Teenager stays in medal contention in women's golf
Teen prospect Yang Yun-seo kept herself in contention for an individual medal at the midway point of the women's golf tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday. Yang, 18, shot a five-under 65 in the second round with seven birdies and two bogeys at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, just northeast of the main host city of Nagoya. At seven-under through 36 holes, Yang is…
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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