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Brett Coletta stays even throughout the second round to sit two shots off the pace, meanwhile, Elizabeth Elmassian drops away after a unlucky day with the putter.
Sitting equal third alongside Marcus Kinhult (SWE) at -6, Coletta will be going into the final round knowing that he can win.
“I’m definitely hitting the ball well enough out her, except the ball is playing quite short and there are a few pins out here that you can really attack,” he said.
“I’ve really got to get my putter going if I want to win the tournament.”
Throughout the second round, the Victorian remained at six under after hitting a bogey and a birdie on the first two holes.
For the rest of the round, Coletta holed a par on every hole to stay within close distance of leader Viktor Hovland (NOR) at -8 and second place Danthai Boonma (THA) at -7.
“Obviously not as good as yesterday, the score reflects that. I felt I just didn’t get the putter going all day,” Coletta frustratingly said.
“I shot even throughout my second nine and it was frustrating because I would get on the green in two shots but then I would two putt.”
Elmassian dropped several shots to sit at +7 after a disappointing round two out at the Zhongshan International Golf Club.
“It would be nice if I could sink a few more puts” Elmassian said.
The Sydney teenager is now 14 shots behind the leader Soyoung Lee (KOR)-7. Elmassian put todays results down to her putting.
“The greens became really slow and I was putting ok at the start but then I missed a few and my momentum stopped,” she said.
“I was rather happy with my first nine holes today, I played solid golf but I missed a few putts here and there. Apart from that, I hit every fairway and green so I was pretty happy with my start.
Elmassian is excited about the last round tomorrow because she’s got nothing to lose.
“I’m going to go out there and go for all my shots and see how many birdies I can make,” Elmassian said as she walked onto the practice green.
While Coletta has to stay calm and not allow himself to get distracted.
“I just have to concentrate on my own game; I can’t really worry about anyone else. I need to focus on my feelings and my course plan because they’re the only things I can control out on the course.
The final round for the individual format begins tomorrow with the lowest score from the three rounds receiving the gold medal.
Youth Olympics Men’s Individual Stroke Play Competition, Round Two, Top 10
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Youth Olympics Women’s Individual Stroke Play Competition, Round Two, Top 10
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1 |
Lee, Soyoung |
KOR |
69 |
68 |
137 |
-7 |
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2 |
Sangchan, Supamas |
THA |
73 |
66 |
139 |
-5 |
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2 |
Cheng, Ssu-Chia |
TPE |
69 |
70 |
139 |
-5 |
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4 |
Shinohara, Maria |
JPN |
69 |
74 |
143 |
-1 |
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4 |
Alvarez, Julianne |
NZL |
70 |
73 |
143 |
-1 |
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6 |
Ashok, Aditi |
IND |
74 |
70 |
144 |
PAR |
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6 |
Carta, Virginia Elena |
ITA |
69 |
75 |
144 |
PAR |
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6 |
Merchan, Maria Andreina |
VEN |
71 |
73 |
144 |
PAR |
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9 |
Cowan, Olivia |
GER |
76 |
69 |
145 |
1 |
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9 |
Veysseyre, Marion |
FRA |
71 |
74 |
145 |
1 |