Diksha misses cut at British Open

Young Indian golfer Diksha Dagar missed the cut at the AIG Women's British Open after carding a disappointing seven-over 79 in the second round, here.

While she was dejected at missing out on weekend action, Diskha said she was richer in experience after playing two Majors in three weeks.

She will tee up at the Scottish Open next.

It took Diksha 32 holes to get her first birdie of the week as she birdied the Par-3 14th, after five bogeys on first day and another seven in first 13 holes on the second day.

She birdied the 14th and then bogeyed the 18th.

Interestingly, also missing the cut at 12-over for former world number one Lydia Ko (76-80) and behind them was Laura Davies (82-75) at 13-over.

Another player to tie with Diksha was South African Esther Henseleit (78-78), who is the leading rookie of 2019 on Ladies European Tour.

Ashleigh Buhai (65-67) of South Africa made good use of the perfect playing conditions to hold on to the top spot at 12-under par 132, three strokes ahead of Hinako Shibuno (66-69), a 20-year-old rookie on the Japan LPGA.

Buhai was four better than Lizette Salas (69-67) of the US.

There were players from nine different countries in the top-13 and 11 major champions were within striking distance of the lead.