Can Tvesa Malik Lead the Indian Contingent at La Sella Open?

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Key Takeaways
- Tvesa Malik leads the Indian contingent with a score of 1-under 71.
- Anna Huang's phenomenal performance sets her apart at the top of the leaderboard.
- Other Indian golfers are facing challenges, highlighting the competitive nature of the event.
- The La Sella Open showcases emerging talents from around the world.
- Consistency and resilience are key for success in professional golf.
Denia (Spain), Sep 19 (NationPress) Tvesa Malik, striving to secure her full playing rights on the Ladies European Tour, commenced her journey at the 2025 La Sella Open with an impressive score of 1-under 71. This performance placed her in a tied-17th position, making her the top performer among the seven Indian golfers in the 1 million euros event.
Among her compatriots, Hitaashee Bakshi recorded a score of 72, landing in tied-28th, while India's prominent LET stars, Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs, each carded 73 to find themselves in tied-44th place. Ridhima Dilawari finished with a score of 75, placing her at T-77, while both Avani Prashanth and Vani Kapoor struggled with rounds of 78, landing them in T-113, putting them at risk of an early exit.
Leading the pack, Canadian newcomer Anna Huang dazzled on the course with a stunning, bogey-free 64 (-8), establishing a two-shot advantage. The 16-year-old, who secured her LET card through Q-School last December, achieved a series of birdies—back-to-back on holes 2 and 3, three in a row from 6 to 8, and additional birdies on 10, 12, and 13—to set the early tempo in Spain.
For Tvesa, the round was marked by resilience and recovery. After beginning on the first, she dropped an early shot on the second hole but regained her composure at the fifth. Her round included two sequences of bogey-birdie exchanges, on holes 8–9 and 12–13, concluding with a strong finish, birdieing the 18th to finalize her under-par score.
Hitaashee’s round of 72 included five birdies, countered by three bogeys and a double. Pranavi managed three birdies but faced two bogeys and a double, while Diksha rallied impressively after dropping three bogeys in her first six holes, stabilizing her performance with three birdies on the back nine, including two consecutive on 16 and 17.
Following Huang, Nastasia Nadaud from France and Leonie Harm from Germany are tied for second at six-under 66. Slovenia’s Pia Babnik is in fourth with a score of 67, while Spain’s Luna Sobron Galmes holds fifth place at four-under 68.