Ridhima, Tvesa battle it out in 17th leg of Hero WPG Tour

Rookie Ridhima Dilawari put herself in a position to bag her first title as a professional while Tvesa Malik made a strong comeback to set up a keen tussle for top honours in the 17th Leg of Womens Pro Golf TourRidhima who turned out for India at the Asian Games in Jakarta and then decided to take a plunge into the pro ranks is playing only her third event on the Hero WPG Tour but has shown enough signs of maturityShe shot threeover 75 on a day when only Order of Merit leader Tvesa Malik 72 carded par or better Ridhima is fiveover 149 and leads Tvesa by one shotSmriti Mehra who led on the first day had a rough second round when she dropped four bogeys in a span of five holes She ended up with a sevenover 79 and slipped to Tiedthird place alongside Siddhi Kapoor 74 and Millie Saroha 77Ridhima opened the day with a birdie on the first and added two more on fifth and 17th while she dropped bogeys on third fourth and sixth and further on ninth tenth and 12thTvesa who had a disappointing 78 on the first day showed why she has been so consistent and a winner four times this year as she played steady golf with two birdies and two bogeysShe bogeyed third and sixth made up with birdies on ninth and 13th and parred the restSiddhi Kapoor had one birdie against three bogeys in her 74 while Millie had three birdies but also dropped six bogeys and a double on the Par5 first holeAmandeep Drall 77 and Gursimar Badwal 78 occupied the sixth and seventh places while Saaniya Sharma on a comeback from injury enjoyed a solid round of 74 after a first round 81 Saaniya is Tiedeighth alongside Afshan Fatima 78 and Neha Tripathi 79The final days action will begin with Komal Chaudhary Mehar Atwal and Khushi Khanijau in the first group followed by amateur Diksha Dagar Vaishavi Sinha and Neha Tripathi The third group has Afshan Fatima Saaniya Sharma and Gursimar Badwal while the penultimate group will see Amandeep Drall Smriti Mehra and Millie Saroha play togetherThe final group promises an interesting battle with Ridhima Dilawari looking for her maiden professional title going out with Tvesa Malik a shot behind and searching for her fifth success this season and Siddhi KapoorCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever