Vani scores five birdies on the back nine to take a 3-shot lead in the 13th Leg WPGT

Hyderabad, Nov 24, : Vani Kapoor, a golfer from Hyderabad, was in top form on the back nine.

She shot 5-under 67 and held a three-shot lead at end of the 13th Leg at Boulder Hills Golf & Country ClubVani, who had been looking for a win for some time, was at par for the front nine, with one bogey in sixth, which was made up by a birdie in ninth.

Seher Atwal had a great back nine, with three birdies, after being one-over on the front nine.He was also sole second.

Pranavi Urs and Saaniya Sharma were tied-third with 1-under 71, while Amandeep Dhall and last weeks winner Jahanvi Bakshi shot even 72 and were tied-fifth.Asmitha Sathish, with three closing birdies, was seventh.

Neha Tripathi was tied-eighth with Ridhima dilawari with a 74 and no birdies.Ridhima had two birdies in the first three holes, but struggled after that and didnt have any more birdies.

Oviya Reddi and Hitaashee Bakshi, Oviya Reddi and Shweta Mansingh all tied 10th with cards of 75 each Vani has recently started to show the form that made them one of the most consistent players on the domestic circuit.Despite appearing to have lost her form in the past, Vani is now putting in solid performances.

She was steady and mastered the front nine, but she was on fire on the back nine.Seher was also quite quiet on the front stretch, before picking up three birdies, against no bogeys, on the return.

It should be a close battle with four players in the subpar territory over the next two days.c #Vani #WPGT #Hyderabad.