Vani Kapoor shoots even par 72 to be tied at 24th in Thailand Championship
Vani Kapoor dropped a disappointing double bogey on her very last hole to turn in an even-par 72 and lie tied 24th after the opening round of the Ladies European Thailand Championship. The other Indian, Gaurika Bishnoi was lying 80th and would need a strong second round to make the cut.
Vani Kapoor started the day with a birdie on 10th, dropped a double bogey on Par-4 ninth hole in the Ladies European Thailand Championship. Lying two-under after 17 holes, her otherwise satisfying round had four birdies, two bogeys and a double on a hot and humid day in Pattaya. After the first round, she was tied at 74th with even par 72.Â
The other Indian, Gaurika Bishnoi (75) was made it to 80th spot and would have to play to the best her potential to make the cut. She had two birdies and five bogeys at Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Pattaya.
Anne Van Dam of the Netherlands produced a brilliant five-under-par 67 to share the lead with local player Aunchisa Utama on day one. The 22-year-old Dutchwoman made a flying start with four straight birdies from the 11th, her second hole. She double bogeyed the par-4 15th but recovered with a pair of birdies on the 16th and 18th to make the turn in four-under.
England’s Gabriella Cowley and Australian Whitney Hillier have closed down the gap with both only one shot adrift with Beth Allen from the United States and Maria Palacios from Spain both on three-under. The shot of the day belonged to Scotland’s Michele Thomson, who holed out with a 7-iron from 164 yards on the par-3 14th for her first professional ace.Â
