Rio Olympics 2016: Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finishes tied seventh in the opening round

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Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18: India's Aditi Ashok carded an impressive three-under 68 to finish tied seventh after the opening round of the women's golf event at the Olympic Games here.

Aditi Ashok plays a shot during Hero Women's Indian Open 2012 Cup

The Bengaluru golfer shared the spot with Lexi Thomson of the United States, Britain's Charley Hull and the Spaniard Azahara Munoz.

Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand set the pace with a six-under 65 as she enjoyed a one-stroke lead at the top over the South Korean duo of Inbee Park and Seiyoung Kim.

It was an eventful round for Ariya, who got an eagle on the par-five fifth, alongside seven birdies against a double bogey on the par-three fourth and a bogey on the par-four 11th.

Two strokes off the pace were Carlota Ciganda of Spain, Chinese Taipei's Candie Kung and Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark.

IANS

Story first published: Tuesday, August 22, 2017, 12:22 [IST]

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Rio Olympics 2016: Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finishes tied seventh in the opening round