Kanyalak, Atthaya 2 shots behind Swede
PUBLISHED: 21 Jun 2019 at 04:00
Pattaya: Lina Boqvist shot a 67 in hot and damp conditions at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Nation Club the other day to take a narrow lead in the Ladies European Thailand Champion.
The 28-year-old Swede fired 5 birdies on the front 9 and made another gain at the 10th however carded 2 late bogeys, followed by another birdie on the brief 14th, to set the target at 5 under, one ahead of Olivia Cowan after the preliminary of the EUR300,000 (around 11 million baht) competition.
Amateur star Atthaya Thitikul, who ended up being the youngest ever winner of an expert golf competition at the age of 14 years, 4 months and 19 days when she won the inaugural edition in 2017, remained in a group of 6 gamers connected for 3rd put on 69, that included protecting champ Kanyalak Preedasuttijit, Onkanok Soisuwan and Kultida Pramphun, the 2016 order of benefit winner Beth Allen and Felicity Johnson.
The blistering heat made scoring hard for those playing in the afternoon. Boqvist, nevertheless, made the most of her morning start. “It was a great start as I was 4 under after 6 and 5 under after 9. I played rather sturdily on the last 9 however didn’t make as lots of putts.
” Normally I like the sun and the heat, however this is rather damp. I consumed a great deal of water and had a damp towel with me and took it shot by shot.”
Cowan, who shot a 68, had a set of opening birdies on each of the nines and she confessed that the condition was the most difficult she had actually played in.
” It’s not the most popular location I have actually ever played, however with the humidity, it seems like 45C. I attempted to decrease a bit, take my time and consume a great deal of water,” she stated.
Kanyalak, who is using her home course, felt that 3 under was an excellent rating, however it might have been much better. “My putter was excellent on the back 9 however not on the front 9 and I struck just 2 fairways in 9 holes. I’m a little exhausted,” she stated.
It was a comparable story for Atthaya. “I didn’t begin well as my irons were bad today and I need to practice more. The very first 9, I didn’t play well, however fortunately I returned on the back 9 and putted well.”
