Golf: Hole-in-one As Mozo Finds Mojo To Lead In NZ
Muhammad Rameez Published September 29, 2017 | 01:00 PM
World number 206 Belen Mozo hit a hole-in-one as she eclipsed a field including home favourite Lydia Ko to take a five-shot lead at the New Zealand Women's Open on Friday
WELLINGTON, Sept 29, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Sep, 2017 ) - World number 206 Belen Mozo hit a hole-in-one as she eclipsed a field including home favourite Lydia Ko to take a five-shot lead at the New Zealand Women's Open on Friday.
Spain's Mozo blew away her competitors to card an eight-under 64, ending the second round at Windross Farm with an aggregate score of 130. The 29-year-old, who has only four top-10 finishes in her seven years as a pro, sank eight birdies and aced the par-three 13th hole.
The only blemish on an exceptional round was a double bogey on the 17th that allowed the chasing pack to close the gap slightly heading into the weekend. First-round leader Brooke Henderson of Canada was in a three-way tie for second on 135, along with American Emily Tubert and Madelene Sagstrom of Canada.
New Zealand's Ko shot a four-under 68 to finish on 138 for a share of 12th place after a credible performance that still lacked her former dominance.
The defending champion held the number one ranking for 85 consecutive weeks but lost it in July.
Ko has not won an LPGA tournament since July last year, and is currently ranked eighth in the world. But the 20-year-old defending champion said she still had a chance of winning on her home turf.
"This is a course where if the winds are calm you could go really low," she said. "You just never know until that last ball drops for the champion on Sunday, I'm going to play my heart out." The $1.3 million tournament is being held at the new Windross Farm course south of Auckland. It was previously co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour, with Ko winning in 2016, 2015 and 2013.
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