Chinese player Sui Xiang leads the first round by Wang Wei Photo
Singapore, July 6 -- Sui Xiang, a 24-year-old Guangdong girl who won the women's tour and finished at Laguna National Golf Resort Masters Course, scored the sixth bird of the day and took the first round lead of the Trust Golf Singapore Women's Golf Masters with a score of 66 birdies and 0 bogey.
Singaporean native and amateur Shannon Tan shot 5 birdies and 1 bogey, four under par, tied for second place with China's Tsai Danlin, Women's Tour Gold Leader Sherman, Japan's Ayaka SUZUKI and Thailand's Kultida PRAMPHUN.
Chinese Taipei's Zhang Ziyi shot a 69 with four birdies and one bogey, three under par and in seventh place. China's Ji Yuai and Wang Zhixuan (A) tied for eighth place with three Thai players, Kornkamol Sukaree, Kornkanok Sungpankhao and Kamonwan LUEAMSRI. After the first round, a total of 23 players turned in under par.
Chinese player Cai Danlin is tied for second place, courtesy of Wang Wei
Sui Xiang started from the top nine that day, and she took the lead in catching birds on holes 5 and 6 to open up the situation for herself. After the transition, she made back-to-back birdies again on holes 11 and 12 to move to first place alone.
At the end of the hole, 110 yards from the hole, Sui Xiang chose a P pole to attack 1 yard and a half, decisively advancing the sixth bird of the day. "I guessed at the time that I might be in the lead. There will be some low par counts on this course, but there are also many dangers, and -6 is a very good result. Sui Xiang said.
All day, Sui Xiang caught birdies within 5 yards – and the precise irons combined with the fiery feel of the putt helped Sui Xiang win the opener in Singapore. "It was the most comfortable game I played this year, and it was very 'cool' overall." She said, "My putting was very good today. Unlike in previous games, the 'death' is always pushed short at the edge of the hole. A lot of the balls today went into the hole the way I imagined. Today I have a high rate on the fairway and on the green, and I hope to continue this kind of performance in the future, and it is my goal to play every round and every shot well. ”
Cai Danlin started from hole 10 in the afternoon, and 170 yards away from the 6th iron attack to 1 yard before advancing. 'This little bird is very important, especially the green shot, it gives me a lot of confidence. She said, "But in the back nine I always hit 'gnaw the earth' and missed a lot of opportunities. On the 3rd hole, Chua Danlin hit the green at 50 degrees and "gnawed the ground" for 20 yards, and after the cut the 5-yard putt missed again, swallowing the only bogey of the day.
Photo courtesy of Singaporean player Chen Xuan Yin Wang Wei
In the closing stage, Cai Danlin rebounded strongly after stabilizing her mentality: on the 8th hole, the 5-yard bird pushed the hole and fell into the hole; On the 9th hole, 6 iron 166 yards to the right of the flagpole 4 yards, advance the fifth birdie of the day, leap into the T2 group. "I didn't have a problem with the hardcore greens and the driver for most of today, but the angles weren't ideal. I hope that I will not play 'gnawing the earth' in the next step and maintain today's upper fairway rate. Cai Danlin said.
The 19-year-old Singaporean native Shannon Tan started the first nine in the first round with a fiery start with three birdies on the first six holes. "Frankly, I don't think it was my best round, today I only got 13 greens, which is usually about 16." Throughout the day, Chen Xuanyin shot a total of 5 birdies and 1 bogey, making him the best amateur player.
Currently studying at Texas Tech University, Tan is ranked 81st in the world amateur rankings and is Singapore's highest-ranked amateur player. "I feel very comfortable playing in my hometown this week and there is no doubt that my past experience will help me. It was really nice that I had a lot of friends who would go out of their way to support me. ”
Thailand's Sherman, the leader of the women's Central Tour prize table, set off on the 1st hole in the afternoon. With 4 birdies and 0 bogeys, the last nine were stuck with green watching problems, and Sherman failed to catch enough birdies. On the 14th hole, she threw three shots and swallowed the only bogey of the day to temporarily rank in the T2 group with a 68 with 5 birdies and 1 bogey.
"Today I had a good iron, just a bit of struggle on the green and it was hard to read the line correctly, but fortunately my putting was playing well." As a leader in the women's Central Tour prize table, Sherman admits that she will not let the pressure off the field affect her, "The goal is the same in each round, to get as close to the flagpole as possible and create more birdie opportunities for herself. ”
The Singapore Women's Golf Masters is the fifth leg of the Women's 2023 season, following Tianjin, Beijing, Shanghai and Zhuhai. The total prize fund is $100,000 and the format is three rounds (54 holes) of individual stroke play. Professional players who ranked in the top 60 (including ties) in the first two rounds can advance to the final round. (End)