Tvesa Malik shoots 71, stays on to 4th spot in South Africa
Tvesa had a 1-under on the first day at the Par-74 course. AT 4-under for two rounds with one more day to go, she is four shots behind the leader, Kyle Henry of Scotland.
Gursimar will play her first round with Gaurika Bishnoi and Tvesa Malik.
Gursimar Badwal, who won her first title of the season last week, will seek to continue the fine form when she tees up this week at the KGA golf course.
Gursimar won only the second title of her professional career on Hero WPG Tour, the first having come last year.
She will play her first round with Gaurika Bishnoi, who leads the Hero Order of Merit, and Tvesa Malik, who has also won this season.
Meanwhile, Vani Kapoor, who was not in here elements last week, has skipped the event.
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But Amandeep Drall is in the fray. She will play with Trisha Sunil and amateur Pranavi Urs.
Also in the field in the 10th leg are Neha Tripathi and Mehar Atwal among the prominent professionals.
Gaurika will have a chance to extend her lead. Currently Amandeep is second, Vani is third and Gursimar is placed fourth.
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