Historic feat! Aditi Ashok becomes first Indian woman to win Ladies European Tour by clinching Indian Open

Aditi Ashok poses after receiving the Hero Womens Indian Open Golf trophy in Gurugram on Sunday PicPTIGurgaonTeen golf sensation Aditi Ashok scripted history today as she became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero Womens Indian Open hereThe 18yearold Olympian carded an even par 72 on the final day at the DLF Golf and Country Club On a day that saw leads shift hands on multiple occasions Aditi held her nerve to get the better of American Brittany Lincicome and Spains Belen MozoBrittany and Belen finished tied second with identical totals of twounder 214 after 54 holes one adrift of the winnerAditi finished with a total score threeunder 213 to win a prize purse of USD 60000 propelling her to the top spot in the Rookie of the Year rankingsI have had some good finishes in the Indian Open but to get the job done finally feels really good and especially finishing victorious in front of my home crowd is a really good feeling she saidAditi has had a good year on the Ladies European Tour LET but could not win a titleIt feels good to win the championship I was playing good all year I had four top 10 finishes I had a good front nine but made a few mistakes on the back nine but overall it was a good week Aditi saidAditi had a two shot lead coming into the final roundShe played an evenpar frontnine and looked well on course to claim her maiden title on the Ladies European TourHowever Belen Mozo continued to apply pressure and carded two birdies while dropping a single shot on her front nineBrittany who has two major titles to her credit too had a good day and finished with a total of twounder 214 to give herself a realistic chance of winning the titleWith just two holes to play both Aditi and Belen bogeyed the 17th hole to tie with Brittany for the top spotOn the decisive 18th hole Aditi hit an incredible approach shot which landed and rolled back to stop one and a half feet from the pinBelen on the other hand had to settle for a par Aditi took a moment to gather herself and calmly holed the ball to get a rousing reception from the large crowd present there to cheer herAs far as the Rookie of the Year goes I still have a couple of weeks of golf tournaments coming up I shall be playing in Qatar and Dubai So I am hoping to put up a good show there to have the Rookie of the Year award too under my belt she saidThai player Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul took the fourth spot with a total score of 215 followed by English golfer Florentyna Parker at 216 to complete the top five positionsAmong other notable golfers Emily Pedersen and Kiran Matharu finished tied 9th while Christine Wolf who had remained in contention for the last two days had to settle for the tied 11th positionLocal professional Vani Kapoor had an off day in the park and carded 6 over 78 to settle for tied 28th position Diksha Dagar finished as the best amateur in the tournament with a total score of 229