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Pranavi Urs Leads Indian Challenge Into Irish Open Weekend
Pranavi Urs played well in the first two rounds of the Irish Open.
She scored three under par in the first round and two under par in the second.
This placed her tied for eighth going into the weekend.
She was the only golfer from India to qualify for the next two rounds.
Diksha Dagar, Tvesa Malik and Avani Prashanth did not make the cut.
Casandra Alexander is leading the tournament by a large margin at 15 under par.
Alexander set a course record with her first-round score of 63.
Pranavi is still ten shots behind the leader, so she has a difficult challenge ahead.
Pranavi Urs carded rounds of 69 and 70 to finish tied eighth after 36 holes.
Urs was the only Indian golfer to make the weekend cut at The K Club.
Diksha Dagar, Tvesa Malik and Avani Prashanth all missed the cut.
Casandra Alexander leads at 15-under-par after rounds of 63 and 66.
The 132-player event has a 450,000-euro prize purse and a 36-hole cut.
- Who
- Indian golfer Pranavi Urs, alongside competitors including South Africa’s Casandra Alexander, Diksha Dagar, Tvesa Malik and Avani Prashanth.
- What
- Urs qualified for the weekend at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open after shooting 69 and 70 in the first two rounds.
- Where
- The Palmer South Course at The K Club in Straffan, Ireland.
- When
- After the tournament’s opening 36 holes; the first-round report was dated August 28.
- Why
- Urs’s two-round total placed her inside the top 10 and above the cut line, while the other Indian golfers finished outside it.
Key facts
- Pranavi Urs
- Tied eighth after rounds of 69 and 70; the sole Indian to make the cut.
- Casandra Alexander
- Leads at 15-under-par after rounds of 63 and 66.
- Course record
- Alexander’s opening-round 63 set a new record on the Palmer South Course.
- Cut line
- The cut was made to the top 60 professionals and ties after 36 holes.
- Tournament field
- The event features 132 players and is played over 72 holes.
- Prize purse
- 450,000 euros.
Sources
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