IVINS, Utah, May 5: Three birdies against three bogeys saw Aditi Ashok finish the Black Desert Championship with an even par 72 on the LPGA Tour. Aditi, who has had a rather modest season so far, ended T-31 with a total of 10-under for the week.
Aditi had back-to-back bogeys on the seventh and the eighth followed by a birdie on the ninth and the 11th to get to even par. A bogey on the 15th was compensated by a birdie on the closing 18th.
Her T-31 saw her tie with Mao Saigo of Japan, who won the Chevron Championship, a Major on the LPGA.
Haeran Ryu grabbed her third LPGA title with a flawless 8-under 64 in the final round at Black Desert Resort. She won by five shots over Germany’s Esther Henseleit and China’s Ruoning Yin.
Ryu, playing alongside Henseleit and Yin, Ryu, began the final day with a two-stroke lead over Yin and a three-shot advantage over Henseleit after posting a 54-hole total of 18-under.
Ryu got a birdie right away on the par-4 1st hole to move to 19-under. Henseleit then gave a spirited chase, making birdie on the par-3 3rd hole to get to 16-under and moving to 17-under after picking up another birdie on the fifth hole, now two behind Ryu. Ryu birdied the par-4 6th hole to move to 20-under, and the Olympic silver medalist matched her, remaining two shots back of the two-time LPGA Tour winner at 18-under total.
All three players birdied the par-5 7th hole, moving Ryu to 21-under and giving her a two-shot lead over Henseleit at 19-under and a four-shot lead over Yin, who was at 17-under at that point in the round. A Henseleit birdie on the par-5 9th hole, however, reduced Ryu’s lead to one as the final group made the turn at Black Desert Resort.
But Rye ensured there were no hiccups as she ran away on the back nine.
Henseleit and Yin both tied for second at 21-under total after carding rounds of 66 and 67, respectively.
The T2 finish ties Henseleit’s second-best career finish on the LPGA Tour, and it’s the second consecutive week that Yin has found herself in that position at the conclusion of 72 holes on the LPGA Tour.
Aditi Ashok shoots 66 and rises to Tied-20th at Black Desert
