Aditi Ashok displayed her game and tenacity, maintaining her nerves in the final holes to card a final round 66 and pull off an exciting two-shot victory against Dutchwoman Anne Van Dam in the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open, the Ladies European Tour’s year-ending tournament. The 25-year-old started and concluded her LET season in style, winning the Magical Kenya Ladies Open by nine strokes in February. It is the Bengaluru golfer’s highest triumph, with a winner’s purse of € 97,500.
Aditi finished with a score of 17-under par (69, 68, 68, 66 = 271), one stroke ahead of Anne (69, 71, 65, 68 = 273). Diksha Dagar of India finished tied seventh at 10-under (72, 71, 68, 67= 278), but she was third in the Race to Costa Del Sol (LET Order of Merit) rankings, with Aditi, who played just eight events, fourth. Despite finishing in a tie for 55th place, Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab won the title.
Aditi had a fantastic season, with the improvements she made to her swing clearly taking her game to the next level. Aside from her two LET victories this season, she finished second in the Saudi Ladies International, third in the Lalla Meryem Cup, and silver in the Hangzhou Asian Games in February.