Amateur Shi takes control through two rounds
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March 30, 2013, Saturday
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CHINESE amateur Shi Yuting put herself in contention to capture her first China LPGA Tour title yesterday when she fired her second consecutive round of 70 for a two-shot lead through two rounds of the Shanghai Classic.
The 15-year-old Beijing native shot a bogey-free round for a 36-hole score of four-under 140 to lead fellow Chinese amateur Liu Yu (72) in the US$50,000 tournament, the opening event of the fifth CLPGA season.
Sichuan native Yang Taoli (74) was three shots off the pace in equal third at the Orient (Shanghai) Sports and Country Club with Thais Ajira Nualraksa (69) and Walailak Satarak (75). Fellow Thai and defending champion Rungthiwa Pangjan (71) was a shot further back in a group with Chinese amateur Wang Ziyi (73) and Shang Linyan (74).
Shi, the runner-up to Liu at last year's Chongqing Challenge, played a conservative round with birdies on the first and 10th holes, the latter being a putt that dropped from 30 feet.
"Tomorrow is the final round so I will try to play aggressively a little bit. I've finished fourth place, third place and second place on the China LPGA Tour, now I want to finish first. I think now is my time," said a confident Shi, who is currently based in Japan where her father works.
"I have no pressure for the last round, no matter who I will play with."
Shi will be playing with Liu who drained a 24-footer on the last hole to get in the final group.
"I will play Shi Yuting again, but this time she is leading by two shots. But that's okay, I beat her in Chongqing so I have an advantage in the mental game," Liu said. "In the past I didn't play well here, but now all has changed. I've made great progress in the past year and I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
First round co-leader Walailak got to five-under through 12 holes to take the outright lead, but then bogeyed the next, followed by consecutive double bogeys. She then battled back with birdies at holes 16 and 18 to stay within striking distance of Shi.
Ajira put herself in contention after reeling off four birdies in five holes starting at the ninth.
The 15-year-old Beijing native shot a bogey-free round for a 36-hole score of four-under 140 to lead fellow Chinese amateur Liu Yu (72) in the US$50,000 tournament, the opening event of the fifth CLPGA season.
Sichuan native Yang Taoli (74) was three shots off the pace in equal third at the Orient (Shanghai) Sports and Country Club with Thais Ajira Nualraksa (69) and Walailak Satarak (75). Fellow Thai and defending champion Rungthiwa Pangjan (71) was a shot further back in a group with Chinese amateur Wang Ziyi (73) and Shang Linyan (74).
Shi, the runner-up to Liu at last year's Chongqing Challenge, played a conservative round with birdies on the first and 10th holes, the latter being a putt that dropped from 30 feet.
"Tomorrow is the final round so I will try to play aggressively a little bit. I've finished fourth place, third place and second place on the China LPGA Tour, now I want to finish first. I think now is my time," said a confident Shi, who is currently based in Japan where her father works.
"I have no pressure for the last round, no matter who I will play with."
Shi will be playing with Liu who drained a 24-footer on the last hole to get in the final group.
"I will play Shi Yuting again, but this time she is leading by two shots. But that's okay, I beat her in Chongqing so I have an advantage in the mental game," Liu said. "In the past I didn't play well here, but now all has changed. I've made great progress in the past year and I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
First round co-leader Walailak got to five-under through 12 holes to take the outright lead, but then bogeyed the next, followed by consecutive double bogeys. She then battled back with birdies at holes 16 and 18 to stay within striking distance of Shi.
Ajira put herself in contention after reeling off four birdies in five holes starting at the ninth.
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