Iman at last year's Santi Cup
Kenneth finishes with a tournament low 3-under-par 68 in first round
Kenneth de Silva, fresh from winning the Selangor Amateur Open 2010 last January topped the men's and ladies' leaderboards today at the Kuala Lumpur Amateur Open 2011 on the par-72 Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort.
The Kuala Lumpur Amateur Open is a premier tournament that gathers the best amateurs around Malaysia and the neighbouring countries. Every year the event attracts a large number of participants to compete for the events top honours. This tournament has been included in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) since 2008, which is managed by R&A. 90 boys and 20 girls from Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Indonesia are taking part in this year's event.
Kenneth de Silva, finishing the first round with a 3-under-par 68, leads the Men Division by one stroke going into Thursday's second round. Iman, finishing with a tournament low of 1-under-par 71, with a one-stroke lead in the Ladies Division.
"I hit all the right shots today," Kenneth said. "Hopefully, I can maintain my cool and stretch my lead after tomorrow's game."
Finished for second in the Men Division with scores of 3-under-par 69 is Gavin Kyle Green followed by Koh Dengshan with scores of 2-under-par 71 and Jeremy Chan from Saujana with scores of 1-under-par 70. Rounding out the top five, finished for fifth is Ng Choo Teck with scores of 1-over-par 73.
In the Ladies Division, Iman who returned with 1-under-par 71 leads with 1-stroke lead over her nearest competitor; Jessica Lydia from Singapore who finished tied for second with Myanmar's Yin May Myo with scores of even-par-72.
"Everything just fell into places today," Iman said. "Maybe I'll keep it consistent and make it in the top five."
Link : http://www.mgaonline.com.my/articledetail.asp?id=3145
No comments:
Post a Comment