Hitaashee extends her lead to six shots in Hero Women's Professional Golf Tournament

This season, Hitaashee has claimed victory in two titles, putting her six shots ahead of her closest competitors, Nayanika Sanga and Vidhatri Urs. Hitaashee is also the only player to have secured three wins this year. Nayanika and Vidhatri are tied for second place at one-under 143 each.

Hitaashee, leader on the Hero WPGT Order of Merit, will become the second three-time winner in 2024, if she holds on for a win.

Three players, Ananya Garg , Shweta Mansingh and Sneha Singh , are tied for fourth place at 3-over 147.

Hitaashee, who is due to play in the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage next month, opened with five pars and then landed back-to-back birdies on the sixth and the seventh.

She birdied 12th but dropped a shot on the 13th and then against dropped a shot on the Par-5 16th before picking a birdie on the closing 18th for a day’s card of 70, which equalled the best score of the day alongside Yaalisai Verma.

Nayanika had an incredible six birdies, six bogeys and six pars.

She did not have a single par in her first seven holes, which included four birdies and two bogeys.

She seemed to be making good progress at 3-under through 12 holes, but then dropped three bogeys in the last six holes, including two in the last two holes.

Vidhatri had three birdies, one bogey and a triple bogey on Par-4 11th, which ruined her card.

Shweta Mansingh had four birdies, three bogeys and two doubles in her 75.

Amandeep Drall is sole seventh at 4-over 148, while Yaalisai Verma and Khushi Khanijau are tied eighth at 5-over 149.

Rhea Purvi Saravanan rounded off the top ten.

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