Aditi Ashok. File picture
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Aditi Ashok turned in probably the most dominating performances on the Ladies European Tour with a nine-shot win on the Magical Kenya Ladies Open on Sunday.
It was the fourth win on the Ladies European Tour (LET) for the 24-year-old Aditi, who now performs totally on the Ladies PGA within the United States.
Aditi, who will flip 25 subsequent month, additionally ended an extended drought as she final received in Abu Dhabi in November 2017. Her first two titles got here in successive begins — on the Hero Women’s Indian Open after which the next week in Qatar Ladies Open.
Aditi, who has her father Ashok on the bag, shot rounds of 67-70-69-74 and totalled 12-under 280 on the Par-73 Vipingo Ridge, the place she had completed runners-up in 2019, the yr the occasion was first held.
Her file within the LET is superb as she has received 4 instances in 60 begins and completed within the top-10 as many as 20 instances, which implies she has a top-10 as soon as in each three tournaments.
With this win, she could be in search of her maiden LPGA victory, which might make her the primary Indian to win on the LPGA, simply as she was the primary to do on the Ladies European Tour.
The lanky Aditi, who had received skilled occasions at residence even whereas being an beginner, got here inside a whisker of an Olympic medal on the Tokyo Games. She completed fourth however was feted by a complete nation.
Even as Aditi held the highlight, India’s high beginner, teenager Avani Prashanth shot 1-under 72 on the ultimate day and resulted in top-10 as she was tied ninth, whereas Amandeep Drall (77) completed tied-Fifty fifth.
Aditi, taking part in her first occasion in additional than two months, took a three-shot lead within the first spherical after which prolonged it to 5 after two rounds and made it six after the third. She completed the occasion 9 pictures forward of Alice Hewson of England (72), who completed birdie-birdie, and Thai teen April Angurasaranee (77).
Aditi could effectively have received by a double-digit margin however dropped pictures on the fag finish. She bogeyed Par-5 fifteenth and Par-3 seventeenth, however that was merely tutorial in per week the place Aditi dominated the sector.
Starting the ultimate day with a six-shot lead at a course the place wildlife, together with giraffes, are a function, Aditi performed stable and regular golf via the week. She had two bogeys on the primary day, one on the second and none on the third. She dropped three pictures on the ultimate day and her 1-over 74 within the remaining spherical was her solely over par spherical.
She opened with a birdie on the primary, gave again that shot on the eighth however picked a birdie on the eleventh to be 1-under via 11 holes on the ultimate day. She dropped two pictures in direction of the tip.
Source: www.thehindu.com
