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Aug 6, 2021, 67 tweets

#Tokyo2020 #Golf

And here we go. Aditi Ashok is all set to begin Round 4.

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Aditi saves par to start off but the other contenders are coming at here. This should be fun.

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Nelly Korda drains a birdie from distance. What a putt! The leader moves to -16.

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Lydia Ko moves to -11 with a birdie too.

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Inami moves back up to -11. Three golfers on -11. Aditi still on -12.

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Three pars to start for Aditi Ashok. She stays at -12. But Ko has caught up. The NZ golfer is -2 today and she moves to -12 too.

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Three birdies in a row for Lydia Ko. She moves to -13. Aditi saves par, stays at -12.

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Though four holes: Korda leads, Ko in second, Aditi in third.

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Pedersen moves to -12 too. She is level with Ashok now. The Indian is one of the few top players to not get a birdie today.

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Inami makes her third birdie of the day to move to -12 too!

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Birdie for Aditi Ashok. Super putt. She moves to -13. Her first birdie of the day.

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Ko is on the charge. She gets another birdie. Moves to -14. Ashok stays in third.

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Birdie for Aditi Ashok. She is -14 now and tied for second place. Here we go.

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Three-way tie at the top! Korda, Ko and Ashok… all at -14. Double bogey for Korda on the last hole.

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Pedersen moves to -13. Just one stroke off the leaders.

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Wow. What a putt for Korda! A birdie and she moves back ahead at -15.

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Brilliant from Ashok. She gets the birdie too. A tricky one but she got the line and pace right. -15.

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Ko also gets the birdie. We remain tied at -15 at the top. Korda, Ko, Ashok.

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Keep an eye on Pedersen. She is on fire and moves to -14. Just one stroke off the leaders.

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Birdie for Korda, Par for Ko, Bogey for Ashok. And it changes again! Perdersen on -14 too!

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Another birdie for Korda who goes to 17 under. Par for Ashok and a bogey for Ko. Three-way for second.

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Straight into the bunker for Aditi. Just didn’t get the distance.

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Aditi Ashok drops to fourth with a score of -13! Drops another shot. Getting out of the bunker cost her.

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Ko also drops a shot, Ashok back in third. So tight at the top.

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Four-way tie for second. Aditi still in the mix. Her putting game staying very solid.

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What a superb birdie putt by Aditi! A little further out than the others in her group but she nailed it. Ko makes it too. As does Korda. Birdies everywhere.

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The other Indian in the event, Diksha Dagar, has struggled. She is in the 53rd position.

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It is starting to drizzle a little.

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Inami More moves into second place. Aditi in tied third.

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Bunker shot for Aditi and she deals with it expertly. Gets it on the green without much fuss.

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Ko with a superb birdie putt moves to -15.

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Birdie. Aditi has responded each time the others have threatened to pull away. How good has she been under pressure…

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Inami Mone!!! Another birdie takes her to -16. Sole second place. We are headed for a Grandstand finish!

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A hot iron from Aditi, takes it off the green and into the rough. Ko gets it right on the green and Korda on the green too but further out. Trickiest shot for Aditi.

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Should save par. Gets it in close. Out of a tricky spot. But Ko might get a birdie here.

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Ko gets the birdie, she moves to -16 and joins Mone in second place. Just three holes left. Aditi in 4th place now.

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Ko misses her par putt. Chance for Aditi!

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And Aditi takes it. Now, tied third. Ko drops to third from second.

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Just two holes remaining. Does anyone have any nails left?

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Severe storm warning. The hooter sounds. Everyone needs to head back into the club house.

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One a handful of players left on the course. More drama. More uncertainty.

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As things stand…

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For all those wondering about what happens next: They will try and finish it. If not today, then tomorrow. If there is no more play possible, we go back to the round 3 tally. Not as it stands.

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Aditi was in second spot after Round 3.

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OFFICIAL: The final round is expected to resume at 1:15 p.m. JST THAT IS 9.45 am

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To recap: The last group has teed off on No. 17. Played to restart at 9.45 am IST.

Leaderboard:
🇺🇸 -17 (16) Nelly Korda
🇯🇵 -16 (16) Mone Inami
🇳🇿 -15 (16) Lydia Ko
🇮🇳 -15 (16) Aditi Ashok

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Golfers are out on the course. Waiting for the hooter to sound so that play can resume.

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Mone is tied for first. -17!

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Nice! Aditi gets it on the green just fine. It was a tricky approach.

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Ko has a chance to get an eagle! That is -2.

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Ko misses the eagle putt but she will still have a chance at the birdie.

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Aditi misses the birdie putt by a whisker. So close!

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Aditi Ashok in 4th place. One hole to go.

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With the crowds in, this would have been a crazy, crazy, crazy finish…. the atmosphere would have been electric.

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Mone in the bunker… things could still change… things could still change.

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What will Mone do?

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Mone does okay… may save par… may. Didn't go as hard at it as expected.

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Oh… the pressure. She misses. It will be at least a bogey. She will drop one shot.

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Mone finishes with -16. A bogey on the last hole. Tied with Ko in second place for now.

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Focus back on Aditi’s group now and the Indian has got it on the green. Wonderful approach!

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It will come down to putting. Ko and Aditi at a similar distance away from the hole. Who will it drop for?

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Can it get any tighter?

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Ko falls a little short. She has left herself some work to do. Can Aditi do better?

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Aditi gets close. She gave it a run. All on Ko now.

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Aditi Ashok will finish just outside the medals. Heartbreak. You have got to feel for her.

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Aditi Ashok finishes fourth. -15. So, so, so close to a medal. World no 200 duking it out with a world no 1 and a former world no 1 right till the final hole.

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Diksha Dagar, the other Indian participating in the event, finished 50th.

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