-10 after Day 1, Diksha recorded two birdies on the front nine, climbing the leaderboard. However, she lost shots on the 10th and 18th holes, finishing even par for the day without making any birdies in between.
In her round, Avani secured two birdies against one bogey on the front nine but faced two bogeys and no birdies on the back nine, finishing with a score of 1-over 74. As an amateur, Avani has already triumphed in professional events on the LET Access and the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in India.
Tan, who commenced her day from the 10th tee, had a rough start with bogeys on holes 10, 13, and 16 but rebounded strongly on the front nine. The 20-year-old golfer made birdies on holes one, two, and three, followed by back-to-back birdies on five and six.
Three players share the second position at five-under-par after 36 holes: Nuria Iturrioz from Spain, Helen Briem from Germany, and Sara Byrne from Ireland, each achieving rounds of 69 (-4).
