ABU DHABI - India's Aditi Ashok clinched the Ladies European Tour's Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open after surviving a few anxious moments in the closing stages on Saturday. It was the 19-year-old's third LET win in less than 12 months.
Aditi, who won the Hero Indian Open and Qatar Ladies Open last year, survived a late scare when she double bogeyed the par-3 17th. But she held her nerve to par the 18th and final hole for a one-shot win over Georgia Hall (66).
Aditi, who started the day at 15-under and led American Cheyenne Woods by two shots, bogeyed the fourth, but six birdies between the fifth and 15th holes saw her open a big gap over her rivals. While Woods fell behind, Hall and Camilla Lennarth made a strong bid.
Aditi was 20-under when she came to the 17th tee, by which time Hall, playing one group ahead, had finished at 17-under and Lennarth finished at 16-under. When Aditi double bogeyed the 17th, she was just one ahead of Hall and needed to par the final hole to ensure she won outright. A bogey would have sent the contest into a play-off.
India's other player, Vani Kapoor (70), finished in tied 57th position.