Date:07/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/07/stories/2006090710322000.htm

Sport - Golf

Sharmila extends lead

BANGALORE: Sharmila Nicollet stepped up her lead to seven strokes in the Gold Division of the DT South India Ladies Amateur Golf tournament at the Karnataka Golf Association course here after the second round.

The scores:

Gold Division (0-12): 1. Sharmila Nicollet (71, 75) 146; 2. Vaishavi Sinha (79, 74) and Shruti Khanna (75, 78) 153 each; 4. Meghana Bal (81, 74) 155; Sonam Chugh (79,79) 158. Silver Division (13-24): Dhanalakshmi Rice (86, 90) 176; Renuka Phillip (85, 93) 178; Meher Gupta (89, 91) 180; Megha Verma (92, 89) 181. Bronze Division (25-36): Priya Khanna (109, 106) 215; Mishq Laliwala (120, 105) 225; Gomathi Rajaram (108, 117) 225; Miki Tobari (114, 112) 226. — Special Correspondent