GOLF
Strong begin for Aditi Ashok in Utah
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok overcame an early bogey to make a robust begin that positioned her tied twenty ninth on the opening day of the Black Desert Championship, offered by Higher Zion, in Ivins, Utah.
Aditi shot three-under 69 on Thursday. Having begun her spherical on the again 9, Aditi dropped a shot on the eleventh gap earlier than choosing up birdies on the thirteenth and 14.
She closed the primary 9 with an even-par 36 after dropping a shot on the sixteenth.
On the second 9, Aditi made birdies on the fourth, and seventh to conclude the day with a complete of three-under par.
This yr, Aditi has made cuts at three of the 4 occasions she has performed and stands 102nd within the season’s rankings.
After the primary spherical, Haeran Ryu of Korea led the sphere with a rating of nine-under par for the day. Haeran performed a bogey-free spherical that was dotted with 9 birdies.
Ranging from the again 9, Haeran made 5 birdies and added 4 extra on the front-nine.
Haeran has up to now made the lower in 5 of the six occasions she has performed this season and stands twenty fifth within the rankings.
Within the Chevron Championship final week in Texas, she posted her finest end of the season up to now, ending tied sixth.
– PTI
Tough begin for Rayhan Thomas at Tulum Golf Championship
It was one other tough begin for India’s Rayhan Thomas, who carded a five-over 77 and was at risk of lacking the lower on the Tulum Championship on the PGA Riviera Maya.
He was mendacity tied 124th after the opening spherical on Thursday.
In 9 begins previous to this week, Thomas has made 4 cuts with a better of tied seventh in Bahamas Nice Abaco Traditional.
Mitchell Meissner opened with a six-under 66 to steer the sphere by one. He had seven birdies and one bogey. He has three top-10 finishes in 9 begins this season, together with a tied seventh eventually week’s Veritex Financial institution Championship.
Zach Bauchou is second at five-under, whereas rookie Kensei Hirata, a six-time winner on Japan Tour, carded a four-under to be third.
Runchanapong Youprayong (three-under), a winner on the All Thailand Golf Tour, recorded a 3 -under 69 and was tied fourth in a gaggle of 9 gamers.
– PTI