Cebuana golfer now seven shots behind Superal in PH Ladies Open Golf Championship
Cebuana golfer Lois Kaye Go failed to sustain her blistering start and shot in a 78 in the second round to fall seven shots behind current leader Princess Superal after the second round of the Philippine Ladies Open Golf Championship at Tagaytay Midlands yesterday.
After kicking off this prestigious tilt with a 70, Go stumbled at the start and could not find her groove after bogeying two of her first four holes. She reeled farther back with four bogeys in a seven-hole stretch from No. 9 and limped home with a birdie-less 78 in what was truly a forgettable round.
Go, in an exclusive talk with Cebu Daily News, rued her inaccurate putting yesterday.
“My putting (was bad). I was putting very bad today. Although I hit 15 greens, I wasn’t able to make any birdies and had three bogey-putts,” shared the 16-year old product of the Cebu Country Club.
Meanwhile, Superal asserted herself as leader, shooting a two-under 70 to storm to a four-stroke lead over Pauline del Rosario, Yuka Saso and a charging Mikhaela Fortuna. Superal needed just four straight pars at the start to take charge then gunned down birdies on Nos. 5 and 7 with the top The Country Club bet keeping that two-under card on a birdie-bogey stint from No. 16 for a 34-36 card in another windy day for a 141.
That put the former US Girls’ Junior champion four shots clear off TCC teammates Fortuna and Del Rosario and Saso who pooled identical 145s after a 68, 70 and 73, respectively, heading to the final 18 holes of the event.
Fortuna rebounded from a lackluster 77 in the first round with a tournament-best four-under card spiked by five birdies against a bogey, Del Rosario birdied the last two par-5 holes to get into the mix, while Saso recovered from a two-under card after nine holes with a birdie on No. 16.
But despite what seemed to be a big lead, Superal remains wary of her chances for the country’s premier ladies championship, saying no lead is safe on a demanding course as Midlands.
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