Avani lies 24th in Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific as Thailand’s Galitsky Leads after Three Rounds

Singapore : Avani Prashanth closed with two birdies for a round of 2-over par 74 and slipped to tied 24th place, while her teammate Nishna Patel (77) had a disappointing day with 5-over 77 as she slipped to tied 34th place at the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP).

On a humid day when scoring was not easy with only six players shooting below 70, Avani had four bogeys before finishing with two birdies, while Nishna Patel, who like Avani is making her third trip to WAAP, had two birdies, but gave away five bogeys and a double bogey.

“I have just not been able to get my putting touch,” said a disappointed Avani, who last month won the individual honours at Queen Sirikit Cup and steered the Indian team to their best ever second place. Nishna was also part of the team.

Thailand’s Eila Galitsky grabbed a commanding three-shot lead going into the final round as she attempts to become the second Thai to win the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP), following in the footsteps of compatriot Atthaya Thitikul, who won in 2018.

The 16-year-old Galitsky closed with a thrilling birdie from the edge of the water to finish on two-under par 70. That gave her a three-day total of 10-under par 206, three ahead of the second-placed Minsol Kim of Korea.

Kim and Galitsky were involved in a one-on-one battle in the leader group, till she made a bogey on the par-5 12th, and then followed it up with a double bogey on the par-4 15th. A birdie on the 18th brought back the smile on Kim’s face. IANS

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