India’s Aditi Ashok missed a medal narrowly as she signed off 4th within the Olympic Games golf competition after carding a three-under 68 within the weather-hit last round here on Saturday, August 7, 2021.
The 23-year-old Bengalurean ended two strokes off the tempo with a complete 15-under 269.
It was a heartbreaking finish to Aditi’s campaign contemplating she started the day at 2nd. Nevertheless, it was nonetheless a significant enhancement as she had finished tied 41st in the 2016 edition the place golf made a comeback to the Olympics.
Within the last round, she fired 5 birdies — on the 5th, sixth, eighth, 13th, and 14th holes — in opposition to two bogeys on the ninth and 11th.
In a single day chief and world number one, Nelly Korda clinched the gold medal with a 2-under 69 that left her 17-under overall and a shot ahead of Japan’s Mone Inami (65) and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko (65).
Inami and Ko will compete in a play-off to decide the silver and bronze medal winners.
