Indian golfer Aditi Ashok returned to action with a modest two under 70 to tie for 42nd after the first round of the Honda LPGA Thailand on Thursday.
Despite scoring below par, Aditi found herself in a relatively good position on a low-scoring day at the Old Course at Siam Country Club.
Japan’s Nasa Hataoka, Germany’s Esther Henseleit and Australia’s Su Oh shared the lead with scorching rounds of nine under 63 apiece. China’s Lin Xiyu finished fourth at 64, while six players shot 65 apiece in the 67-player uncut event.
Fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, Aditi was T-13 in his first start of the season at Gainbridge in Boca Rio. She was then T-15 in her last start at the LPGA Drive On, where she finished the week with a nine-under 63.
Aditi, playing his first LPGA event in Thailand, had an early bogey on the second hole but recovered that shot with a birdie on the eighth to reach par.
A birdie on the 15th and then a closing birdie on the Par-5 18th saw her finish at 70. Interestingly, she has now played the last five rounds at par or better.
Aditi found 10 of 14 fairways and hit 11 of 18 greens and needed 27 putts.
Hataoka, who has two LPGA titles, birdied on four of his last five holes to take a share of the first-round lead with a nine-under 63.
Co-leader Henseleit birdied three on her last four holes, and Su Oh birdied four on the front face and five on the back nine.
Brooke Henderson was among six players tied for fifth, two strokes behind.
Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand, defending champion and former world number 1, started slowly with a 74.
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