Golf: Four Indians make cut as Pranavi is in Top-20 at SA Women's Open

IANS April 13, 2025 120 views

Four talented Indian women golfers have successfully made the cut in the Investec SA Women's Open golf championship. Pranavi Urs from Mysuru emerged as the standout performer, dramatically improving her position from Tied-68 to Tied-16th with a spectacular 5-under 67 round. Tvesa Malik, Avani Prashanth, and Diksha Dagar also secured their places in the final two days of competition. Switzerland's Chiara Tamburlini currently leads the tournament with an impressive performance.

"Five birdies, no bogeys - a remarkable round" - Golf Commentary
Cape Town, April 12: Four of the five Indian women made the cut at the Investec SA Women’s Open golf championship here on Saturday. Leading them was Mysuru’s Pranavi Urs, who shot a round of 5-under 67 as she went up to Tied-16th after being Tied-68 a day earlier. Added to her first-round 72, Pranavi is now 5-under for two rounds and six shots behind Chiara Tamburlini of Switzerland (68-65).

Key Points

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Pranavi Urs shoots impressive 5-under 67

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Four Indians advance in SA Women's Open

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Chiara Tamburlini leads tournament

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Cut applied at one-under par

Tvesa Malik (70-71) at T-34, Avani Prashanth (68-74) at T-44 and Diksha Dagar (72-71) also made the cut but Rhea Purvi (72-75) fell short and misse cut.

The cut was applied at one-under par with 70 players making it through to the final two days of action.

Tamburlini carded 65 (-7) to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage. She began the day three shots off the pace in T-10 but had a bogey-free second day.

Pranavi, formerly a multiple winner on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour, had five birdies and no bogeys with birdies on the fourth, fifth, seventh, 13th, and 16th holes. Tvesa had three birdies on the eighth, 14th, and 16th and dropped shots on the 12th and the 15th. Avani had an eagle two on Par-4 fourth, two birdies, four bogeys, and a double bogey in her 74 but made the cut.

It was the fourth cut she had made in five starts this season, the only missed one being last week in Joburg.

Tamburlini is being chased by France’s Perrine Delacour – the overnight leader - who impressively stayed bogey-free through 35 holes before dropping her only shot of the tournament on the final hole. Germany’s Aline Krauter – also Friday’s tied leader with Delacour, on eight-under-par after 36 holes.

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
Wow, Pranavi's comeback from T-68 to T-16 is incredible! That 5-under round shows real mental strength. 🇮🇳 So proud of our Indian golfers representing on the international stage!
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Rahul S.
While it's great that 4 made the cut, I wish the article had more details about their playing styles. The eagle by Avani on a par-4 sounds exciting - would love to know how she pulled that off!
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Anjali P.
Tvesa Malik's consistency is impressive - 70-71 shows she's playing smart golf. Hope she can make a move up the leaderboard tomorrow! ⛳
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Sanjay M.
The cut at 1-under seems pretty tough! Shows the high level of competition. Tamburlini's bogey-free rounds are championship-winning stuff. Our girls can learn from that consistency.
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Neha T.
Diksha Dagar making the cut again shows why she's one of our most reliable players. Her experience really shows in these tough international fields. Let's go Team India! 💪

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