NEW DELHI: Aditi Ashok, who is currently experiencing her most successful LPGA season to date, is preparing to participate in her 24th Major tournament, which is a record for any Indian golfer. She will commence her campaign at the PGA Championship in New Jersey on Thursday.
Her upcoming appearance in the Women’s US Open will mark an impressive milestone of 25 Major tournaments for Aditi. It serves as a testament to her dedication and skill, especially considering her narrow miss of an Olympic bronze medal.
Aditi has been in exceptional form, securing four Top-10 finishes in her last five stroke play events. She achieved a career-best tied second place at the JM Eagle LA Championship.
She has risen to 15th on the Race to CME Globe and is at a career-high 47th place on the world rankings list. She is also leading on the other side of the Atlantic on the Ladies European Tour, but by just under four points and will likely be overtaken at the end of the week.
However, for this week, Aditi’s focus is on the Women’s PGA Championship. Aditi has a great record on the Ladies European Tour, where she won her first title in her Rookie Year in 2016 at her home event, the Hero Women’s Indian Open. She has won the event thrice.
Despite that track record and her recent showing on LPGA, Aditi has still not been able to translate that into good results at the Majors.
Her best ever in any Major has been T-22 at the British Open in 2018 and the best in Women’s PGA has been T-29 in 2017. She will be desperately looking to better that and considering her recent consistent showing on the LPGA, that could be on the cards.
Aditi, who has added more distance off the tee and shown fine putting form, will play her first round with Georgia Hall and Moriya Jutanugarn from the tenth tee in afternoon wave.
(With PTI Inputs)
Her upcoming appearance in the Women’s US Open will mark an impressive milestone of 25 Major tournaments for Aditi. It serves as a testament to her dedication and skill, especially considering her narrow miss of an Olympic bronze medal.
Aditi has been in exceptional form, securing four Top-10 finishes in her last five stroke play events. She achieved a career-best tied second place at the JM Eagle LA Championship.
She has risen to 15th on the Race to CME Globe and is at a career-high 47th place on the world rankings list. She is also leading on the other side of the Atlantic on the Ladies European Tour, but by just under four points and will likely be overtaken at the end of the week.
However, for this week, Aditi’s focus is on the Women’s PGA Championship. Aditi has a great record on the Ladies European Tour, where she won her first title in her Rookie Year in 2016 at her home event, the Hero Women’s Indian Open. She has won the event thrice.
Despite that track record and her recent showing on LPGA, Aditi has still not been able to translate that into good results at the Majors.
Her best ever in any Major has been T-22 at the British Open in 2018 and the best in Women’s PGA has been T-29 in 2017. She will be desperately looking to better that and considering her recent consistent showing on the LPGA, that could be on the cards.
Aditi, who has added more distance off the tee and shown fine putting form, will play her first round with Georgia Hall and Moriya Jutanugarn from the tenth tee in afternoon wave.
(With PTI Inputs)
