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'''Aditi Ashok''' (born 29 March 1998) is an [[India]]n [[professional golfer]] who took part in the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/anirban-lahiri-ssp-chawrasia-aditi-ashok-india-golf-2907894/ |title=Anirban Lahiri, SSP Chawrasia, Aditi Ashok to fly Indian flag in golf at Rio Olympics |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> and plays on the [[Ladies European Tour]] and [[LPGA Tour]].

==Personal life==
Aditi was born on 29 March 1998 in the city of [[Bangalore]].<ref name=wave/> She studied at [[The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore|The Frank Anthony Public School]] in Bangalore and graduated in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Aditi Ashok, India's future in women's golf |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/who-is-aditi-ashok-the-only-indian-woman-golfer-at-the-rio-olympics-2016/article9011908.ece |accessdate=20 August 2016 |work=The Hindu |date=20 August 2016}}</ref> When she started playing golf at the age of 5, there were only three golf courses in Bangalore. When she expressed an interest, her father took her to the Karnataka Golf Association driving range. Her father, Ashok Gudlamani, is now her [[caddie]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympics 2016: 5 Things To Know About Indian Golfer Aditi Ashok |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/5-things-know-about-indian-golfer-aditi-ashok |accessdate=20 August 2016 |website=Golf.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Know Your Indian Olympian: 10 things to know about Aditi Ashok |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/know-indian-olympian-10-things-175200936.html |accessdate=20 August 2016 |work=Yahoo News |date=15 July 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
Ashok became the youngest and first Indian to win the Lalla Aicha Tour School and secured her [[Ladies European Tour]] card for the [[2016 Ladies European Tour|2016 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/10107960/indias-aditi-ashok-becomes-youngest-ever-let-tour-school-winner |title=India's Aditi Ashok becomes youngest ever LET Tour School winner |publisher=Sky Sports |date=23 December 2015 |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> This win also made her the youngest winner of a [[Qualifying school|Q School]] for an international tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/Aditi-Ashok-looking-to-qualify-for-Rio-Olympics/articleshow/50330695.cms |title=Aditi Ashok looking to qualify for Rio Olympics |newspaper=Times of India |date=26 December 2015 |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>

Ashok won the 2016 [[Hero Women's Indian Open]] with a score of 3-under-par 213, and in the process became the first Indian to win a Ladies European Tour title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aditi Ashok makes history by winning the Women's Indian Open |url=http://www.espn.in/golf/story/_/id/18036633/golf-aditi-ashok-wins-indian-open-becomes-first-indian-woman-win-ladies-european-tour-event |accessdate=13 November 2016 |work=ESPN |date=13 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/golf/aditi-ashok-wins-in-abu-dhabi-for-her-third-ladies-european-tour-title-4922545/ |title=Aditi Ashok wins in Abu Dhabi for her third Ladies European Tour title |date=4 November 2017 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 13, 2016 |title=Aditi Ashok creates history, wins Indian Open |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/golf/story/aditi-ashok-indian-open-golf-351789-2016-11-13 |access-date=2021-07-26 |website=India Today}}</ref> In a country normally focused on cricket, her win garnered outsized attention for the sport of golf. Her win made the front page of the country's largest newspaper, the [[Times of India]] and she was featured nationally on television.<ref name=wave>{{cite news |work=Golf Channel |title=India's Ashok riding the wave of stardom |date=28 November 2016 |first=Randall |last=Mell |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/article/randall-mell/indias-ashok-riding-wave-stardom}}</ref> She picked up a second win two weeks later at the [[Qatar Ladies Open]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2016 |first=Shobhit Kumar |last=Mittal |title=Career-high for teen golf sensation Aditi Ashok |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/golf/story/aditi-ashok-golf-rankings-354485-2016-11-28 |access-date=2021-07-26 |website=India Today}}</ref> and finished the season second on the Order of Merit. She won the [[LET Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ladieseuropeantour.com/?p=38708 |title=Aditi Ashok named Rookie of the Year |publisher=Ladies European Tour |date=10 December 2016 |access-date=10 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165412/http://ladieseuropeantour.com/?p=38708 |archive-date=13 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also gained a LPGA Tour card for 2017 via the [[LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament]].

In 2017, Ashok became the first LPGA player from India, and finished eighth in the [[Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year]] standings.

In 2018 she made 17 cuts at 24 events, with two top-10 finishes. She recorded a career-best T6 result at the Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic (formerly [[Volunteers of America LPGA North Dallas Classic]]) and tied her career-low score of 64 at the [[Walmart NW Arkansas Championship]]. She ended the year with the second-lowest putting average on the LPGA.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=LPGA |title=Aditi Ashok – Bio |accessdate=20 February 2019 |url=http://www.lpga.com/players/aditi-ashok/98652/bio}}</ref>

In 2019, Ashok made 13 cut out of 22 LPGA Tour events, with best season finish of T13 at [[CP Women's Open]]. She ended the year with back-to-back second-place finishes on the Ladies European Tour.<ref>{{cite web |website=Sportstalk24 |title=Aditi Ashok finish Second at Ladies European tour |accessdate=8 December 2019 |url=https://sportstalk24.com/aditi-ashok-finish-second-at-ladies-european-tour/}}</ref>

==Amateur wins==
*2011 USHA Karnataka Junior, Southern India Junior, Faldo Series Asia - India, East India Tolly Ladies, All India Championship
*2012 USHA Delhi Ladies, USHA Army Championship, All India Junior
*2013 Asia Pacific Junior Championship
*2014 Eastern India Ladies Amateur, USHA IGU All India Ladies & Girls Championship
*2015 Army Ladies & Junior Championship, St Rule Trophy, Southern India Ladies & Junior Girls Championship, [[Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship]], Thailand Amateur Open

Source:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=17900&isMens=False |title=Aditi Ashok |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>

==Professional wins (5)==
===Ladies European Tour wins (3)===
*[[2016 Ladies European Tour|2016]] [[Hero Women's Indian Open]], [[Qatar Ladies Open (golf)|Qatar Ladies Open]]
*[[2017 Ladies European Tour|2017]] [[Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open]]

===Other wins===
*2011 Hero Professional Tour Leg 1, Hero Professional Tour Leg 3 (both as an amateur)<ref name=wagr/>

==Team appearances==
*[[Espirito Santo Trophy]] (representing India): [[2012 Espirito Santo Trophy|2012]], [[2014 Espirito Santo Trophy|2014]]<ref name=wagr/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LadiesEuroTour player|200435}}
*{{LPGA player|aditi-ashok/98652}}
*{{WWGR|4405}}
*{{SR/Olympics profile|as/aditi-ashok-1}}

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