Evian-les-Bains [France], July 12 (ANI): Aditi Ashok had one in all her greatest begins in a Major as she began the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship with a card of 4-under 67k and was two off the lead after the primary day, an official assertion from the Ladies European Tour (LET) stated.
Aditi, taking part in her thirty fifth Major – the very best by any Indian golf man or lady – had 4 birdies within the first 11 holes after which had one bogey and one bogey on the thirteenth and 14th earlier than closing with 4 pars, the assertion added.
Aditi birdied the primary, seventh and ninth to show in 3-under after which added a fourth birdie on the eleventh. She had yet one more birdie on the 14th, however earlier than that dropped her lone bogey of the day.
A 12 months in the past, Aditi, fourth on the Tokyo Olympics, completed T-17 at Evian Championships, which was her greatest end in a Major.
Diksha Dagar simply missed making the draw however will play on the AIG Women’s Open later this month.
Further, as per LET, Aditi was two photographs behind the 5 leaders, Ireland’s Leona Maguire, American duo Jennifer Kupcho and Andrea Lee, Australia’s Gabriela Ruffels and Grace Kim, who shared the lead on day one after carding six-under-par (65) every on the picturesque Evian Resort Golf Club.
Maguire delivered a formidable efficiency for her opening spherical, highlighted by a hole-in-one on the par-3 second gap utilizing an 8-iron. The LET winner, who performs on each the LPGA and LET, dropped her solely shot of the day on the tenth, however made up for it with 5 birdies throughout her spherical.
America’s Lee carded seven birdies throughout the primary 18 holes to additionally end the spherical six-under-par.
Ruffels carded a bogey-free 66 that featured six birdies. Fellow Aussie Kim went bogey-free for the primary 18 holes, carding seven birdies to her title to affix the lead on day one.
Kupcho, who began the day on the tenth tee, completed up her final two holes with a birdie and an eagle to make it additionally six-under par, and be part of the leaders, the assertion stated.
A complete of 9 gamers sit in a tie for seventh place, all firing opening rounds of 4 below par. South Africa’s Casandra Alexander, Germany’s Helen Briem, America’s Nelly Korda, Japan’s Ayaka Furue, India’s Aditi Ashok, Korean duo Hye-Jin Choi and Somi Lee, Japan’s Mao Saigo, and China’s Mary Liu are solely an extra shot again.(ANI)