Women's Golf Association of India

Aditi and Diksha are Tied 14^th in Olympic Golf

Paris, Aug 8 :Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar stayed in the top quarter of the leader board as they were both 1-under 143 for two rounds at the Women’ Olympic golf competition.

Aditi played 1-under 71 after a first round 72 and Diksha was even at 72 after a first round 71. At 1-under each for 36 holes, the Indian duo was Tied-14 in the 60-player field, which has no cut.

Aditi had four birdies, all in succession from the sixth to the ninth against bogeys on the third, fifth and 12th. Diksha was 2-under with birdies on the Par-5 third and Par-3 11th and stayed 2-under till she came to the 18th, where messed a third shot with a wedge and ended with a double.

The leader was Swiss star, Morgane Metraux who shot a brilliant 8-under 28 front nine with two eagles and four birdies. The back nine had three bogeys and one birdie in a round oof 66 that put her on top at 8-under after being 10-under at one stage. She bogeyed the 15th and the 18th.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko (72-67), who has medals from 2016 and 2020, is in third place with China’s Yin Ruoning (72-65) in second place.

Aditi said the course was gettable and a low round is possible. “It is (to get low rounds). I think today I saw the scores, some players have shot really low rounds (Morgane Metraux had a 8-under 28 for front nine with two eagles). So I know there's a low round out there. I just have to go out there and shoot it. Usually third day is moving day, so just going with that mindset.”

Diksha, inspired by Scottie Scheffler’s final round of 9-under 63 in the men’s competition said she was going to be aggressive and take her chances. She said, ““Like Scottie on the final day to clinch a medal, he played 9-under. So I have to be like him. Scottie played very amazing. Yes, I saw him. On final day, the pin position was very tough, and his striking was good and his putting, he made lots of birdies on that day.”

Diksha was also happy with the return of her father’s, Col Narendar Dagar, as her caddie,

She said she was happy with her Dad on the bag again. “Yes, I'm very happy. It feels amazing (to have him). Yes, he was helping with the line, also. Like we would discuss, what is the line, and then he would approve and we would agree. Then I go with it.”