Indian golfer asked his parents to be a caddy at the Olympics

Ashok is looking for an individual women’s golf medal at East Kasumigaseki, par71. She is alone in second at -12 after 54 holes, with a chance of finishing in the top three by three strokes from the top of the table and two over the T3.

“It’s nice to have my mom help. I can ask her for everything, except for competition advice. In this regard, my mother is not as good as my father. But because of that, I am more proactive and decisive in tactics. I think the pressure is on. He understands my expertise more than I understand my own abilities. So with my father, I always feel dependent, sometimes forced. Going with my mother is much easier and I The good fight in the past few days is also thanks to the relaxed mentality,” Ashok commented on the difference between the two Olympics, when the two parents were on caddie duties.

Before that, Ashok promised to let Mash’s mother carry the club bag if she represented India’s golf in Tokyo 2020. At work, Mrs. Mash only brought playing equipment for her daughter, not carrying the technical part like the top golf caddy.

The father – Gudlamani – cooperated with his daughter in Rio 2016. At that time, Ashok was able to win the first Olympic medal for Indian golf when he scored -6, four strokes from the top of the table after 36 holes, also on par71. However, she dropped in form in the last two rounds – 79 and 76 strokes respectively, so she only finished 41st.

Ashok was born in 1998, has won three Ladies European Tour championships over five years professionally with his father Gudlamani often playing the role of caddy.

Quoc Huy