GURUGRAM: Diksha Dagar woke up on Thursday and ticked all the boxes. Reaching the course early, check. Light breakfast, check. Practice, check. A five-under-67 round for second position in the Hero Women's Indian Open first round, check that too.
One stroke behind leader Madelene Stavnar of Norway, who struck the right chords with her iron play, Diksha stepped out under the afternoon sun lightly packed with orange juice and cornflakes, and food for thought after a bogey blip on her second hole, the 11th. Confused with the club selection, she wasn't confident about the tee shot. But never mind. "Afterwards I hit six birdies and had a solid round," she reminded lest one dwell led on the paltry pouch of negatives.
