Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A week after winning her maiden professional title, Rhea Purvi Saravanan will have the privilege of teeing off in the first group in the second leg of the WPGT 2025 season at the Tollygunge Club. Rhea will play alongside Durga Nittur and Lavanya Jadon, who made her pro debut only last week. They are among the 33 players who will compete for the Rs.13 lakh purse at the popular venue.
Rhea, who shot 72-72-71 last week, is hoping to build on the success as the event sees the return to action of Vidhtari Urs, who made a successful start to her pro career in 2024, seasoned Vani Kapoor and Ridhima Dilawari, both of whom are multiple time winners on the Tour.
Last season’s Order of Merit winner, Hitaashee Bakshi is skipping the event again, while Vidhatri Urs, three times winner in 2024, as well as Sneha Singh and Jasmine Shekar, who won twice each, will be hoping for early success in 2025.
The field also includes the 2023 Order of Merit-winner Sneha Singh and Neha Tripathi, who tied for fifth last week, Jasmine Shekar, who was third in the first leg, and Durga Nittur, who was fourth.
Amandeep Drall is seeking to find the form that saw her play on the Ladies European Tour, while other past winners, ready for the challenge and looking for a good start to the season, are Seher Atwal and Anvitha Narender. The dark horses could be Khushi Khanijau and Shweta Mansingh, both of whom have the experience to do well. The three amateurs in the field are Anaahat Bindra, Mehak Lohan, and Heena Kang.
Last week, Rhea Purvi got off to a fine start in the 2025 season of the Hero WPGT with a maiden win in the opening leg at the Golmuri Golf Club in Jamshedpur. The 22-year-old golfer from Kolar edged out amateur Saanvi Somu in the first play-off hole after both players were tied at 1-under 215 for three days. They shot 71 each on the final day. Rhea had rounds of 72-72-71, while Saanvi, who has time and again finished runner-up, shot 75-69-71.
Rhea, who is now in her fifth season as a pro, lives, and trains at Zion Hills, which is two hours away from Bengaluru. She bettered the Tied-eighth place finish in the 14th Leg of the 2024 HPWGT season.
–IANS
bsk/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
