Junior Open second round at Lundin links
Kenta Koshi from Japan takes up the running after a 68
Overnight leader Daniel Nielsen from Denmark dropped out of the pole position after a second-round 74 – five shots worse than his first-ever round over a links course – on the second day of the Junior Open under blue skies but a bit of a breeze at Lundin Golf Club, Fife today.
The new leader early in the afternoon – with about six hours of play still to go – is Kenta Konishi, a 16-year-old from Japan, who plays off +4. Konish returned a three-under-par 68, the lowest of the tournament so far, to set the clubhouse target of three-under-par 139.
Nielsen slipped back to 143 after a round which included a double bogey 7 at the ninth where he drove out of bounds on the right.
“The conditions were a little bit more difficult today,” said the 14-year-old one-handicapper who helped Denmark finish third in Turkey in the European boys’ team championship which did not finish until the weekend. He did not fly into Edinburgh Airport until 5pm on Sunday, leaving no time to squeeze in a practice round.
“I didn’t putt as well today as I did for the 69.”
Konishi, who had a par-matching 71 in the first round, notched four fivdies and a solitary bogey at the first in halves of 35 and 33 for his 68. He birdied the third, eighth, short 12th and long 13th.
Guillermo Pereira from Chile took over second place after a 69 for 142.
The leading girl in early afternoon was Hyo-Joo Kim (South Korea) whose second-round 70 for level par 142 equalled Emily Taylor’s best of the day girls’ score returned after 8pm on Monday.
Kim, from Seoul, is only 14 and has one of a handicap.
Because of a bad weather warning for early morning on Wednesday, play on the final day at Lundin Golf Club will be delayed until 10am when there will be a two-tee start for the 68 players who will contest the last round in the Gold Category for those with lower handicaps
ROUND TWO TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
BOYS
139 Kenta Konishi (Japan) 71 68.
142 Guillermo Pereira (Chile) 73 69.
143 Anthony Murdaca (Australia) 74 69, Daniel Nielsen (Denmak) 69 74.
144 Haydn Porteous (S Africa) 70 74, Nick ~Ward (England) 73 71.
146 Atiwit Janewattanond (Thailand) 73 73, Ewan Scott (Scotland) 70 76.
147 Julian Lerda (Argentina) 72 75.
149 Ashbeer Saini (India) 73 76.
150 Marc Ong (Singapore) 73 77, Gonzalo Leon (Ecuador) 73 77.
152 Kevin Kwon (Canada) 78 74, Tyler Hodge (New Zealand) 80 72, William Clarke (Brazil) 75 77.
153 David Lee (United States) 75 78.
155 Chuan Lin Jian (China) 77 78.
158 Paul Yannik (Germany) 80 78.
159 Samuel Jabba (Colombia) 78 81, Mateusz Gradecki (Poland) 75 84.
162 Shai Bendavid (Israel) 83 79.
165 Jose Luis Sanchez (Colombia) 84 81.
171 Alejandro Villasana (Mexico) 89 82.
GIRLS
142 Hyo-Joo Kim (Korea) 72 70.
145 Cecilia Cho (New Zealand) 72 73, Hikari Fujita (Japan) 75 70.
155 Gurbani Singh (India) 79 76.
156 Karen Chung (United States) 77 79.
157 Emily McLennan (Australia) 81 76.
160 Lina Aguillon (Colombia) 81 79, Phoebe Tan (Singapore) 82 78.
162 Silvia Garces (Colombia) 83 79.
166 Hadas Libman (Israel) 84 82.
Overnight leader Daniel Nielsen from Denmark dropped out of the pole position after a second-round 74 – five shots worse than his first-ever round over a links course – on the second day of the Junior Open under blue skies but a bit of a breeze at Lundin Golf Club, Fife today.
The new leader early in the afternoon – with about six hours of play still to go – is Kenta Konishi, a 16-year-old from Japan, who plays off +4. Konish returned a three-under-par 68, the lowest of the tournament so far, to set the clubhouse target of three-under-par 139.
Nielsen slipped back to 143 after a round which included a double bogey 7 at the ninth where he drove out of bounds on the right.
“The conditions were a little bit more difficult today,” said the 14-year-old one-handicapper who helped Denmark finish third in Turkey in the European boys’ team championship which did not finish until the weekend. He did not fly into Edinburgh Airport until 5pm on Sunday, leaving no time to squeeze in a practice round.
“I didn’t putt as well today as I did for the 69.”
Konishi, who had a par-matching 71 in the first round, notched four fivdies and a solitary bogey at the first in halves of 35 and 33 for his 68. He birdied the third, eighth, short 12th and long 13th.
Guillermo Pereira from Chile took over second place after a 69 for 142.
The leading girl in early afternoon was Hyo-Joo Kim (South Korea) whose second-round 70 for level par 142 equalled Emily Taylor’s best of the day girls’ score returned after 8pm on Monday.
Kim, from Seoul, is only 14 and has one of a handicap.
Because of a bad weather warning for early morning on Wednesday, play on the final day at Lundin Golf Club will be delayed until 10am when there will be a two-tee start for the 68 players who will contest the last round in the Gold Category for those with lower handicaps
ROUND TWO TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
BOYS
139 Kenta Konishi (Japan) 71 68.
142 Guillermo Pereira (Chile) 73 69.
143 Anthony Murdaca (Australia) 74 69, Daniel Nielsen (Denmak) 69 74.
144 Haydn Porteous (S Africa) 70 74, Nick ~Ward (England) 73 71.
146 Atiwit Janewattanond (Thailand) 73 73, Ewan Scott (Scotland) 70 76.
147 Julian Lerda (Argentina) 72 75.
149 Ashbeer Saini (India) 73 76.
150 Marc Ong (Singapore) 73 77, Gonzalo Leon (Ecuador) 73 77.
152 Kevin Kwon (Canada) 78 74, Tyler Hodge (New Zealand) 80 72, William Clarke (Brazil) 75 77.
153 David Lee (United States) 75 78.
155 Chuan Lin Jian (China) 77 78.
158 Paul Yannik (Germany) 80 78.
159 Samuel Jabba (Colombia) 78 81, Mateusz Gradecki (Poland) 75 84.
162 Shai Bendavid (Israel) 83 79.
165 Jose Luis Sanchez (Colombia) 84 81.
171 Alejandro Villasana (Mexico) 89 82.
GIRLS
142 Hyo-Joo Kim (Korea) 72 70.
145 Cecilia Cho (New Zealand) 72 73, Hikari Fujita (Japan) 75 70.
155 Gurbani Singh (India) 79 76.
156 Karen Chung (United States) 77 79.
157 Emily McLennan (Australia) 81 76.
160 Lina Aguillon (Colombia) 81 79, Phoebe Tan (Singapore) 82 78.
162 Silvia Garces (Colombia) 83 79.
166 Hadas Libman (Israel) 84 82.
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