Aditi Ashok finishes one shot behind world No. 1 Lydia Ko
India’s Aditi Ashok continued her amazing run but fell one shot shy of winning for the second time in three weeks, finishing behind world number one Lydia Ko in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.
Aditi, starting the final round two shots behind the leader, shot 4-under 68 and finished 20-under at the USD 5 million tournament. Lydia (68) saved a crucial 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 way ahead on the Race to Costa del Sol rankings.
Talking of her excellent start to the season, Aditi said, “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 k...