Michelle Xing led Canada on Friday with a 4-under 68
SINGAPORE – The Republic of Korea will head into Saturday’s closing spherical with a three-shot lead on the thirty first Girls’s World Novice Staff Championship at Tanah Merah Nation Membership (Tampines Course) in Singapore.
Ajin Sung led the defending champions on Friday with a 4-under 68 via wet situations to assist improve their workforce lead. Soomin Oh’s 1-over 73 additionally counted for the Republic of Korea. The US of America is three again of the lead at 13-under. The Individuals’s Republic of China and Spain are tied for fourth at 12-under and England and Sweden are tied for fifth at 11-under. The Republic of Korea is seeking to turn into the primary nation to win consecutive titles since 2012, a feat it final completed profitable the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2010 and 2012.
Ying Xu of the Individuals’s Republic of China is 8-under and holds a one-shot lead heading into the ultimate spherical over Rianne Mikhaela Malixi of the Philippines and Aira Nagasawa of Japan. Catherine Park (U.S.A.), Soomin Oh (Republic of Korea) and Paula Martin Sampedro (Spain) are tied for fourth at 6-under. Seven gamers are presently T7 at 5-under making for a crowded particular person title race.
Canada presently sits T8 with Japan of the 36 international locations competing at 8-under following a 4-under 140 on Friday, for its lowest workforce complete of the match (142-143-140).
Michelle Xing led Canada on Friday with a 4-under 68 to maneuver to 3-under and sits T18 individually for the match. Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont. completed her spherical with 5 birdies, 4 of which got here from her entrance 9. All three gamers have contributed to the workforce rating over the primary three rounds. Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C. and Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. each shot even par 72s. Kim is 1-under and T28, whereas Borovilos is 2-over and sits T40 within the 108-player discipline.
The championship sustained a 58-minute delay within the early afternoon as a result of harmful climate within the space.
Individually, 20 gamers are inside 5 photographs or much less of Xu’s lead. For each the workforce and particular person leaderboard, please click on right here.
The ultimate spherical will tee off at 7:15 a.m. (Saturday) in Singapore, 7:15 p.m. EDT (Friday). Borovilos will tee off at 11:30 a.m., Kim at 11:41 a.m. and Xing at 11:52 a.m. domestically. For all tee instances, please click on right here.
