Gurugram, March 5 : Vani Kapoor dropped two late bogeys but maintained focus to get a birdie on the final hole to take sole lead after the first day of the fifth leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) at the Classic Golf & Country Club here on Wednesday. Vani, the winner of the fourth leg last month, shot 2-under 70 and took a one-shot lead over her good friend Amandeep Drall (71).

Vani and Amandeep were the only players to shoot under par on an extremely windy day when scoring was tough. Rhea Jha was placed sole third, and she landed an eagle two on Par-4 eighth but had five bogeys and one birdie in her 74. She won the fifth leg of the 2020 Women's Pro Golf Tour

On a rather tough day for scoring, five players were tied for fourth with rounds of 4-over 76, and the group included amateur Ceerat Kang, Anahita Singh, Oviya Reddi, Neha Tripathi, and Ridhima Dilawari. Leader Vani had four birdies against two bogeys in the round. She opened with a par and then birdied the second and the third. Then followed a series of eight pars and another birdie on Par-4 12th. She dropped back-to-back shots on the 16th and the 17th but closed with a birdie.

Amandeep opened with a bogey but got the shot back on the fifth. She dropped another shot on the Par-4 13th but closed with a birdie on the 14th and the 18th for a round of 71. Amandeep, who went out in the first group with Gaurika Bishnoi in the morning, was the clubhouse leader till Vani overtook her.

Two-time winner this season, Sneha Singh, had a rough day with a card of 5-over 77 that saw her pick just one birdie against six bogeys. She was tied ninth with Yaalisai Verma and Gauri Karhade. Among some other well-known names, Gaurika Bishnoi, Jasmine Shekar, and Shweta Mansingh carded 81 each and were tied for 22nd place.

/IANS