Stefanie Michl
Rebecca Coakley dropped three shots in round two of the Sanya Ladies Open in China signing for a 75 and the only Team Ireland player to make the cut at the Yalong Bay Golf Club.
Stefanie Michl of Austria added a 70 to her opening 65 to maintain her lead at the Sanya Ladies Open in China on Saturday finishing nine-under-par, leading England’s Florentyna Parker (69) by two and South African Lee-Anne Pace (71) by four.
Australia’s Nikki Garrett and Lin Tzu Chi from Chinese Taipei are a shot further back tied for fourth.
On another day of blazing sunshine, with temperatures of 32°C, Michl fired four birdies – at the third, eighth, 11th and 13th holes - and dropped two shots at the second and the last.
Pace, who has a chance to top the LET’s Henderson Money List this week, remained very much in the hunt and said: “I was hitting it pretty solid. It wasn’t my best game today but nevertheless I’m happy to be up there and in a position to challenge in the final round.”
Norway’s Cecilie Lundgreen finished the day six shots off the pace with Spain’s Belen Mozo, Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum and the 14-year-old Chinese amateur Lin Xi Yu, who shot 66 and looks set to be a future star of women’s golf.
England’s Melissa Reid added a 68 to her opening 78 to move to two-over-par, despite having played the last two-and-a-half holes having been bitten by a snake. The 23-year-old was struck on the leg whilst playing the 16th hole and received treatment on the golf course.
After being seen by doctors for 20 minutes, she continued to play the hole, chipping to six-feet before sinking her fourth birdie putt of the day.
Martina Gillen signed for a round of 76 to finish eleven over par and outside the cut.
Tara Delaney was on sixteen over par total – and also out of the event - after a second round of 80.
