Korea fires, Aussies stumble at World Am
BY Anthony Powter | Amateur Golf Tour | 2010 World Amateur Team Championships | Round Two | 22 Oct 2010
Korea fired a record-setting 16-under-par 128 to surge into the lead by one stroke over first-round leader USA in the second round of the 2010 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship.
The Koreans shattered the record for a single-round of 134, set by the USA in the second round in 1998. Jee-Hi Kim, 16, posted a 9-under-par 63 to match the lowest round in championship history by Julieta Granada of Paraguay in 2004. Teammate Jung-Eun Han, 17, added a 7-under 65. Korea, tied for 13th place after the first round at 1 over par, set the championship mark for 36 holes at 273.
The USA used a 6-under-par 66 from Jessica Korda and an even par 72 from Cydney Clanton for second position at 274. Korda is the low individual through 36 holes at 10-under 134.
Australia is being represented by Julia Boland (New South Wales), Stacey Keating (Victoria) and Alison Whitaker (Victoria) and are currently tied in 21st place with a combined total of 5-over-par.
The Australians have struggled to post solid scores in the opening two rounds in Argentina with Stacey Keating the best of the three person team at plus-2 and in a tie for 41st position after rounds of 72-74.
Alison Whitaker is a plus-4 with rounds of 75-73 to be in a tie for 64th and Julia Boland, playing in her second World Amateur, opened with a disappointing 5-over-par 77 to follow with a 73 to be at 6-over-par and well down in the individual rankings.
Hot favourites at these championships are the USA, having won the event a record 13 times. Newly crowned US Women’s Amateur champion, Danielle Kang, is teaming with Cydney Clanton and Jessica Korda. The USA is a team hungry to add another title to the record a feat which has evaded the Americans since 1998, although USA were runners-up in 2004.
Germany moved into third place at 11-under-par 277 and was followed by the Philippines in fourth at 279. Host Argentina rallied early and was tied for the lead at one point but finished tied for fifth at 281 with defending champion Sweden, which moved 11 places from the first round, South Africa and Mexico.
