Rookie Dagar finishes 5th to register best finish of career in NSW Open
Indian rookie Diksha Dagar wrote a new chapter in her young career with a maiden Top-5 finish at the New South Wales Open on Sunday.
Left-hander Dagar, who won a pro event while being an amateur last year, turned pro at the start of this year and has been showing fine progress.
Dagar shot one-under 70 on the final day and ended at six-under 278. Her four rounds this week were 72, 67, 69 and 70.
Indian women's golf got another boost as Amandeep Drall recorded her best pro finish outside India with Tied-18th after carding two-under 69 in the final round.
She totalled two-under 282.
Astha Madan, the third Indian who made the cut this week, shot 73 in the final round for a total of 287 and finished T-36th -- also her best finish on Ladies European Tour.
Dagar has had a great outing in Australia in her maiden year. She was T-30 at the ALPG Qualifyign Tournament, which gave her conditional status and was then T-12 at the Ballarat Icons Pro-AM.
She missed the cut at Vic Open, was T-29 at ...