MARIA HOYOS TAKES UP RUNNING IN GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW LEADERS FOR FINAL CHALLENGE
IN JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL
FROM DAVID MACKINTOSH
With one round to go in the Junior Orange Bowl golf tournament over the par-71 course at Biltmore, Coral Gables, Florida, Colombia’s Maria Hoyos is the new girls' championship leader.
She has opened up a four-stroke lead on the field with a sterling three-under par 68 in blustery conditions for a five-under-par tally of 208.
Sweden’s Linnea Strom, leader for the first two days, slipped to a three-way tie for third on 214 with a 74. South Korea’s Juwon Jeong posted an even-par 71
to claim solo second spot on 212.
Argentina’s Alejandro Tosti and Chile’s Joaquin Niemann share the boys' championship lead at 210, 3-under par, streaming past second-round leader Govanni Tadiotto, who carded 77 for a 7th place tie.
Carl Yuan maintained his position as top U.S player, solo-third after a solid 72.
Oddly, each of these top positions resulted from the final hole, an uphill 516yd par-five into a strong breeze, in today’s conditions reachable only by the more powerful strikers.
Tosti blistered an adrenalin powered 5-iron to eight feet and rammed home the putt for an eagle 3. On the other hand Yuan, the longest driver in the field, was ruing one of his poorest shots of the day:
“I completely missed my tee shot and butchered the hole,” he said. The error cost him a bogey 6, while Niemann carded a birdie 4.
“I didn’t have a good start to my round,” 18-year old Tosti commented. “I began by missing two short putts and struggled most of the day trying to spark the round into something.”
The 18-year old from Rosario, Argentina, who will start studies at the University of Florida in January, bounced back to reach the turn in even-par; but on the return-nine opportunity putts would not fall and when a bogey at the par-5 15th again pushed him over par, he sensed frustration.
“Normally, because of my length the par fives are my best scoring holes but to that point I was only one-under for the week. Fortunately my luck changed on the 18th.”
Colombia’s Ivan Ramirez, 68, (T-4) and Portugal’s Vitor Lopes, 67 (T-7) made significant runs, Lopes with a dream start, an eagle at the par-five opener and reaching five under after four holes.
England's Jamie Dick (Forest Hills) from Coleford, Gloucestershire is T28 after a74 for seven-over-[par 220.
England's other entrant, Daniel List (Wentworth) retired with a back injury after only six holes of the opening round.
Fifteen-year old Maria Hoyos is slight and willowy, perhaps not the ideal frame to battle heavy wind but she’s so technically sound her lack of distance proved no disadvantage.
“I was hitting woods to almost every par four but I was hitting them very solidly and I was able to make almost all the greens. I had two bogeys but in all aspects it was a very good round.”
For her part Strom was sanguine and upbeat about the final round challenge. “I am playing well but today the putts would not go in. That’s how golf goes sometimes.”
BOYS' THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
210 Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) 68 72 70, Joaquin Niemann (Chile) 67 71 72
211 Carl Yuan (USA) 71 68 71
212 Ivan Ramirez (Colombia) 69 75 68
SELECTED SCORES
213 Giovanni Tadiotto (Belgium) 67 67 77 (T7)
220 Jamie Dick (England) 70 77 74 (T28)
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IN JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL
FROM DAVID MACKINTOSH
With one round to go in the Junior Orange Bowl golf tournament over the par-71 course at Biltmore, Coral Gables, Florida, Colombia’s Maria Hoyos is the new girls' championship leader.
She has opened up a four-stroke lead on the field with a sterling three-under par 68 in blustery conditions for a five-under-par tally of 208.
Argentina’s Alejandro Tosti and Chile’s Joaquin Niemann share the boys' championship lead at 210, 3-under par, streaming past second-round leader Govanni Tadiotto, who carded 77 for a 7th place tie.
Carl Yuan maintained his position as top U.S player, solo-third after a solid 72.
Oddly, each of these top positions resulted from the final hole, an uphill 516yd par-five into a strong breeze, in today’s conditions reachable only by the more powerful strikers.
Tosti blistered an adrenalin powered 5-iron to eight feet and rammed home the putt for an eagle 3. On the other hand Yuan, the longest driver in the field, was ruing one of his poorest shots of the day:
“I completely missed my tee shot and butchered the hole,” he said. The error cost him a bogey 6, while Niemann carded a birdie 4.
“I didn’t have a good start to my round,” 18-year old Tosti commented. “I began by missing two short putts and struggled most of the day trying to spark the round into something.”
The 18-year old from Rosario, Argentina, who will start studies at the University of Florida in January, bounced back to reach the turn in even-par; but on the return-nine opportunity putts would not fall and when a bogey at the par-5 15th again pushed him over par, he sensed frustration.
“Normally, because of my length the par fives are my best scoring holes but to that point I was only one-under for the week. Fortunately my luck changed on the 18th.”
Colombia’s Ivan Ramirez, 68, (T-4) and Portugal’s Vitor Lopes, 67 (T-7) made significant runs, Lopes with a dream start, an eagle at the par-five opener and reaching five under after four holes.
England's Jamie Dick (Forest Hills) from Coleford, Gloucestershire is T28 after a74 for seven-over-[par 220.
England's other entrant, Daniel List (Wentworth) retired with a back injury after only six holes of the opening round.
Fifteen-year old Maria Hoyos is slight and willowy, perhaps not the ideal frame to battle heavy wind but she’s so technically sound her lack of distance proved no disadvantage.
“I was hitting woods to almost every par four but I was hitting them very solidly and I was able to make almost all the greens. I had two bogeys but in all aspects it was a very good round.”
For her part Strom was sanguine and upbeat about the final round challenge. “I am playing well but today the putts would not go in. That’s how golf goes sometimes.”
BOYS' THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
210 Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) 68 72 70, Joaquin Niemann (Chile) 67 71 72
211 Carl Yuan (USA) 71 68 71
212 Ivan Ramirez (Colombia) 69 75 68
SELECTED SCORES
213 Giovanni Tadiotto (Belgium) 67 67 77 (T7)
220 Jamie Dick (England) 70 77 74 (T28)
TO VIEW ALL THE BOYS' SCORES
CLICK HERE
TO VIEW THE GIRLS' SCORES SWITCH OVER TO
www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk
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