SOUTH KOREAN LADY AMATEURS SURGE 15 SHOTS AHEAD OF AUSTRALIA IN SINGAPORE
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New Zealand is in a dogfight for the runners-up spot in the final round of the Queen Sirikit Cup, the Asia-Pacific women's amateur golf team championship, in Singapore.
Defending champions South Korea, looking for the sixth win in a row, raced away from the field in the second round.
New Zealand will start the third and final round in fourth place on seven-over par 295, only three shots behind second-placed Australia.
Kim Hyo-Joo fired a seven-under 65 to push South Korea to a superb nine-under par total for the two best counting scores to move to 11-under par after two rounds.
They are now 15 shots ahead of Australia, who in turn are two shots ahead of Philippines with New Zealand one shot further back.
World No 1 ranked Lydia Ko, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, leads the way for New Zealand, with a one-over par 73 to be on two-under 142 after 36 holes. She is in a share of second place on the individual rankings with Australian Whitney Hillier.
Chantelle Cassidy shot a four-over 76 in the second round while Emily Perry shot New Zealand's non-counting 78.
(New Zealand's world ranked No 2 amateur Cecilia Cho turned pro before the event, rather than wait until after it).
Hyo-Joo, the world No 17, has a runaway lead in the individual race on 10-under par 134 after 36 holes, as South Korea streak towards their sixth consecutive Queen Sirikit Cup victory, having won 14 times over the event's 34-year history.
South Korea, led by a red-hot Hyo-Joo, managed the windy but sunny conditions superbly at the Tanah Merah Country Club Garden course.
But they are not getting ahead of themselves.
''We don't care so much about the huge lead, as things could change within a round. We will continue to play better,'' Hyo-Joo said.
Lydia Ko, who had her 15th birthday this week, struggled with her putting in the second round.
''I was trying to play my normal game, but I noticed I was short on a number of putts. I realised I was actually playing more conservatively compared with Wednesday,'' Ko said.
''On a positive note, I started well, managed to birdie the third hole, but it was all average after that. I actually lost some confidence especially when the wind picked up. On Friday, my game plan is to be more aggressive again, give it another go.''
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TEAM TOTALS
(best two of three individual scores each round count toward team total):
Par 288 (4x72)
277 South Korea 142 135
292 Australia 145 147
294 Philippines 147 147
295 New Zealand 146 149 (Lydia Ko 69 73, Chantelle Cassidy 77 76, Emily
Perry 79 78)
301 Indonesia 151 150, China 152 149, Malaysia 147 154
303 Thailand 157 146
305 Japan 152 153
307 Chinese Taipei 154 153
310 Hong Kong 152 158
317 Singapore 160 157
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Kim Hy-Joo (S Korea) 69 65
142 Lydia Ko (NZ) 69 73, Whitney Hillier (Australia) 70 72
145 Kyu-Jung Baek (S Korea) 73 72.
146 Chae-Yoon Park (S Korea) 76 70
147 Dottie Ardina (Philippines) 76 71, Shi Yuting (China) 74 73, Jayuie Agojo (Philippines) 71 76.
New Zealand is in a dogfight for the runners-up spot in the final round of the Queen Sirikit Cup, the Asia-Pacific women's amateur golf team championship, in Singapore.
Defending champions South Korea, looking for the sixth win in a row, raced away from the field in the second round.
New Zealand will start the third and final round in fourth place on seven-over par 295, only three shots behind second-placed Australia.
Kim Hyo-Joo fired a seven-under 65 to push South Korea to a superb nine-under par total for the two best counting scores to move to 11-under par after two rounds.
They are now 15 shots ahead of Australia, who in turn are two shots ahead of Philippines with New Zealand one shot further back.
Chantelle Cassidy shot a four-over 76 in the second round while Emily Perry shot New Zealand's non-counting 78.
(New Zealand's world ranked No 2 amateur Cecilia Cho turned pro before the event, rather than wait until after it).
Hyo-Joo, the world No 17, has a runaway lead in the individual race on 10-under par 134 after 36 holes, as South Korea streak towards their sixth consecutive Queen Sirikit Cup victory, having won 14 times over the event's 34-year history.
South Korea, led by a red-hot Hyo-Joo, managed the windy but sunny conditions superbly at the Tanah Merah Country Club Garden course.
But they are not getting ahead of themselves.
''We don't care so much about the huge lead, as things could change within a round. We will continue to play better,'' Hyo-Joo said.
Lydia Ko, who had her 15th birthday this week, struggled with her putting in the second round.
''I was trying to play my normal game, but I noticed I was short on a number of putts. I realised I was actually playing more conservatively compared with Wednesday,'' Ko said.
''On a positive note, I started well, managed to birdie the third hole, but it was all average after that. I actually lost some confidence especially when the wind picked up. On Friday, my game plan is to be more aggressive again, give it another go.''
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TEAM TOTALS
(best two of three individual scores each round count toward team total):
Par 288 (4x72)
277 South Korea 142 135
292 Australia 145 147
294 Philippines 147 147
295 New Zealand 146 149 (Lydia Ko 69 73, Chantelle Cassidy 77 76, Emily
Perry 79 78)
301 Indonesia 151 150, China 152 149, Malaysia 147 154
303 Thailand 157 146
305 Japan 152 153
307 Chinese Taipei 154 153
310 Hong Kong 152 158
317 Singapore 160 157
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Kim Hy-Joo (S Korea) 69 65
142 Lydia Ko (NZ) 69 73, Whitney Hillier (Australia) 70 72
145 Kyu-Jung Baek (S Korea) 73 72.
146 Chae-Yoon Park (S Korea) 76 70
147 Dottie Ardina (Philippines) 76 71, Shi Yuting (China) 74 73, Jayuie Agojo (Philippines) 71 76.
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