Sports News | Top-10 Finish for Ridhima Dilawari in South Africa
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. India's Ridhima Dilawari, who got into the main draw virtually at the last minute, produced a fine round of 1-under 71 and finished tied seventh at the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am golf tournament at Fancourt here.
George (South Africa), Feb 13 (PTI) India's Ridhima Dilawari, who got into the main draw virtually at the last minute, produced a fine round of 1-under 71 and finished tied seventh at the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am golf tournament at Fancourt here.
Ridhima, a multiple winner of the domestic Indian Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour, shot rounds of 75-72-71.
With the event being played over two courses, her final round was at Montagu and she started on the 10th.
She opened with a birdie, but dropped two bogeys after that and then again had a bogey and a birdie on 18th.
On her second nine, which was the front side of the course, Ridhima birdied the third and eagled the Par-5 fourth. She did drop a shot on the eighth but held on to het Top-7 spot.
It was a big morale booster for Ridhima, who is playing her first season on the Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa.
She was tied 13th and the best Indian a week earlier at the SuperSport Ladies Challenge. She will be back at the Cape Town Ladies Open, which tees off at a new venue – the Atlantic Beach Links – from February 15-17.
Moa Folke of Sweden provided a brilliant bogey-free eight-under-par 64 on the final day to take the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am title.
The 27-year-old Moa finished at 8-under for 54 holes and won by three shots over Anne-Lise Caudal of France.
Five-time Investec South African Women's Open champion Lee-Anne Pace finished four shots back in third, and England's Lily May Humphreys, who couldn't hold onto the lead in the first and second rounds, was fourth on three-under.
Kaleigh Telfer rounded off the top five, closing with a 69 to finish on one-under.
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