Neha Tripathi (75) was tied 26th, Vani Kapoor (76) was tied 35th and Saaniya Sharma (78) was tied 49th at the Palm Hill Golf Club in the ninth leg on this year's Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT).
The Enjoy Jakarta Ladies Indonesia Open features 84 players. The tournament is played over 54 holes with no cut being made. It is the most lucrative women's National Open in South East Asia with the winner earning a cheque for USD 30,000.
Thailand's Thidapa Suwannapura, Patcharachuta Kongkapan, Malaysian amateur Kelly Tan, Walailak Satarak from the United States, and Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Yu-ling all shot 71 to tie for second place.
The 40-year-old Mehra struck three birdies in a row from the second hole to seize the lead. Another birdie on the 11th moved her to four-under before she made her only bogey of the day on the following hole.
"I hit the ball the same on both nines but the putts seemed to drop on the front. I kept it steady and slow and got it done," Mehra said. MORE