Aditi Ashok earned the LPGA Tour membership for 2017 after an impressive finish at the qualifying tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
Aditi closed with 1-over 73 to finish at 2-under 358. She ended tied-24th.
Its been a long week @ROAD2LPGA qualifying. Short by 2 to earn a full status @LPGA but had great experience with Terry McNamara on my bag ⛳️
- Aditi Ashok (@aditigolf) 4 December 2016
Golfers finishing in the top 20 after the final round earned the full LPGA status for 2017, while a partial LPGA status was given to those who finished between 21st and 45th.
Aditi fell short of full status but her performance ensured she is now an LPGA member -- becoming only the second woman to earn the status after Simi Mehra.
After scoring a 1-over 73 in her first round, Aditi made a strong comeback in her next rounds, shooting a 2-under 70, 1-under 71 and 1-under 71 to begin the final round in the tied-27th position.
"It was a long week with a lot of ups and downs throughout the week," she said. "I think I could have done better, I finished just 2-under, but it is not bad."
Aditi's recent run of form has included back-to-back titles on the Ladies European Tour in India and Qatar. She also rose 66 spots to attain to a career-best world ranking of 132 in women's golf.
"The last couple weeks have been amazing starting with my win back home in India," Aditi said. "I won last week in Qatar and moved up the Order of Merit and hopefully I can do well in Dubai next week and then it will be a good year."
Aditi said she plans to play in as many LPGA events as possible next year. "Obviously, I want to play in as many majors as I can, hopefully all of them," she said. "I want to play in as many LPGA events as possible because I've done well on the LET and I think I have potential to do well on the LPGA as well."
Jaye Marie Green of the US won the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament with an overall score of 13-under 347.