Rome [Italy], Diksha Dagar shot 1-under 71 to finish sixth at the Ladies Italian Open. Diksha, who had shot 67-72 in her first two rounds, finished the week at 6-under 210 and was four shots behind winner Amy Taylor of England, who shot 69 after shooting 70-67 in the first two days. Close together.
India's other stars were Pranavi Urs (72) in T-19 and Tvesa Malik (73) in T-42. Vaani Kapoor and Ridhima Dilawari missed the cut.
It was a week where Diksha missed many putts, but the positive for her was that she dropped only three bogeys – one on each day. He made six birdies on the first day, one on the second and two on the final day.
It was Diksha's first top-10 since a third-place finish in Joburg in late April. She also dropped to tenth place in the LET Order of Merit, where she was third last year.
Next week, Diksha will defend the title she won at the Czech Ladies Open last year, when she had nine top-10s overall, including a third-place finish at the Hero Women's Indian Open.
Diksha also has to play two majors and Olympic Games later this year.
Diksha was four shots behind winner Amy Taylor (69), who won her first Ladies European Tour (LET) title by one shot over Spain's Maria Hernandez (67) to clinch the famous trophy at the Golf Nazionale.
Camille Chevalier, whose only LET win came in India in 2017, was tied for third along with Singapore's Shannon Tan and Italian amateur Francesca Fiorellini.
Diksha was one of five players in a tie for sixth place, a group that included Pia Bubnik, Alessandro Fanali – who fired a final round 67 – Emma Spitz and Kirsten Rudley.
India's other stars were Pranavi Urs (72) in T-19 and Tvesa Malik (73) in T-42. Vaani Kapoor and Ridhima Dilawari missed the cut.
It was a week where Diksha missed many putts, but the positive for her was that she dropped only three bogeys – one on each day. He made six birdies on the first day, one on the second and two on the final day.
It was Diksha's first top-10 since a third-place finish in Joburg in late April. She also dropped to tenth place in the LET Order of Merit, where she was third last year.
Next week, Diksha will defend the title she won at the Czech Ladies Open last year, when she had nine top-10s overall, including a third-place finish at the Hero Women's Indian Open.
Diksha also has to play two majors and Olympic Games later this year.
Diksha was four shots behind winner Amy Taylor (69), who won her first Ladies European Tour (LET) title by one shot over Spain's Maria Hernandez (67) to clinch the famous trophy at the Golf Nazionale.
Camille Chevalier, whose only LET win came in India in 2017, was tied for third along with Singapore's Shannon Tan and Italian amateur Francesca Fiorellini.
Diksha was one of five players in a tie for sixth place, a group that included Pia Bubnik, Alessandro Fanali – who fired a final round 67 – Emma Spitz and Kirsten Rudley.
