Dubai, Dec 7 (PTI) Aditi Ashok played a solid four-under68 to move up from tied-28th to tied-10th in the Omega DubaiLadies Classic at Emirates Golf Club here today.
Aditi, who has already won the Fatima Bint Mubarak titlein Abu Dhabi, is seeking a Desert Double and is now five-under139 and five shots behind the leader Anne Van Dam (69-65) ofthe Netherlands.
What was particularly pleasing for Aditi was that it wasa bogey free round with two birdies on either side of theturn. She had birdies on second and third and then 17th and18th. In between she did miss a few birdies, but also savedsome pars nicely.
Currently 10th in the LET Order of Merit despite only ahandful of starts -- just six -- Aditi can shoot up therankings to inside top-3 with a good finish this week.
Aditi was second last year when she was a rookie and sheemerged as the Rookie of the Year.
A change of putter worked wonders for long-hitting AnneVan Dam, who blitzed the front nine to move atop theleaderboard.
Starting the second round two shots off the pace, the 22-year-old Dutch star fired a flawless seven-under 65 to reach10-under for the tournament, a good two shots ahead ofScotland's Kelsey MacDonald.
England's Georgia Hall, placed 14th overnight, carded asparkling 67 to join Australia's Celina Yuan and ThidapaSuwannapura for a share of third on seven-under as overnightleader Supamas Sangchan slipped to tied sixth after returninga 71. PTI Cor CMCM.
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