MUMBAI, 5th FEBRUARY, 2023 (GPN):  The 2023 Magical Kenya Ladies Open final leaderboard is headed by winner Aditi Ashok, who took home the victory at Vipingo Ridge Golf Club in Kenya.

Aditi ran away with this event by nine shots, finishing on 12-under 280 in the 72-hole event. A final-round 74 was more than good enough to nurse her huge lead into the clubhouse and to win her the LET Title for the fourth time.

Alice Hewson and April Angurasaranee finished joint second, while Gaby Ruffels finished in solo fourth place.

India’s Star Aditi Ashok won €45,000 winner’s share from the €300,000 purse.

This was the first event on the 2023 Ladies European Tour schedule, marking the opening event of a record 31-event season scheduled on the slate.

96 players from 28 different countries competed in Vipingo Ridge Golf Club, more precisely on the Baobab Course in Kilifi County, from February 2nd to 5th. This is the third time the course has hosted a Ladies European Tour race.

Aditi became the first winner of this event not named Esther Henseleit, who finished T-17 in search of a three-peat.

The 36-hole cut was made on 9-over 153 or better, with 61 players completing the tournament.

Another Indian to finished in top-10 was amateur Avani Prashanth, who had a bogey free back nine in the final round and finished tied 9 in the Kenya Ladies Open as she is all ready to chase her Rolex ranking points.

“It has been a great week, it’s proof to myself that my off-season and hard work has paid off,” said Aditi Ashok.“It was just hard to get that shot out of my mind, I think that hole [the eighth] doesn’t suit my eye so I didn’t play it that well today, but after that I think I got back into my rhythm and just kept hitting fairways and greens. I think the last few holes, I didn’t make many good swings but it’s okay, I guess!

Caddying her again, her father Gudlamani also felt proud of her daughter, as she paid tribute to her father for her win in her first trip to the winner’s circle on the LET since the 2017 Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open.

She added: “It was good to have my dad on the bag – three of my wins have been with him caddying, but not just him there’s my mum back home and I have worked a lot with my coach and my fitness team.

Standing on the podium as runner’s up came England’s Alice Hewson and Thailand’s April Angurasaranee who scored a three-under-par in the Ladies European Tour season-opener.

“It’s been a really enjoyable first trip to Kenya, I loved the golf course and quite enjoyed playing in the wind,” said Hewson.

Thailand’s Angurasaranee carded a total of 3-under par (71-71-70-77) and managed enough to finish T-2 and earned a superb start to her rookie Year on the LET.

Both the Players took home a prize money of €22,500.

Angurasaranee explained “This is my second or third time in the last group and playing with Aditi and watching her play and her shots was an incredible experience.”

Aditi Ashok is now on the top in the 2023 Race to Costa del Sol after this win where she got all 500 points before Hewson and Angurasaranee who got 275 points each.

The final round was graced by First Lady, Rachel Ruto, who was accompanied by Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba, and his counterpart for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, Penina Malonza.

The next scheduled Ladies European Tour event is the Aramco Saudi Ladies International next week.

Here is the Final results, Prize money payout and leaderboard:

POS	PLAYER	TO PAR	TOT	R1	R2	R3	R4	MONEY
1	Aditi Ashok	-12	67	70	69	74	280	€45,000
T2	Alice Hewson	-3	71	73	73	72	289	€22,500
T2	April Angurasaranee	-3	71	71	70	77	289	€22,500
4	Gabriela Ruffels	-2	74	71	71	74	290	€13,500
T5	Yuri Onishi	E	74	72	74	72	292	€10,050
T5	Noora Komulainen	E	74	74	71	73	292	€10,050
T7	Sara Kjellker	2	72	75	76	71	294	€7,950
T7	Amalie Leth-Nissen	2	72	73	74	75	294	€7,950
T9	Manon De Roey	3	75	69	81	70	295	€6,300
T9	Marianne Skarpnord	3	73	74	77	71	295	€6,300
T9	Emma Grechi	3	73	76	75	71	295	€6,300
T9	Marta Sanz Barrio	3	71	72	80	72	295	€6,300
T9	Virginia Elena Carta	3	71	77	75	72	295	€6,300
T9	Avani Prashanth	3	75	75	73	72	295	€0
T9	Becky Morgan	3	75	76	71	73	295	€6,300
T9	Cara Gainer	3	74	70	71	80	295	€6,300
T17	Hayley Davis	4	73	75	72	76	296	€5,100
T17	Alexandra Forsterling	4	75	73	72	76	296	€5,100
T17	Esther Henseleit	4	77	68	73	78	296	€5,100
T20	Emma Spitz	5	80	75	72	70	297	€4,500
T20	Sophie Hausmann	5	77	70	79	71	297	€4,500
T20	Sanna Nuutinen	5	74	71	78	74	297	€4,500
T20	Christine Wolf	5	73	74	74	76	297	€4,500
T20	Clara Manzalini	5	74	76	71	76	297	€4,500

T25	Linnea Johansson	6	79	71	75	73	298	€3,975
T25	Momoka Kobori	6	74	74	72	78	298	€3,975
T27	Anna Magnusson	7	78	76	73	72	299	€3,380
T27	Isabella Deilert	7	71	77	76	75	299	€3,380
T27	Florentyna Parker	7	75	74	75	75	299	€3,380
T27	Jana Melichova	7	76	70	77	76	299	€3,380
T27	Ana Pelaez Trivino	7	71	75	74	79	299	€3,380
T27	Gurleen Kaur	7	74	73	71	81	299	€3,380
33	Linnea Strom	8	75	73	77	75	300	€2,880
T34	Paz Marfa Sans	9	78	75	76	72	301	€2,625
T34	Vanessa Knecht	9	76	74	77	74	301	€2,625
T34	Sara Kouskova	9	79	75	73	74	301	€2,625
T34	Kylie Henry	9	71	74	74	82	301	€2,625
T38	Alessandra Fanali	10	76	76	76	74	302	€2,355
T38	Smilla Tarning Soenderby	10	72	76	78	76	302	€2,355

T40	Agathe Laisne	11	78	74	78	73	303	€2,040
T40	Madelene Stavnar	11	80	72	77	74	303	€2,040
T40	Elin Arvidsson	11	78	67	82	76	303	€2,040
T40	Trichat Cheenglab	11	77	76	74	76	303	€2,040
T40	Linda Wessberg	11	76	74	75	78	303	€2,040
T45	Camilla Lennarth	12	77	72	80	75	304	€1,740
T45	Amy Taylor	12	77	76	72	79	304	€1,740
47	Nobuhle Dlamini	13	80	71	76	78	305	€1,650
T48	Maria Hernandez	15	75	76	79	77	307	€1,500
T48	Olivia Mehaffey	15	80	74	76	77	307	€1,500
T48	Yvie Chaucheprat	15	75	79	75	78	307	€1,500
T48	Lisa Pettersson	15	75	78	74	80	307	€1,500
T52	Laura Fuenfstueck	16	80	75	80	73	308	€1,320
T52	Amandeep Drall	16	74	74	83	77	308	€1,320
T54	Ana Dawson	17	82	73	80	74	309	€1,200

T54	Anne-Lise Caudal	17	78	76	79	76	309	€1,200
56	Naomi Wafula	18	79	76	78	77	310	€0
57	Kristyna Napoleaova	19	81	73	77	80	311	€1,110
58	Linette Littau Durr Holmslykke	20	79	74	81	78	312	€1,020
T59	Maiken Bing Paulsen	21	78	75	81	79	313	€975
T59	Lucie Malchirand	21	82	73	78	80	313	€975
61	Karolin Lampert	26	80	74	88	76	318	€930