Neha, Amandeep and Smriti contenders at 18th Leg of Hero WPG Tour

Amandeep Drall, Gursimar Badwal and Neha Tripathi will look to end the 2018 season on a high when the 18th and final edition of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour begins here in the absence of several other top players, who

have opted to compete at the Ladies European Tour Q-School.

Neha, who has skipped the Qualifying School at the Ladies European Tour to gain some practice time, participated in some events on the Ladies European Tour this year, was not able to achieve the necessary consistency.

Neha, who has one win this season, will have Amandeep, Smriti Mehra and Gursimar as her main rivals. While Smriti is looking for her first win of 2018, Amandeep has won three times while Gursimar has won twice.

The Hero Order of Merit has, however, been settled with Tvesa Malik, who is not here this week, having secured the top spot.

Tvesa, who played each of the first 17 legs, has won four times and earned Rs.15,89,200, while Amandeep aggregated Rs.11,56,000 in second place. Following them is ...