Pranavi shoots 66 to force her way into Top-10, Diksha also makes cut

Magenta Shores (Australia), Mar 6 (PTI) Pranavi Urs carded a bogey free 6-under 66 to place herself in Top-10 after the second round of the Australian Women’s Classic. Pranavi, who shot even par 72 in the first round is now 6-under for 36 holes and is Tied-seventh. She is the best of the four Indians playing this week.

Diksha Dagar (69-73) was T-22 while Avani Prashanth (77-72) and Hitaashee Bakshi (82-69) despite a 13-shot improvement in the second round, missed the cut.

Kelsey Bennett continued her solid start to 2026 posting a round of 68 (-4) to move one shot clear in her home state.

Two back from Sara Kouskova before the start of play, the Australian carded seven birdies and dropped two shots at Magenta Shores Golf & Country to lead the way on 10-under par heading into the weekend.

Bennett is chasing a maiden Ladies European Tour (LET) victory this week having finished third-place twice at the Investec SA Women’s Open and Andaluciá Costa del Sol Open de España in 2025.

In a tie for second on nine-under par at Magenta Shores sit Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab and England’s Meghan MacLaren.

Cheenglab, a former, winner of the 2024 LET Order of Merit, followed up yesterday's 67 (-5) with a 68 (-4) which included one dropped shot plus three birdies in her final seven holes.

MacLaren meanwhile posted a bogey-free 67 (-5) to continue her revival story. The three-time LET winner is the only past champion in the field having won this event in 2022. PTI Corr APS APS APS