Aussie star Min Woo Lee shot a stunning seven-under 64 in Spherical 2 to cost forward to a three-shot lead on the midway level of the Australian Open.
Lee is within the field seat to change into the primary participant in 12 years to finish the Australian PGA – Australian Open double after successful in Brisbane final weekend.
There have been many highlights from Lee over the course of his second spherical, nonetheless it was an insane eagle on the par 5 18th which set tongues wagging and ensured the 25-year-old would maintain a snug three shot margin coming into ‘transferring day’.
Lee, together with American Patrick Rodgers (-9) and Scot Connor Syme (-9), can be within the closing group to tee off at 12:49pm AEDT.
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Cameron Smith’s second spherical was off to a sluggish begin as he discovered himself in a battle to make the minimize, however after a powerful again 9, he completed the day at four-under for the match.
Spherical 1 chief Cameron Davis (-6) dropped again by the sphere to on Friday after a three-over 74 whereas Adam Scott obtained his match again on monitor with a four-under 68 on The Lakes course.
At -4, Scott and Smith are in a tie for twenty eighth. They are going to tee off on Saturday at 12:10pm and 12:43pm respectively (AEDT).
Min Woo Lee prices to Aus Open lead | 01:49
Within the ladies’s match, Korea’s Jiyai Shin holds a two-shot lead firstly of Spherical 3.
Shin has carded 68s in each rounds and is nine-under par for the match forward of South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai (-7) and compatriot Jenny Shin (-6).
Three Aussie amateurs, Justice Bosio (-4), Caitlin Peirce (-3) and Sarah Hammett (-3), are subsequent on the leaderboard, indicating the way forward for ladies’s golf on this nation is in good arms.
Aussie stars Grace Kim (-2), Minjee Lee (E) and Hannah Inexperienced (E) are in seventh and T-Eleventh respectively.
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