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Rock-solid Park hikes lead to 4 with 66
Rock-solid Park hikes lead to 4 with 66 (The Philippine Star) – March 8, 2019 – 12:00am STA. ROSA, Laguna, Philippines — Korean Sung Hyun Park finally unlocked the mystery behind the sleek, treacherous greens of The Country Club, firing a solid six-under par 66 to lead by four shots over amateur Yuka Saso after the second round of the TCC Ladies Invitational here yesterday, Park tinkered with her putting stroke overnight to can in six birdie putts with ease from close range except for one – a 25-footer on the fourth – that gave her a nine-under 135 total and a four-stroke lead over Saso. The local amateur ace held her own in a duel of long hitters for a brilliant 68. “Putting was the key. I stroked them better than the opening round. I made a few adjustments and it worked perfectly,†said Park, who had a good start at the back nine with two birdies and a great finish with four more birdies coming home. Saso, the reigning Asian Games gold medalist, in a flight with Park and Dottie Ardina for the second straight day, chipped in from 20 yards on the 11th but it took another eight holes to begin a mini run of back-to-back birdies from No. 1. She bogeyed the fifth as her tee shot landed on a fairway bunker. Sensing danger, Saso immediately turned aggressive, holing in birdie putts on Nos. 7 and 8, from nine and 10 feet, respectively. “I had to keep up with her (Park), Otherwise, her lead would be too much,†said Saso, who turned in a round that could net the lead here but instead fell farther back at 139, now four strokes off the world’s best heading to the last 18 holes of the $100,000 championship put up by ICTSI and serving as the third leg of the LPGA of Taiwan and fifth stop of the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour’s 2018-19 season. The Filipina-Japanese would probably be paired with the Solaire brand ambassador for the third straight day today and she looks forward to that match-up. “It’s been wonderful playing with her, I hope to learn from her,†she said. But while the reigning two-time Philippine Ladies Open champion stayed at second, LPGA campaigner Dottie Ardina hobbled trying to offset Park and Saso’s power, ending up with three bogeys against a birdie for a 74. She stood at joint fourth at 146 with Korean Lee Ji Hyeon, who shot a 71, but now 11 strokes off the Korean. Princess Superal, four down at the start of the day, tried to press her bid with a 35 at the back but lost her momentum, finishing with two bogeys against a birdie at the front for a 72 for a 145 for third. </p> Source link More 
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