India's Aditi Ashok blows seven-shot lead as Thailand sweep women's golf golds at Hangzhou Asian Games

Thailand's Arpichaya Yubol hits a shot during the women's individual golf event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sunday, October 1, 2023. - AFP

HANGZHOU (AFP): Thailand's Arpichaya Yubol snatched Asian Games women's golf gold in dramatic fashion on Sunday after India's Aditi Ashok blew a seven-shot overnight lead.

Ashok, who shot an 11-under-par 61 on Saturday, slumped to a final-round 77 on the par-72 West Lake International Golf Course in Hangzhou for silver.