Ranged against the world No. 2 and a former LPGA campaigner, Rianne Malixi didn’t cringe and instead delivered a solid round that put her right in the medal mix at the start of the women’s golf competitions in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China Thursday.
She shot a pair of birdies on each nine of the West Lake International Golf Country Club in Xihu District and preserved a bogey-free 68 that netted her a share of seventh among 39 bidders in individual play of the 72-hole tournament.
Teammate Lois Kaye Go, however, failed to sustain a frontside 35 with bogeys on Nos. 14 and 15. Though the Cebuana recovered with back-to-back birdies from No. 16, she holed with another miscue to finish with a 72 for joint 21st. She kept pounding the layout with her stellar play, leading to another back-to-back birdie feats from No. 2 then closed out with two more birdies against a bogey in the last five holes for a seven-under 65.
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