South Korea lead way in Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship
- Mixed start for Hong Kong in the team event at Laguna National Golf Resort Club in Singapore
- Six-under-par 66 from South Korea’s Lee Jihyun, with Chloe Chan Cheuk-yee the pick of the Hong Kong trio
Hong Kong’s three golfers had a mixed day at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship in Singapore on Tuesday.
The trio – Chloe Chan Cheuk-yee, Arianna Lau and Iris Wang Xin-yi – carded a combined seven over par in the team event to end the first round of the 42nd Queen Sirikit Cup in 10th place.
South Korea, who have won the tournament on 12 of the past 13 occasions, led the way on eight under, thanks largely to an opening six-under-par 66 from Lee Jihyun in the individual event at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club.
Reigning Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific champion Mizuki Hashimoto of Japan is four shots further back in a five-way tie for second alongside the likes of Fiona Xu from New Zealand and Shannon Tan of Singapore.
Chan was the best of the Hong Kong golfers, shooting a one-over 73, while Lau was six over and Wang nine over.
The shot of the opening day belonged to Taiwan’s Huang Ting-hsuan, who aced the par-three 12th on her way to an opening round of 73.
But the round of the day belonged to Lee, who plans to relinquish her amateur status in July and join the Korean LPGA Tour.