Avani Prashanth, Aditi Ashok top Indians at Tied-11th in Spain

Malaga, Spain: Avani Prashanth (in pic) and Aditi Ashok carded 1-under 71 each and were Tied-11th, just outside the Top-10 at the season-ending Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España.

Among the other Indians Hitaashee Bakshi (69) was T-43, Pranavi Urs (73) wasT-47 and Diksha Dagar (75) was T-71.

France’s Nastasia Nadaud stormed to victory firing a 66 (-6) to win the season-ending event by four shots on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Avani and Aditi played in the same group on the final day and carded 71 each. Avani had four birdies against three bogeys and Aditi had three birdies against two bogeys. Both of them bogeyed the 18th and final hole or else would have got into Top-10.

Nadaud, 21, started the day in third place, five shots behind overnight leader Trichat Cheenglab and found birdies early in her round at Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf.

Nadaud made birdies on the first and third holes before an eagle on the fourth and she made a further birdie on the fifth to go to the top of the leaderboard.

After the turn, the Frenchwoman rolled in three birdies on the trot on holes 10, 11 and 12 before dropping a shot on the 13th and 16th holes.

However, Nadaud went to the 18th hole with a four-shot lead and rolled in her par to seal her win her maiden LET title with a score of 16-under-par. 

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