Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs make cut at Aramco China Championship

Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs made the 36-hole cut at the Aramco China Championship, keeping their chances alive for a strong finish in the final round.

Diksha, returning after a short break following the Hero Women’s Indian Open, shot a solid 3-under 70 with four birdies and a single bogey. Pranavi matched that with a 70 of her own, carding five birdies against two bogeys.

At the end of day two, Diksha was tied for 35th and Pranavi tied for 49th. Avani Prashanth (74) and Tvesa Malik (75) missed the cut, which fell at two-under, with 63 players advancing to the final round.

Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab surged into the lead after an impressive 8-under 65, moving to 12-under overall. The 2023 LET Order of Merit winner made three early birdies, added an eagle on the sixth, and finished in style with a hole-out eagle on 17 and a birdie on the last.

Chinese stars Ruoning Yin and Ruixin Liu were one shot behind at 11-under after matching 65s, each recording nine birdies and a lone bogey to delight the home crowd.

In the team event, Team Rhodes clinched a commanding four-shot victory at 39-under-par. The quartet of Mimi Rhodes, Kristyna Napoleaova, Cheenglab, and Kultida Pramphun combined for a blistering start and sealed the win with Cheenglab’s spectacular eagle on the 17th. It marked a second team title for England’s Rhodes, who was part of the winning side in Riyadh in 2024.

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