Amandeep Drall looks to corner more glory at Jaypee Greens

Amandeep Drall is in the midst of a dream season. The rookie will look to win another title at the Jaypee Greens.

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Amandeep Drall is in the midst of a dream season. The rookie will look to win another title at the Jaypee Greens.

Greater Noida, 1st September: Upbeat from her two wins in the last three outings, rookie Amandeep Drall will start as a clear favourite at the 15th Leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2015 to be played at the beautiful Jaypee Greens. The INR 6,00,000 event will see an elite field of 17 professionals and three amateurs gunning for glory, and will be played from 2nd to 4th September.

Amandeep Drall, currently occupying the second spot on the Hero Order of Merit with total earnings of INR 10,59,935, has been in a good form throughout the season and has posted two wins and three runners-up finishes in 14 appearances. The Panchkula professional will be keen to sustain her winning run and add one more title to her tally to reduce the gap at the top of the money list.

Amandeep will however face a strong challenge from Delhi’s Vani Kapoor who is currently leading the order of merit list with earnings of INR 14,35,200 from 14 appearances. The Delhi youngster with four wins and six runners-up finishes has been in stellar form this season. However, her last win came in July and she will be eager for a swing in fortune to consolidate her spot at the top of the leaderboard.

Kolkata Neha’s Tripathi with earnings of INR 9,47,766 from 14 appearances, will also start as one of the contenders. She is yet to win a tournament this year and will look to end her dry patch here. Kolkata’s Smriti Mehra, currently occupying the fourth spot with total earnings of INR 7,26,900 has posted two wins from 10 appearances and will be another golfer to watch out for.

Hero Motocorp sponsored Sharmila Nicollet, who is still searching for her first victory this season, will seek to put an end to her barren run at the Jaypee Greens.

Others golfers to look out for will be Kapurthala’s Gursimar Badwal, Chandigarh’s Saaniya Sharma and the Delhi trio of Gauri Monga, Ankita Tiwana and Mehar Atwal. Diksha Dagar, Anisha Padukone and Tvesha Malik are the amateurs in the fray.

The par 72 golf course, which is located on the outskirts of New Delhi, is the only Greg Norman designed course in India and is set to pose a tough challenge to the golfers. The Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2015 comprises a total of nineteen legs spanning across key locations in India.

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