<p>Avani Prashanth will become the first Indian woman golfer to play a competitive round at the fabled Augusta National Golf Club after rounds of 76-73 in difficult conditions at the at the National Women's Amateur Championship here.</p>.<p>When play ended in the second round, she was tied 21st after 36 holes, while Indian-American Megha Ganne (73-80) missed the cut.</p>.<p>Ganne hit headlines in US Women's Open, where she was the top amateur after being among contenders for a while in the tournament.</p>.<p>Lying tied 26th when play was suspended after her two rounds, she had to wait overnight for others to finish to see if she would be among top-30 from a field of 72 who started at the Champions Retreat.</p>.<p>The top-30 make the cut for the final round, which is to be played on Saturday at the Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts the 86th Masters next week.</p>.<p>When second play finally ended Avani moved up to tied 21st and easily made the cut, which was a sigh of relief.</p>.<p>"I came here to do well and this is the first step. I have one more round at the famous Augusta and I am excited," said Avani.</p>.<p>The Augusta National Women’s Amateur is a 54-hole stroke play that features 72 of the top women amateurs from around the world.</p>.<p>The tournament is split between two venues, with Champions Retreat hosting the opening rounds on Wednesday and Thursday. A practice round at Augusta National is played on Friday with the full field.</p>.<p>The field is then pruned to the top 30 players (with a play-off for the last spots if necessary) for the final round Saturday at Augusta National.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Avani Prashanth will become the first Indian woman golfer to play a competitive round at the fabled Augusta National Golf Club after rounds of 76-73 in difficult conditions at the at the National Women's Amateur Championship here.</p>.<p>When play ended in the second round, she was tied 21st after 36 holes, while Indian-American Megha Ganne (73-80) missed the cut.</p>.<p>Ganne hit headlines in US Women's Open, where she was the top amateur after being among contenders for a while in the tournament.</p>.<p>Lying tied 26th when play was suspended after her two rounds, she had to wait overnight for others to finish to see if she would be among top-30 from a field of 72 who started at the Champions Retreat.</p>.<p>The top-30 make the cut for the final round, which is to be played on Saturday at the Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts the 86th Masters next week.</p>.<p>When second play finally ended Avani moved up to tied 21st and easily made the cut, which was a sigh of relief.</p>.<p>"I came here to do well and this is the first step. I have one more round at the famous Augusta and I am excited," said Avani.</p>.<p>The Augusta National Women’s Amateur is a 54-hole stroke play that features 72 of the top women amateurs from around the world.</p>.<p>The tournament is split between two venues, with Champions Retreat hosting the opening rounds on Wednesday and Thursday. A practice round at Augusta National is played on Friday with the full field.</p>.<p>The field is then pruned to the top 30 players (with a play-off for the last spots if necessary) for the final round Saturday at Augusta National.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>