August 22, 2015: Aditi Ashok, 17 years old from Bangalore, India, cruised to a five-stroke victory in the Ladies British open amateur stroke-play championship at Moortown Golf Club, Leeds.
She is one of the youngest ever winners of this title and this would rank as the biggest win so far for the talented Indian girl who has already won the St Rule Trophy over the St Andrews Old and New Courses this year and finished second in the European Women’s Amateur Championship.
A place at an American college next year is her ambition and she looks certain to win tournaments on the US college circuit. After that .. who knows? She has the all-round game to become a successful tour pro, but all that is in the future. For the moment, Aditi and her parents who travel round the world with her to tournaments, deserve to bask in the glory of this emphatic win.
Ashok shot rounds of 71, 73, 70 and 71 over a tough, par 74 Yorkshire moorland course. Under no pressure after establishing a four-stroke lead over the first 54 holes, Aditi could afford to relax a bit and have fun on the final circit which she did with one eagle (at the 16th), five birdies and four bogeys in halves of 37-34. She also picked up the Dinwiddy Trophy for the lowest score for an Under 18.
Aditi also won the 11th leg on the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour, holding off seasoned professionals like Vani Kapoor and Sharmila Nicollet to claim victory with a sensational 64 in the final round.
In gaining a two shot victory, after trailing by five at the end of the second round, Aditi showcased her immense potential by taking her second career WGAI victory even though she is still only an amateur.
Aditi is currently a student of class XII in Bengaluru and even though she is eager to further her education before turning professional, this victory could hasten the journey significantly.
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- Amateurs
- aditi ashok
- anand datla
- Ladies British Open
