Date: April 16, 2009
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Lee holds narrow lead in Alice Springs

Click here to view the results for Round 2 Click here to view the results for Round 1 Srixon Australian Amateur champion Justine Lee (NSW) leads the field by one stroke after the opening two rounds of the Australian Girls Amateur Championship at Alice Springs Golf Club. Lee, fresh from her win in the WA Women’s 72 Hole Stroke Play last week, posted an opening round 3-under par 70 and backed it up with a 2-under par 71 to lead by a shot from Queensland s Saki Suzuki. Suzuki, the 2008 Queensland Girls Amateur champion, shot a 1-over par round of 74 to begin her campaign but improved in the second round, shooting a 3-under par 70. Christina Mew (QLD), Su-Hyun Oh (VIC) and Ashley Ona (QLD) are tied for third and four strokes behind Suzuki in second. Oh joined Lee in shooting an opening round 70 to be joint clubhouse leaders going into the afternoon but a 77 in her second round brought her back to join Mew and Ona in third at 2-over for the championship. Breanna Elliott (VIC) and Whitney Harvey (WA) share sixth position and are one stroke behind Mew, Oh and Ona. Zoe Field (QLD), Chantal Hodson (NSW), Monica Jung (NSW) and Ali Orchard (QLD) are in a tie for 8th place after their opening rounds. They sit at 4-over for the championship. Emma Ash (SA), Sarah Johnstone (TAS), Emily Mclennan (QLD) and Britney Mueck (VIC) are all at 6-over for the championship and a further two shots back. The final round begins in tomorrow in Alice Springs. LEADERBOARD: 1 LEE, Justine (NSW) 70 73 (143) 2 SUZUKI, Saki (Qld) 74 70 (144) =3 MEW, Christina (Qld) 77 71 (148) OH, Su-Hyun (Vic) 70 78 (148) ONA, Ashley (Qld) 73 75 (148) =6 ELLIOTT, Breanna (Vic) 78 71 (149) HARVEY, Whitney (WA) 73 76 (149) =8 FIELD, Zoe (Qld) 77 73 (150) HODSON, Chantal (NSW) 76 74 (150) JUNG, Monica (NSW) 79 71 (150) ORCHARD, Ali (Qld) 77 73 (150) =12 ASH, Emma (SA) 80 72 (152) JOHNSTONE, Sarah (Tas) 79 73 (152) MCLENNAN, Emily (Qld) 76 76 (152) MUECK, Britney (Vic) 76 76 (152)