Simone Asia Pacific Cup: South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu leads the way at inaugural event in Indonesia
- The 32-year-old reels off seven birdies in a flawless round at the Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta
- ‘To be honest, I was quite nervous this morning because I haven’t represented my country for a while,’ says two-time major winner Ryu
South Korea’s seasoned campaigner So Yeon Ryu fired a seven-under-par 65 to seize a one-shot lead after the opening round of the inaugural Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Indonesia on Thursday.
The 32-year-old reeled off seven birdies in a flawless round at the Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta.
World No 4 Lydia Ko of New Zealand – the highest-ranked player among the 44 competitors in the field – left it late with a glorious birdie-eagle finish for a bogey-free 66 to join Philippines’ Princess Mary Superal in second spot.
Another South Korean Bo Mee Lee ended the opening day in outright fourth place, two off the pace after trading five birdies against a lone bogey on the par-three fifth.
Thailand’s Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, the 2012 Indonesian Ladies Open champion, also enjoyed a solid start by carding a 70 to share fifth with Japan’s Kokona Sakurai.
Hong Kong’s Tiffany Chan was 13th after a one-over-par 73, with amateur Ginnie Ding in 32nd place following her 78.