(Asiad) Teenager stays in medal contention in women's golf
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Teen prospect Yang Yun-seo kept herself in con...
Golf prodigy Yang Yun-seo remains in contention for an individual medal after the second round of the women's golf tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The 18-year-old South Korean shot a five-under 65 in her second round, including seven birdies and two bogeys at the Kasugai Country Club East Course. Standing at seven-under through 36 holes, Yang is tied for third place with six-time LPGA Tour champion Yin Ruoning from China.
The pair trails the leader, Shannon Xuan Yin Tan of Singapore, by six strokes. Two other South Koreans, Kim Gyu-been and Park Seo-jin, fell behind after both shot 73s, leaving Kim at one-over and Park at four-over for the tournament. In the team standings, South Korea tied for fourth place at six-under overall, sharing the position with China.
China currently leads the team competition at 12-under, one shot ahead of Singapore and five ahead of India. The golf tournament is set to conclude on Saturday.
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