Rianne Malixi came through with a pitch-in eagle to highlight a second round 70 but the young Filipina hopeful fell off the medal race in the face of her rivals’ blistering charge halfway through the women’s individual golf competitions.
HANGZHOU, China – Rianne Malixi came through with a pitch-in eagle to highlight a second round 70, but the young Filipina hopeful fell off the medal race in the face of her rivals’ blistering charge halfway through the women’s individual golf competitions in the 19th Asian Games here Friday.
First round leader Saki Baba of Japan struggled with a 72 after a 65 and slipped to joint seventh at 137 heading to the last 36 holes of the tournament fast shaping up to be an anybody’s race. Lois Kaye Go, meanwhile, groped for a 76 after a 72 for a 148 as she missed the cut in individual play. The Philippines likewise dropped two rungs to No. 9 in team competitions with a two-day haul of 286 after a 146, 19 strokes behind China, which grabbed the solo lead at 267 after a 133 with Thailand making its move with the day’s best 132 to seize solo second at 268.
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