Port Louis (Mauritius), Apr 30 (PTI) Diksha Dagar will headline a four-strong Indian challenge at the first-ever MCB Ladies Classic Mauritius teeing off on Friday.
She is being joined by Tvesa Malik, Vani Kapoor and Hitaashee Bakshi at the Legends Course.
Vani recently played in Mauritius in the IGPL Invitation but at the Anahita Course on the island.
Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth, also regulars on the Ladies European Tour (LET), have skipped the event to take a break.
Diksha, whose goal for the year is to win the Hero Women’s Indian Open, goes out with Alessandra Fanali and Alexandra Fosterling in the first round at 7.20 am, while Hitaashee plays the first two days with Lianna Bailey and Gabriella Cowley.
Tvesa, who needs to make a quick impression as she tries to win back her card, is drawn with Lilly May Humphreys and Bobbi Brown, and Vani is playing the first round with Corrine Viden and Chloe Williams.
Esme Hamilton, who clinched her breakthrough Ladies European Tour (LET) victory at last week’s Investec SA Women’s Open, will also be in focus. The English star has travelled straight to Mauritius and is hoping to continue her form.
A field of 120 players will be teeing it up in a 54-hole stroke play competition on the Legend Course at the Constance Belle Mare Plage.
Hamilton, who has moved up to fourth in the LET Order of Merit, is enjoying her first trip to Mauritius. Having secured her maiden victory on Tour, Hamilton hasn’t been home yet to celebrate with her family.
The Legend Course will provide a testing challenge this week with tight tee shots and small greens to contend with.
Hamilton will get her title challenge underway at 7.40 am (local time) alongside France’s Agathe Laisne and Sweden’s Kajsa Arwefjäll. PTI Cor ATK ATK
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