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CHINA EDGE CLOSER TO LEADERS KOREA
£¨ Tues. 13th April£©

 

¡¡The Chinese team again played very solid golf today to move into clear second place after the second round of the 26th Queen Sirikit Cup ¨C Asia Pacific's premier ladies amateur golf event. A one under par 71 from reigning China Junior Champion, Feng Shan Shan, was backed up by an even par 72 from Shang Li Yan to give a total of 143 for the day and 289 for the Championship so far. This allowed them to peg a shot back on the highly fancied Korean team who finished the day on even par 144 for a three under par total of 285.

¡¡ ¡°It was another excellent display from the China team,¡± said tournament director, Alistair Polson ¡°The Chinese girls are up against the best female amateur golfers in Asia Pacific and they're out matching nearly all of them. If they play as well tomorrow they could be in with a chance of the title for the first time. It's going to be a very exciting final round tomorrow.¡±

¡¡Shang Lin Yan felt the gap between China and Korea could have been narrowed further. "I three putted on both the 15th and 17th,¡°the Shanghai golfer said shaking her head in frustration. "Each time I missed from about two feet.¡±

¡¡However the China captain, Soong Liang Liang, was pleased with the result so far. ¡°We are only four shots behind and this is a team event so you can have big swings in the cores from one hole to the next,¡°he said. "We also know that we can play better and that makes us feel confident that we have a chance winning.¡±

¡¡Chinese Taipei fell back into third position with a 148 total today and now lie three shots adrift of the China team and one ahead of Japan and Thailand. The expected surge from Australia and New Zealand didn't materialize with both teams struggling on the greens. ¡°We couldn't sink a putt,¡±said Australian team captain, Joanne Watkins. ¡°The grass is different from back home but it's very good experience and something we'll have to take note of for the future.¡±

¡¡Hong Kong finished the day in 10th position on 309 total.

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