Aditi Ashok finishes second at qualifiers, books spot for Women’s British Open
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok certified for the AIG Women’s British Open after carding an excellent two-under 68 to seize the second place on the 18-hole Qualifiers at Panmure Golf Club.
The 23-year-old Indian star, who had all the Indian nation enthralled as she completed an agonising fourth on the Tokyo Olympics, was one of many two Indians vying for one of many 15 spots on supply for the Major.
The occasion shall be performed from August 19 to 22 on the Carnoustie Links, barely three miles from Panmure.
While Aditi was sole second, Tvesa Malik (73) ended T-Twenty ninth and missed out grabbing one of many berths out there for the Open.
The Open look extends Aditi’s file of begins at Majors to 19, up from 18 after the Amundi Evian Championship final month.
This is her fourth Major of the season. No Indian, males or ladies, has performed as many. Women have 5 Majors as in opposition to 4 for males every year.
Aditi, who was one-over after 12 holes, did effectively to get to 2-under and end sole second.
She ended one shot behind American Lindsey Weaver (67) whereas Nicole Larsen Broch, beginner Kirsten Rudgeley, Cheng Ssu Chia, Magdalena Simmermacher have been Tied-Third at 1-under.
Johanna Gustavsson was additionally 1-under via 17 holes.
Aditi’s greatest Major end was T-22 on the Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in 2018. This shall be her fifth look on the Women’s Open.
Panmure, the sixteenth oldest golf membership on the planet, courting again to 1845, has hosted the Open qualifiers on many previous events. The course with tight fairways is an enormous check and has difficult and undulating greens.
The Par-70, 6,242-yard course designed by James Braid is located between the programs of Monifieth and Carnoustie programs on the east coast of Scotland.