Aditi from India spreadeagles St Rule Trophy field
Aditi Ashok, a 17-year-old from Bangalore, India, has spreadeagled the St Rule Trophy field with rounds of 67 and 71 over the par-75 St Andrews New Course to stand on 12-under-par 138 with a lead of three strokes going into Sunday's final round over the Old Course, writes Colin Farquharson.
The 67 equalled the New Course record, set by 2013 winner Ailsa Summers and equalled by the 2014 winner Jess Meek
Ashok has three shots in hand of her nearest challenger, Bethan Popel from Long Ashton, Bristol. Popel has had rounds of 69 and 72 for 141 (nine under par) and is three strokes ahead of the third placed Hollie Muse from West Lancashire.
Hollie, winner of the SLGA Under-16 girls open stroke play at Strathmore in April, has had rounds of 74 and 70 for six-under 144.
The field is spread out, trailing in Ashok's wake.
There are five players sharing fourth place on 147 which is three under par - but that's nine shots off the lead. They are: Charlotte Leathem (Styal), new Scottish champion Clara Young (North Berwick), Charlotte De Corte from Belgium, Samantha Giles (St Mellion) and India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), winner of the Scottish Under-21 girls open title in record-breaking style last year.
The players will go out in ascending score order on Sunday i.e. the highest second-round totals will be first out in threes at 8am.
The leading trio will go out last at 11.20
SCOREBOARD
St Andrews New Course
Par 150 (2x75). CSS 76 75
138 Aditi Ashok (India) 69 71
141 Bethan Popel (Long Ashton) 69 72
144 Hollie Muse (West Lancs) 74 70
147 Charlotte Leathem (Styal) 77 70, Clara Young (North Berwick) 73 74, Charlotte De Corte (Belgium) 74 73, Samantha Giles (St Mellion) 74 73, India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 75 72
148 Caroline Ellington (USA) 78 70, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 70 78
149 Cloe Frankish (Charthills) 76 73, Isobel Wardle (Prestbury) 77 72, Gemma Batty (Powfoot) 76 73
150 Rochelle Morris (Woodsome Hall) 77 73, Emily Coleman (Trentham) 75 75
151 Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) 74 77, Bethany Garton (Royal Lytham) 73 78, Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 770 81, Gemma Clews (Delamere Forest) 73 78
152 Rachel Taylor (Germany) 78 74, Louise Latorre (France) 73 79, Lauren Horsford (Wimbledon Park) 79 72, Chloe Williams (Wrexham) 78 74, Bronwyn Davies (Wolstanton) 78 74
153 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 77 76, Joanna Charlton (Australia) 78 75, Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 81 72, Jennifeer Saxton (Muckhart) 77 76
154 Lianna Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) 80 74, Olivia Winning (Rotherham) 78 76, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 81 73
155 Victoria Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 77 78, Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 81 74, Annabel Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) 77 78, Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) 77 78, Georgina Mundy (Corhampton) 78 77, Emily Slater (Woodhall) 81 74, Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 79 76
156 Jessica Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) 82 74, Aimee O'Connor (Sundridge Park) 80 76, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 80 76, Heather Munro (Monifieth) 79 77
157 Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 80 77, Nastja Banovec (Slovenia) 78 79, Rachel Woodcock (Blankney) 81 76, Hannah McCook (Grantow on Spey) 84 73
158 Olivia Jackson (Pannal) 79 79, Gillian Paton (Royal Montrose0 81 77, Dulcie Sverdloff (Garon Park) 80 78, Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 83 75, Elizabeth Mallett (Wishaw GCC, Sutton Coldfield) 80 78
159 Rachel Walker (Dumfries ad Co) 78 81, Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) 81 78, Emma Allen (Meon Valley) 79 80
160 Marit Harryvan (Netherlands) 82 78
171 Julie Nordin (Norway) 86 85
172 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry, Ireland) 85 87
173 Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 87 86
SUNDAY TEE TIMES AT OLD COURSE
8.00 Atkins and O'Driscoll.
8.10 Nordin and Harryvan
8.20 Allen, Austwick, Walker
8.30 E Mallett, Sneddon, Sverdloff
8.40 Paton, O Jackson,McCook
8.50 Woodcock, Banovec, MacGarvie
9.00 Munro, McIntosh, O'Connor
9.10 J Bailey, Mundy, Slater
9.20 Beveridge, S Sexton, A Bailey
9.30 MacDonald, V Mallett, Jaffrey
9.40 starter's time
9.50 L Bailey, Winning, J Saxton
10.00 S Jackson, Charlton, Polson
10.10 Davies, Williams, Horsford
10.20 Latorre, Taylor, Clews
10.30 Meek, Garton, Goadby
10.40 Coleman, Morris, Batty]
10.50 Wardle, Frankish, McWilliam
11.00 Ellington, Clyburn, Giles
11.10 De Borte, Leathem, Young
11.20 Muse, Popel, Ashok
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SO WHO IS ADITI ASHOK?
We put a Google search on her and this is what it came up with:
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She has made 11 cuts in the 12 professional events played in, including a tied 38th finish at the 2014 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. Not bad at all for an amateur!
She has a growing list of records to her credit, including youngest winner of WGAI’s ladies professional tournament in 2011 at 13 years and 5 months. Finished low amateur twice in LET Hero Women's Indian Open in 2012 and 2014 at Tied 8th and Tied 14th positions respectively.
She is three time National Junior Champion of India for 2014, 2013 and 2012 and two time National Amateur Champion for 2014 and 2011 and has won numerous national junior and amateur titles from the age of 10.
Aditi has been playing for Team India in various junior and amateur tournaments since the age of 12 and has an impressive tally of top 10 finishes and 3 wins.
She is currently ranked 193 in the WAGR, possibly because she has not been playing in events in which there have been higher-ranked players.
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