KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- Liyana Durisic of Malaysia, continues to excel her performance in the second day of the 12th AmBank SportExcel International Junior Golf Championship 2017 at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club by topping Girl’s 15-18 category with a round of 73.
 
“Today was actually a good day but I made poor judgements for my shots on the 9th and 18th. I had 3 birdies in a row and it vanished with my triple on the 9th. I kept my chin up and spirit high as I entered the 2nd nine and managed to maintain a good game up to last hole. I will do my best tomorrow and may all the odds be in my favour,” commented Liyana on her today’s performance.
 
Zubair Firdaus, who carded a 74 in the second day, also continues to lead the Boy’s 15-18 category.
 
“I played reasonably well today, starting 1 under front nine but I made 4 bogeys in a row in back nine. I am quite disappointed with my finish, but 74 is okay. Hopefully I can play better tomorrow,” said Zubair.
 
Girl’s 13-14 category saw Angel Hii from Malaysia topping the group, with junior golfers from China emerging as leaders for Boy’s 13-14 and Girl’s U12 categories while Thailand topped the Boy’s U12 category.
 
Background
 
The Best Players from the Blue Tee (Boys 13-14 and 15-18 age group category) and White Tee (Girls 13-14 and 15-18 age group category) will also be vying for the Tan Sri Azman Hashim trophy, named after the AmBank Group Chairman.
 
This tournament will feature a total of 109 juniors will play in six age group categories namely, 12 years and below, 13-14 years and 15-18 years, both in Boys and Girls category.
 
The main prize categories in the Championship are:

 
In addition, the Overall Best Gross Score will receive a one-year scholarship from Hills Golf Academy, Gold Coast, Australia worth approximately RM150,000 or $45,000 Australian Dollar (AUD). Another four best local players will receive a one-month scholarship worth approximately RM26,000 or $8,000 Australian Dollar (AUD).
 
Results (Malaysians unless stated):
Second Round Scores
 
Boys
15-18:
144: Zubair Firdaus (Australia) 70-74; 145: Chris Chinapongse (Thailand) 74-71; 146: Adam Arif Madzri 76-70
 
13-14:
152: Xiong Tian Yi (China) 77-75; 156: Wit Pitipat (Thailand) 77-79; 158: Gabriel Hansel Hari (Indonesia) 76-82;
 
U-12:
150: Pongsapak Laopakdee (Thailand) 78-72; 159: Aksel Moe (Thailand) 82-77; 160: Rizq Adam Rohizam 84-76
 
Girls
15-18:
142: Liyana Durisic 69-73; 145: Jenny Ham (Thailand) 71-74; 149: Ashley Lau Jen Wen 75-74
 
13-14:
161: Angel Hii 83-78; 161: Pimmada Wongthanavimok (Thailand) 80-81; 164: Grace Chin Jun Li 83-81
 
U-12:
143: An Tong (China) 72-71; 166: 156: Suttinee Ngam-Khun (Thailand) 77-79; 160: Mirabel Ting Ern Hui 87-73
 
Full result is retrievable via http://www.sportexcel.org.my/online-scoring/12th-ambank-group-sportexcel-international-jr-golf-championship-2017/ 

Source : AmBank Group 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Syed Anuar Syed Ali
Head, Group Corporate Communications and Marketing
AmBank Group
Tel : 03 2036 1703 
Email : sasa@ambankgroup.com 

Name : Sivandran Chinnadurai
Executive Director
SportExcel 
Tel : +60164328540​

--BERNAMA