India’s Aditi Ashok secured her second victory of the Ladies European Tour 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 a bogey-free 66 on Sunday to win with a total of 17-under-par.
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 10 and 13, 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.
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 Peláez Trivino ended the week in third place after a final round of 68 which included five birdies.
In the battle for the Race to Costa del Sol, it was Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab who came away with the trophy with a tally of 1,966 points ahead of France’s Celine Boutier and India’s Dikshar 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. The 28-year-old from Thailand competed in 25 events this season, winning once and bagging six other top-finishes.