Rianne Malixi shoots a one-over for the early lead. —LPGT PHOTO
Newbie Rianne Malixi, taking part in her first Women Philippine Golf Tour occasion, holed out with a bogey 6 on Tuesday, settling for a one-over-par 73 that was nonetheless good for a three-shot lead after the opening spherical of the P750,000 ICTSI Tagaytay Midlands Basic, the place the fancied execs discovered a really difficult day.
The winner of the Se Ri Pak junior invitational in america earlier this yr, Malixi had 4 complete bogeys in opposition to three birdies over the windy, ravine-laden gem South of Manila as she left her extra seasoned rivals consuming her mud after a 37-36 effort.
Sunshine Baraquiel, the winner a month in the past at close by Highlands the place the situations had been extra brutal, signed for a 76 like one other novice, Laurea Duque, with Daniella Uy one other stroke again along with her 77 marred by a chilly early stretch made up of a triple bogey 7 on No. 1, a bogey on the third and a double-bogey 6 on No. 4.
“It’s an exquisite expertise; taking part in in opposition to the professionals is a good problem for me,” Malixi, a freshman at San Bernardino in California, mentioned. “I type of struggled with my quick recreation and placing, however I used to be in a position to handle myself in a good way.”
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