June 3, 2024
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Aditi Aims High, Olympic Glory in Sight

With the Paris Games golf competition a few months off, Aditi has eight events lined up before the Olympics. Maintaining her 2023 consistency is her main goal…reports Asian Lite News

As the Indian golfer Aditi Ashok prepars herself for the Paris Olympics, every tournament will count for the 26-year-old athlete in quest of her first medal in her third Summer Games after debuting for India at Rio 2016.

It’s been a mixed 2024 for Aditi, whose best finish — tied 35th with a score of 2-under par — was at the Cognizant Founders Cup in April-May this year. She did not make the cut in her last event, the Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National, but that’s part of the business at the highest level and no reflection on what to expect at the Paris Games or even in your next professional tournament.

Aditi Ashok (IND) hits her tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2023 JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, CA,USA, 30/04/2023. Picture Joe Lumaya / Golffile.ie All photo usage must carry mandatory copyright credit (© Golffile Joe Lumaya )

“I feel I’ve gotten better with all aspects of my game. Year 2023 especially was a great year performance wise and that’s because I managed to pick up some distance in the off season last year. I would say winning a medal is pretty high up there in terms of career achievements,” Aditi told SAI Media.

“My results have been average, I would say. Have played good in streaks but not for all four days. I do feel I’m playing well so I’m looking forward to the summer events leading up to the Olympics. No special plans I would say,” added Aditi, who is receiving rS 57 lakhs assistance from TOPS for the Paris Olympics 2024 cycle.

Aditi, who made the cut this week at the US Women’s Open in Lancaster Country Club, missed a medal at Tokyo 2020 by a whisker in the final round. It could well have been a gold for the Bangalorean, but then in golf, a game of fine margins, it boils down to nerves and consistency.

“I think I played some of my best golf in Tokyo. And I was hitting the ball so short that week that I don’t think I could’ve done anything more to play any better. I think I was the most efficient with my game that week. So with Tokyo I gained a lot of confidence I would say and not much learning.

“With the Asian Games I played one of my worst rounds of the year on the final day. Which was after the best round of my life on the third day. So sometimes you fail and there’s no reason as to why,” said Aditi.

“In 2023, I finished in the top 10 eight different times apart from winning twice. I think I could’ve won any of those eight tournaments too but people seem to remember only the Asian Games performance and not the others whether good or bad,” she added.

The golf competition at the Paris Games is still a couple of months away and Aditi is scheduled to play at least another eight events leading up to the Olympics. Cracking consistent form, as she did in 2023, will be her biggest aim.

“I think if you have a solid foundation with your overall game, those (good) days will get more consistent. For me personally, game wise, I know hitting the ball further will help with proximity to the hole which will make me more consistent everyday so that’s what I’m usually focusing on,” said Aditi, currently the highest ranked Indian at 51 on the Official World Golf Rankings and 25th (out of 60) in Olympic Golf Ranking.

Course knowledge plays a big role in doing well in any event and Aditi wants to get a feel of the Le Golf National, the competition venue at the Paris Games. She is planning to train there ahead of the Games but till then it will be the events that will grab her immediate attention.

“I’m looking at each event with the same importance and trying to do my best for all four days each week. That should get me in a good frame of mind and routine before the games and hopefully that will be enough at Paris,” Aditi concluded.

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