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10/30 01:54 CDT Defending champ Laopakdee salvages 72 for 2-shot lead in windy
Asia-Pacific Amateur
Defending champ Laopakdee salvages 72 for 2-shot lead in windy Asia-Pacific
Amateur
TOMARATA, New Zealand (AP) --- Defending champion Fifa Laopakdee of Thailand
salvaged a 1-over 72 in strong wind Friday in the Asia-Pacific Amateur
Championship to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at Te Arai Links.
A day after opening with an 8-under 63, Laopakdee began his morning round on
the seaside layout bogey-bogey-birdie-bogey-bogey in 35 mph wind. The Arizona
State senior also bogeyed the 10th, then birdied Nos. 12, 13 and 17.
"I had a 5?footer two holes in a row and the ball just snapped 90 degrees,"
Laopakdee said. "I aimed a foot left from 5 feet and it went like 3 feet right.
It's pretty tricky. Overall, it was a grind out there and I would take 7 under
for the first two rounds."
The winner will receive spots in the Masters and British Open. Last year in
Dubai, Laopakdee won the third hole of a playoff to become the first Thai
champion in event history.
Three players from New Zealand followed on the leaderboard. Cooper Moore (70)
was second at 5 under, Ryan Xie (71) was 4 under, and Zack Swanwic (67) 3
under. Kaito Sato of Japan was 2 under after a 72.
Seven players were under par after two days, with Japan's Taishi Moto (71) and
China's Qiyou Wu (72) at 1 under. Moto had a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth.
"I couldn't make any putts because it was super windy out there so the
hole-in-one definitely helped a lot," Moto said. "It was super difficult on the
greens. Like ridiculous. My ball was moving. My body was moving."
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