17-year-old female golf amateur Saki Baba entered the second round of her first domestic tour after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. .
Baba, a 17-year-old second-year high school student, won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship last month, one of the top women's golf amateur tournaments, for the first time in 37 years as a Japanese player. Classic” as the first domestic tour after winning.
In the 2nd round on the 17th, Baba, who started in 91st place in a 4-over, bogeyed the 13th par 4 in the first half, and then turned his tee shot to the right at the 15th par 5, which also bogeyed him. did.
Still, on the second half par 5 5th, he hit the 3rd shot near the pin with 60 yards remaining to get his first birdie of the day, and on the par 4 8th, he sank a near 2 meter birdie putt.
Baba did not improve his score with 2 birdies and 2 bogeys even par on this day, and could not advance to the final round with a total of 4 over 74th.
Baba recalled, "I'm disappointed that I didn't make it through the qualifying rounds, but in the second half, I was able to get two birdies in the second half, so I'm glad I didn't have any regrets."
For the Japan Women's Open, which she plans to participate in next, she said, "I want to do my best so that I can play better."
With the final day of the 18th remaining, Ayami Ozeki is the sole leader with a total score of 11 under with 6 more scores on the day.