Aditi Ashok. File Pic
Troon, Scotland, July 30: The Indian trio drew a blank as all three of them missed the halfway cut at the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links.
Aditi Ashok (74-74), Diksha Dagar (75-76) and Tvesa Malik (77-74) crashed out after the second round as the cut fell at 1-under.
World number four Lydia Ko produced another bogey-free round of 65 to lead by two shots at the midway mark of the USD 2 million Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open.
The New Zealander, who began her second round on the 10th tee, had a slower start only making one birdie on her front nine. However, Ko had an excellent back nine with four birdies and an eagle to put her in pole position on 14-under-par.
Two shots behind Ko in second place is American Lilia Vu, who carded a round of 67 (-5) to reach a total of 12-under-par after 36 holes.
It was a disappointing week for all three as Aditi had just one birdie against three bogeys and Tvesa once again bogeyed first and second and despite three birdies later on she had a card of 2-pover 74. She also had a double bogey as her struggles continue. Diksha Dagar double bogeyed the first for the second day running and had three more bogeys on front nine to turn in 5-over. On the back nine she had three birdies against two bogeys and finished the day with 76.
Vu, a three-time Epson Tour winner rolled in back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12 before dropping a shot on the 17th but soon made up for it with further birdies on two, six, seven and nine.
Korea’s Eun-Hee Ji sits in third place on 11-under-par having fired the joint-best round of the day, along with Sweden’s Johanna Gustavsson, and equalling the course record with a 64 (-8).
Thailand’s Wichanee Meechai and France’s Celine Boutier are in a share of fourth place on 10-under-par having shot rounds of 65 and 69, respectively.
Four players are one shot further back on nine-under-par including Germany’s Leonie Harm, who produced a bogey-free round of 68 on day two.
England’s Georgia Hall and France’s Pauline Roussin are two of the six players in a share of 10th place on eight-under-par.
Spain’s Nuria Iturrioz had a magic moment during her second round when she made a hole in one on the par-three sixth hole.
The cut fell at one-under-par with 75 players making it through to the weekend.
