Aditi Ashok drops to T-58 after scoring 74 at Kroger Queen City Golf

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok shot a below-par 74 in the final round to finish a disappointing tied 58th at the Kroger Queen City Championship in the LPGA Tour's return to Cincinnati.

The Indian on Sunday had a tame end to a week that began in a promising manner.

Aditi, who finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, started the week with 68-70 but faltered on the weekend with scores of 76-74.

Aditi, who had suffered two double bogeys a day earlier, had three bogeys and just one birdie on the final day.

Ally Ewing had a superb run of consecutive birdies on Sunday as she closed with a seven-under 65 and held off Xiyu Lin (65) by a stroke to win the title.

Ewing now has three career wins, one in each of the last three years, though she came into this tournament without a top-10 finish in 2022.

The 29-year-old American played bogey-free on a rain-softened course and was pushed to the very end by Lin, who birdied two of her last three holes for a 65.

Maria Fassi of Mexico fired a 71 and fini