Diksha and Amandeep. File pic
Sotogrande, Spain, November 24: Amandeep Drall had a solid start through in the opening round of the season-ending Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana as she was one-under through 12 holes. Qualifying for the last event of the season after a runner-up finish at the Hero Indian Open, the Kapurthala golfer had one birdie and 11 pars after starting from the tenth tee at Alferini Golf.
The other two Indians, Diksha Dagar and Vani Kapoor were both one-over after 14 and 13 holes respectively.
There are three Indians in the season-ending event and all three are assured playing status next year.
Swedish stars Linn Grant and Maja Stark are going head to head in the season-ending tournament and will battle it out at Alferini Golf to earn the prestigious Race to Costa del Sol title.
It has been an outstanding year for the duo, who only turned professional in August of 2021, and has seen them rise to be within the top 50 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
Grant, who clinched LET Rookie of the Year a few tournaments ago, has won four times this year.
Grant won four titles throughout the year starting with the Joburg Ladies Open followed by the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open and the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, and finally the Skaftö Open.
Stark won two LET titles in 2021 just weeks after turning professional and has followed it up with three further victories this season starting with the Women’s NSW Open, then the Amundi German Masters and finally the ISPS Handa World Invitational – where she earnt her LPGA Tour card.
The pair have been drawn alongside defending champion Carlota Ciganda.
