Astha Madan finishes 7th, Diksha Dagar 21st to ensure starts at Ladies European Tour

Lack of hearing was no barrier on the golf course for Diksha Dagar, who finished tied 21st, while Astha Madan was seventh in the final stage of Ladies European Tour Qualifying School, ensuring a fair number of starts next year.

Madan, 22, who hails from Gurgaon but graduated from the Sacramento State University, turned pro in July and played on the Indian domestic circuit.

She began the week by shooting seven-under 65 to lead after the first round and ended the five-round qualifiers with a round of six-under 66 to finish at 10-under 350 at the Amelkis Golf Club in the Moroccan city.

Seventeen-year-old southpaw Dagar, who has a hearing impairment and using hearing aids since she was six, was tied 21st following a final round of five-under 67, her best of the week and finished at three-under 357.

Astha would still be ruing her nightmarish nine and quadruple bogey on the 10th hole in the second round, but for which she would have finished fifth and earned a start in more events.

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