India’s Aditi Ashok secured her second victory of the Ladies European Tour (LET) season, triumphing by two shots at the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España.
The two-time Olympian had an impressive week where she improved round by round at Real Club de Golf Las Brisas.
After rounds of 69-68-68 on the first three days, Ashok carded an excellent bogey-free 66 on the final day to win with a total of 17-under-par.
𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗖Í𝗔 🌟@aditigolf wins the season ending Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 🏆#RaiseOurGame | #OpenDeEspaña pic.twitter.com/xQdWAMeZqy
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) November 26, 2023
Ashok, who was in a tie for second place overnight, didn’t make her first birdie until the seventh but that kickstarted her momentum.
She added two more on the 10th and 13th but it was her three birdies on the trot on 15, 16 and 17 to seal her fifth LET title and her second of the season, after she also won the season-opening event in Kenya.
𝘼𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙠 secures her second LET title of the season & signs off 2023 in style 🏆#RaiseOurGame | #OpenDeEspaña
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) November 26, 2023
Dutch star Anne Van Dam ended the week in second place on 15-under-par after a final round of 68 (-4).
Van Dam, who has won this tournament twice previously, went toe-to-toe with Ashok throughout the final round and had five birdies and one bogey on her scorecard.
Spain’s Ana Pelaez Trivino ended the week in third place after a final round of 68 (-4) which included five birdies and one bogey.
Sweden’s Linn Grant and Australia’s Kirsten Rudgeley finished in a tie for fourth place on 12-under-par in Spain with Belgium’s Manon De Roey in outright sixth.
Defending champion Caroline Hedwalll, India’s Diksha Dagar, Norway’s Madelene Stavnar, France’s Celine Boutier and Spanish amateur Andrea Revuelta ended the week in a share of seventh place on 10-under-par.
In the 2023 Race to Costa de Sol, it was Trichat Cheenglab who came away with the trophy with a tally of 1,966.52 points ahead of Boutier and Dagar.
Cheenglab follows in the footsteps of compatriot Atthaya Thitikul and becomes the sixth player to win both the Race to Costa del Sol and Rookie of the Year titles in the same season.
An emotional Trichat Cheenglab reacts to winning the #RaceToCostaDelSol & Rookie of the Year 💭🇹🇭#RaiseOurGame | #OpenDeEspaña pic.twitter.com/bkEaRncvhi
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) November 26, 2023
𝘼𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙠 finishes number one in Andalucía 📈🏆🇪🇸 #RaiseOurGame | #OpenDeEspaña pic.twitter.com/dlfPF67zYp
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) November 26, 2023
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