Pune, February 18 – Vani Kapoor, who won the Order of Merit in 2025, joined Tvesa Malik in a shared lead after the second round of the fourth leg of the 2026 Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Poona Club Golf Course in Pune on Wednesday. Ridhima Dilawari, the other co-leader with Tvesa, slipped to third place after carding a 72, one over par.
The star of the day was former Order of Merit winner Sneha Singh (67), who had a bogey-free round with four birdies between the ninth and the 13th holes. Sneha, who shot a 73 on the first day, is now tied for third with Ridhima.
Vani had two sets of birdie-bogey efforts on the front nine before a birdie on the ninth saw her finish the front nine in 1-under 34. She added one birdie on the 11th and a bogey on the 14th to complete a round of 70.
Tvesa, who won last week and is looking to make it back-to-back wins, birdied the first hole before she parred six times. A double bogey on the eighth hole saw her finish the front nine at 1-over par. Three birdies on the 11th, 14th, and 16th holes, against bogeys on the 15th and 17th, saw her finish at even par.
Three players, Neha Tripathi (70), amateur Lavanya Gupta (73), and Anuradha Chaudhuri (75), were tied for fifth place at 3-over par 145, while Jasmine Shekar (74) was in sole eighth place.
Five players, Nayanika Sanga (70), Jahanvi Bakshi (71), Lavanya Jadon (73), Vidhatri Urs (75), and Durga Nittur (75), were tied for ninth place at 148. The cut fell at 156, and 32 players made the final round.
Vani Kapoor, Tvesa, and Sneha will compete for the lead on the final day, while Ridhima, one stroke behind the leaders, will be in the second-to-last group with Neha Tripathi and amateur Lavanya Gupta.
The fourth leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) began with a field of 49 players and carries a prize purse of Rs. 17 lakh.
