Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, Sung Yu-jin share lead at LPGA Lotte Championship
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- 19 Apr 2023
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Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap fired a two-under 70 to hold on to a share of the lead alongside South Korea’s Sung Yu-jin at the LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship in Hawaii on Thursday.
The 20-year-old Natthakritta, who turned professional only in November, mixed four birdies with two bogeys in windy conditions at Hoakalei Country Club to take a one-shot lead with Sung.
“Today my round was not really good, but okay,” Natthakritta said. “But total result is good.”
She said she did not practise putting before the round. “I would blame myself,” the Thai added.
Sung shot a second consecutive four-under 68 to reach the halfway stage at eight-under 136 for the tournament.
“It was a really windy day today and then just physical condition-wise I’m still getting used to the jet lag, so it was tough,” said Sung, who is on a sponsor’s exemption.
“Fortunately, the wind direction was the same as yesterday, so it was easy to adjust.” Read More…
