Aditi Ashok finishes one shot behind world No. 1 Lydia Ko

India’s Aditi Ashok continued her superb run however fell one shot shy of successful for the second time in three weeks, ending behind world primary Lydia Ko within the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.

Aditi, beginning the ultimate spherical two pictures behind the chief, shot 4-under 68 and completed 20-under on the USD 5 million event. Lydia (68) saved a vital par on the 72nd to win by one.

The second place meant Aditi now has a win in Kenya, third place in Morocco and second place in Saudi International, to gallop method forward on the Race to Costa del Sol rankings.

Talking of her glorious begin to the season, Aditi stated, “Yeah, it’s been a great (start). I think 20-under on this golf course with the wind that we had on some of those days, I think it’s a pretty good score.” She admitted she knew she wanted just a few birdies over the previous couple of holes.

“Yeah, I knew I wanted to make just a few birdies. I knew the place I stood after 9 after I noticed the chief boards. I didn’t do a lot till 14.

“Yesterday I birdied three of the last four, so I tried to think that it’s possible today, too, and I ended up birdieing two of the last four, which was good.” Aditi, on the lookout for a quick begin simply didn’t get it as she had 5 pars and a bogey within the first six holes. She then discovered three birdies in a row from seventh to ninth to show in 2-under.

On the again 9, Lydia birdied 3 times with out dropping a shot, whereas Aditi birdied 15 and 16 and missed a few others. With a par on Par-5 18th, she set the clubhouse goal at 20-under.

The final group had Lydia at 21-under with birdies on tenth, thirteenth and seventeenth. Lilian Vu was nonetheless at 20-under as she had earlier bogeyed tenth and birdied eleventh.

Lydia, regardless of a nasty tee shot managed to par the final and stayed at 21-under whereas Vu bogeyed the final and fell to 19-under, leaving Aditi in second place at 20-under.