Aditi Ashok | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
Bangalore, India |
29 March 1998
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Nationality |
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Residence | Bangalore, India |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2016 |
Current tour(s) |
Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Ladies European Tour | 2 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships |
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ANA Inspiration | T42: 2017 |
Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
Women's British Open | CUT: 2016 |
Evian Championship | DNP |
Achievements and awards | |
LET Rookie of the Year | 2016 |
Aditi Ashok (born 29 March 1998) is an Indian professional golfer who took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Aditi became the youngest and first Indian to win the Lalla Aicha Tour School and secured her Ladies European Tour card for the 2016 season. This win also made her the youngest winner of a Q School for an international tour. Aditi is the first and the only Indian golfer who played the Asian Youth Games (2013), Youth Olympic Games (2014), Asian Games (2014) and Olympic Games (2016).
Aditi won the 2016 Hero Women's Indian Open with a score of 3-under-par 213, and in the process became the first Indian to win a Ladies European Tour title. She picked up a second win two weeks later at the Qatar Ladies Open and finished the season second on the Order of Merit. She won the Rookie of the Year award. She also gained a LPGA Tour card for 2017 via the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.
Aditi was born on 29 March 1998 in Bangalore. She studied at The Frank Anthony Public School in Bangalore and graduated in 2016. She started playing golf at the age of 5; her father Pandit Gudlamani Ashok is her caddy.
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