India’s Olympic darling Aditi Ashok turned her success in Rio de Janeiro into a fairy-tale like breakthrough Sunday in her homeland.
Ashok, 18, won the Hero Women’s Indian Open, becoming the first player from India to win a Ladies European Tour event. The fact that she did it in her homeland made the feat all that more spectacular.
“I’ve had a lot of good finishes at the Indian Open and to finally get the job done feels good, especially as an Indian player in front of my home crowd,” Ashok said. “It means a lot to win this.