2010 WUC Golf Update: Day 2 of Competitions

ANTEQUERA – On June 9th, the Championship entered the second round and many of the leaders enhanced their chance of a medal with good returns in favourable weather.

The Low Score for the day was 68 from Jung-Dae Park of Korea who had 33 on the front nine and 35 back for a round of 68. Garett Rank from Canada continued his good run of form with a 69 for a two round total of 137 which included 4 birdies and an eagle but also a double bogey. Chung-Hang Hung had five birdies in his round of 69 and a total for two days of 140. Gerard Piris Mateau and Antonio Hortal Ochoa, both from Spain, were the other low scores of the day each with 69.

Ambroise Fourquet of France had the first Hole-in-One of the Championship at the 196 yard Par 3 fourth hole.

In the Team event Spain have swapped places with Chinese Taipei for Golf medal position with Chinese Taipei and Canada tied for second and Korea moving up into fourth place.

Individual (Men)

Garrett Rank (CAN) 68 69 137

Chun-Kang Hung (TPE) 71 69 140

Gerard Piris Mateau (ESP) 72 69 141

Yoshinori Fujimoto (JPN) 71 71 142

Mitchell Evanecz (CAN) 73 70 143

Carlos Pigem Xammer (ESP) 72 71 143

Ambroise Fourquet (FRA) 71 73 144

Young-Han Song (KOR) 71 73 144

Juan Francisco Sarasti Bernaras (ESP) 71 73 144

Team (Men)

428 Spain

431 Chinese Taipei and Canada

440 Korea

The women started in the afternoon and had to contend with heavy rain which made scoring very difficult and much higher than on the first day. Only Catherine O’Donnell of USA managed to break par with an excellent round of 70 and an overall total of 145 but the first day leader Morgane Bazin de Jessey from France returned a one over par 73 to maintain her lead by one shot in the individual Championship with a total of 144. Giulia Molinaro of Italy, the joint leader on day one, slipped down the field with an 84 and also affected Italy’s chance of a medal in the Team event dropping them to fifth place. France has moved into a 7 shot lead from Chinese Taipei with Spain and USA moving into the Bronze medal position.