Gaurika Bishnoi fired a hat-trick of birdies on the first three holes of the eighth leg of the Hero WPGT to grab one-shot lead after the opening day at the Clover Greens here today. The Gurugram golfer Gaurika, who turns 19 next month, shot one-under on either side of the turn for a two-under 69 that put her one clear of Vani Kapoor (70). Gaurika, who turned pro in the second half of the season last year and finished second and fourth in her only two outings, has been extremely consistent this season. Gaurika also birdied seventh, eighth, tenth and 16th for a total of seven birdies. Vani Kapoor, who played in Thailand last week and finished T-54, had four birdies against three bogeys.

Source: dna July 12, 2017 12:56 UTC