Eighteen-year old Ashok, who is from Bengaluru, started the day in impressive fashion as she carded a 32 on a par-35 front nine with birdies on the 1st, 4th and 9th holes.
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After Sakshi Malik became the first Indian to win a medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics and break the agonising medal drought in Rio, PV Sindhu would be veing for Gold in the finals of women’s badminton singles on Friday against the Spanish ace, Carolina Marin.
However in 2015 she won Army Ladies & Junior Championship, St Rule Trophy, Southern India Ladies & Junior Girls Championship, Ladies’ British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Thailand Amateur Open. Aditi had an inspiring run in the second round of the Women’s Individual event on thursday as she tied 8th, while her score read six under par.
Inbee Park of Korea continued her dominant performance with a solid round of 2 under par 69. It’s great to be there and I’m looking forward to the weekend’.
“I think golf every day is different, ” she said. “That’s what I’m hoping to do”, Ashok said.
Park, the seven-time major victor, admitted that she arrived in Rio more in hope than expectation after a lengthy lay-off due to the on-going thumb injury. And the opening tee shot was a moment he won’t forget.
The leaderboard reflects the global nature of the competition, with a league of nations contending inside the top ten of an exciting women’s event. Henderson also went low with a 64 while Hull tagged a 66 onto her initial 68 for an eight-under-par total of 134. Live streaming will be available in STAR Sports’ digital property, Hotstar.
Even with such a low world ranking, Ashok was not a complete unknown when she arrived at Olympic Golf Course. I think it’s wonderful.
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Victorian Su Oh is in 38th position at 1 over.
