Tampa Golf: Diksha Dagar Finishes Sixth For Another Top-10

TAMPA (IANS) – Diksha Dagar registered her second straight Top-10 finish with a steady 1-under 71 on the third and final day of the Aramco Team Series – Tampa. Diksha, who shot 69-70 in the first two rounds, finished 6-under 210 and was tied sixth. Fellow Indian, Pranavi Urs, playing her first season on the Ladies European Tour, also had a decent finish after an even-par 72 on the final day. At 3-under for 54 holes, Pranavi finished T-17.

It has been a good start for the two Indians, who are both multiple winners on their home tour, the Women’s Pro Golf Tour. Diksha was T-9 in Morocco after being T-19 in Kenya, while Pranavi, the No.1 golfer in India in 2022, was T-5 in Morocco. Pranavi is now 14th on the LET Order of Merit and Diksha is 17th.

Germany’s Alexandra Fosterling fired a final round of 67 (5) to secure a three-shot victory at 12-under.

Diksha had mixed feelings as she said, “It wasn’t easy but on some few holes I had good shots. Because of the wind, I struggled a bit, but I made some great ups and downs, and it was alright. I’m happy with that. But on some of the birdie holes, I made a few silly mistakes which could have been easily birdie.”

Pranavi Urs was happy with her first Aramco Team Series event, and said, “It was my first-ever team series, so I absolutely loved playing with Bronte (Law) and Sophia [Popov]. I think the first hour was pretty good, it was a bit of a roller-coaster but overall, I think I’ve been playing pretty, and it was good to keep the momentum going from Morocco. I think I did well.”

On the conditions, she added, “I think yesterday (Round 2) and today was windy. I’m not really used to playing in windy conditions, but I think I handled myself pretty good. Short par for today so which isn’t too bad.”

As for her best moment of the week, she added, “(It was) the first day when I had five birdies in a row. I think it was cool. To contribute as much as I did the first day. I wished I had done better on the second day, but I think just contributing towards the team was fun. It was just really a good experience.”