India, Oct. 8 -- The last time an Indian won the Hero Women's Indian Open (HWIO) was back in 2016 when Aditi Ashok won by one stroke. The result, secured in Aditi's rookie season, sent her fledgling career into overdrive as she followed it up with Qatar Ladies Open title and finished the season second on the LET Order of Merit besides bagging the Rookie of the Year award.

Among the crowd that cheered Aditi to her title at DLF Golf and Country Club was Diksha Dagar, then a teenaged amateur. Almost a decade on, while Aditi has added more achievements to her glowing CV, Diksha has established herself as a Ladies European Tour (LET) regular and with two wins. Aditi, the India No.1 who plays on the LPGA Tour, will tee off in its Shanghai even...