BENGALURU

Ridhima Dilawari maintained her three-shot lead with one more round to go in the 12th Leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) 2026 at the picturesque Prestige Golfshire in Bengaluru on Thursday.

A three-time winner in 2026, Ridhima was off to a great start with three birdies in the first eight holes as she turned in 3-under. Back-to-back bogeys on the 14th and the 15th stopped that march, but around of 71 meant she ended at 6-under 138 for 36 holes. Ridhima had shot 67 in the first round and is now eyeing a fourth win this season.

Seasoned Neha Tripathi (72-69) was tied second alongside Heena Kang (73-68) and Mannat Brar (70-71) at 3-under 141.

Heena Kang had six birdies, among the highest during the day, and her nine-run included four between the third and the eighth. She added two more on the 11th and the 13th, and her dropped shots came on the first, ninth and the 15th. Her 68 was the lowest round of the day. Neha had bogeys on the seventh and the ninth and then made a great recovery on the back nine with five birdies, including a hat trick of gains from the 11th to the 13th.

Mannat, one of the young stars on the Indian women’s golf scene, had two varying spurts. She dropped three shots between the second and the sixth and then picked up four birdies between the eighth and the 12th and closed with four pars for a 71. Vidhati Urs, a recent winner, was flying away at 4-under through five holes with birdies on the first and the third and an eagle on the Par-5 fifth.