Gurugram, Oct. 11 -- India's Hitaashee Bakshi registered a third straight under-par round at the Hero Women's Indian Open to open a three-shot lead over the rest of the field after the third round in the USD 500,000 event.

The only player with three under-par rounds this week, Hitaashee has shot 70-67-70 this week and is 9-under 207 for 54 holes. The 21-year-old, who has never finished in the Top-10 of an LET event, is three shots clear of the three-time LET winner, England's Alice Hewson (69-72-69), who is at 6-under 210, as per a release from the Indian Open.

The Indian tricolour dominated the leaderboard, as Pranavi Urs (72-67-73) is third at 4-under, while rookie Avani Prashanth (73-71-70), who in 2023 was Tied-fifth as an amateur, ...