Indian golfer Aditi Ashok survives late scare to claim third Ladies European Tour trophy in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: Young Indian golfer Aditi Ashok made a triumphant return to the Ladies European Tour by clinching the Fatima Bin Mubarak Ladies Open after surviving a few anxious moments in the closing stages. The 19-year-old sounded a warning to her competitors ahead of the Hero Indian Open, where she will defend her title next week. [caption id=“attachment_4193417” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Aditi Ashok with the Fatima Bin Mubarak Ladies Open trophy in Dubai. Twitter/@LETgolf[/caption] It is Aditi’s third LET win in less than 12 months. India’s other player, Vani Kapoor (70) finished in a tie for 57th. Aditi, who won the Hero Indian Open and Qatar Ladies Open last year, survived a late scare when she double bogeyed the par-3 17th. But she held her nerve to par the 18th and final hole for a one-shot win over Georgia Hall (66). Aditi, who started the day at 15-under and led American Cheyenne Woods by two shots, bogeyed the fourth, but six birdies between the fifth and 15th holes saw her open a big gap over her rivals. While Woods fell behind, Georgia Hall and Camilla Lennarth made a strong bid. Aditi was 20-under when she came to the 17th tee, by which time Georgia playing one group ahead had finished and 17-under and Lennarth finished at 16-under. When Aditi double bogeyed the 17th, she was just one ahead of Hall and needed to par the final hole to ensure she won outright. A bogey would have sent the contest into a play-off.