May 8, 2018 by admin

Aditi ends tied-6th for her second top-10 finish in a row

The Colony (US), May 8
Aditi Ashok notched up her second successive top-10 finish by finishing tied-6th at the Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic here.
This was Aditi’s second top-10 finish in a row after her tied-7th at LPGA Mediheal last week. Her previous two best finishes this season were tied-14th at Kia Classic and tied-19th at Hugel-JTBC La Open.
The tournament, cut short to 36 holes because of inclement weather on Thursday and Friday, had Aditi setting the clubhouse target as she played her second and final round in a 5-under 66 to finish at a 7-under 135.
However, Sung Hyun Park showed why she is one of the stars to watch this season as she went on to win the tournament by coming good in clutch situations.
Aditi, who shot a 69 in the first round, also played 14 more holes of her second round on Saturday itself. On Sunday, she played the remaining four holes of the second round with one birdie on the par-5 15th and three pars.
Aditi’s 7-under target came over two hours before Park began, so she knew exactly what was needed to capture her third LPGA win. Her first big step was a long chip-in from just off the green at the fourth for an eagle to jump into a share of the lead. The second was her last shot of the day, when she was at 10-under. Park chipped in for a birdie to finish at 11-under.
Park’s short game was magnificent this week as she took 24 putts in Round 1 and 28 in Round 2.
Lindy Duncan finished birdie-birdie-birdie about 45 minutes after Park’s round to take second place at 10-under.