Aditi has difficult opening round in Cincinnati

Cincinnati (USA), May 15 (PTI) Aditi Ashok carded an opening round of 2-over 72 to find herself down in tied 72 on the leaderboard at the end of the first round at the Kroger Queen City Championship here.

She is currently six shots behind the co-leaders. Rio Takeda, Ina Yoon and Chella Choi carded 4-under 66 to share the lead heading into the second day.

Aditi Ashok had a difficult start as she started her round with a bogey on the 10th hole. Aditi would go on the three more bogeys in her round on the 16th, sixth and ninth holes.

She made two birdies in her round as well on the 14th and 15th holes. Aditi only missed four fairways in her round and made 15 of the 18 greens in regulation.

The three leaders also began their rounds on the back nine.

Rio Takeda opened her round with a birdie and made another four birdies in the round.

Despite only finding the fairway five out of 14 times in the round, Takeda made only one bogey as she made 17 greens in regulation.

Ina Yoon made five birdies, three bogeys and one eagle in her round. Ina’s putting performance helped her become joint leader.

Chella Choi also put on a strong display of her putting prowess which saw the South Korean make six birdies and two bogeys in her first round. PTI Corr UNG