20 August,2016 08:37 AM IST | | IANS
Teen Indian golf sensation Aditi Ashok raised hopes of an Olympic medal as she stood just three strokes off the pace at tied 7th after the second round of the Women’s Individual event here yesterday.
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok
Rio de Janeiro: Teen Indian golf sensation Aditi Ashok raised hopes of an Olympic medal as she stood just three strokes off the pace at tied 7th after the second round of the Women's Individual event here yesterday.
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok. Pic/AFP
The 18-year-old was just three shots behind the leader, Stacey Lewis of US after firing a second successive three-under 68, which included five birdies against a couple of bogeys, to move to six-under 136.
Lewis, who shot 70 on the first day went on a birdie spree with 10 birdies and two bogeys for a round of 63 that gave her the top position. She is nine-under 133.
Britain's Charley Hull (68-66) was second at eight-under, while Marianne SKarpnord (69-66), Larsen Nicole Boch (67-68) and Inbee Park (66 and two-under through 13 in second) were all at seven-under in shared third place. Aditi (68-68)was in 7th place. "I shot three-under both days, so that's pretty consistent for me. I dropped a few shots, a couple of shots and I could have been a few shots better, but I'm happy going into next round?"
