Anna magnusson

Ladies European Tour: Undeterred by the missed cut last week, Diksha Dagar, a two-time Ladies European Tour winner, shot a fine 4-under 67 in the first round of the Women’s NSW Open.

Starting from the ninth, which is the first hole on the back nine of the Wollongong Golf Club, Diksha opened with a bogey but then had seven birdies in the next 10 holes. Her fortunes reversed as she dropped three shots in four holes – the third, fifth and the sixth – before she picked a last birdie on the seventh.

Her 67 put her tied fourth, as Spain’s Nuria Iturrioz and home favourite Kirsten Rudgeley became the 18 hole leaders as both opened with rounds of 65 (-6).