Aditi Ashok opened her challenge at the Meijer LPGA Classic with one of her best rounds of the season, carding a 4-under 68 for a tied 11th place in Belmont. (More Sports News)
Aditi’ꦺs𒊎 round started on the tenth with birdies on the 11th and the 12th holes.
A ꦬbogey on 17th followed by a birdie on the 18th 🌳saw her turn in 2-under.
On the second nine, the front side of ꦡthe Par-72 Blythefield Country Club, she parred all the way till she picked birdies on the eighth and the ninthꦏ, her final two holes.
Two of her five birdies came on Par-5s on a course൲ that has five Par-5s.
Aditi’s best round this season before 🍸this was also 68 at the Honda LPGA in Thailand in February and she finished tied 31 in the event.
Her best finish this season has been 21st at the HSBC World championships. She h🌠as made eight cuts in 11ও starts prior to this week.
Californian Alison Lee holds a first-round lead after an opening round 65. She took advantage of the 🌊five par-5s with a bridie or better on each.
This has been her best 18-hole score of the season so far. Lee, who was runner-up three times in 🌃2023, is looking for her first win.
There were nine players in tied second and they were all at 5-u𓂃nder 67.
The bi♊g names in the bunch were Brooke Henderson, Carlota Ciganda, 🌱Lizette Salas and Jennifer Kupcho.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda is tied 133 at 4-over after never q🤪uite recovering from going double-bogཧey, bogey, bogey in her first three holes.
