KOH LEADS THE WAY AT THE MIDWAY MARK OF LET PRE QUALIFIER – ASIA

Singapore’s Sock Hwee Koh leads the way at the midway mark of the LET Pre Qualifier event in Asia, after a second round score of 71 at Classic Golf and Country Club. 

The 32-year-old backed up her first round score of 70 in New Delhi with another strong showing on Wednesday to leave her on -3 overall, and hold a one-shot advantage over India’s Hitaashee Bakshi and Wenyung Keh of New Zealand. 

Koh rolled in three birdies in her second round, including one on the final hole of the day to take the advantage into the final two days in India, as players compete to earn a place at the Final Qualifier later in the year. 

“I’ve played really consistent these past two days, I think the greens are really tricky though. I actually played well today but no putts were dropping,” Koh said.

“I gave myself lots of chances but just no putts dropped, so I just hang on in there and finally one did on the last hole. 

“The course isn’t set up that tough, but the greens are really tricky so it’s not easy to make that many putts, I hit it really close on the 12th for a tap-in birdie, and it felt like one of those days where you had to hit it that close to actually make a birdie.”

Things didn’t start well for Koh on Wednesday with a dropped shot on her first hole of the day, but a birdie on the ninth soon got her back on track, before picking up another on the 12th after a superb approach into the green leaving her with a short putt. 

And despite dropping a shot on the 16th, Koh quickly made amends on the last to put herself as standalone leader with 36 holes left to play in New Delhi. 

The Singaporean is no stranger to competing on Indian soil, having competed at the 2018 Hero Women’s Indian Open, while she has spent the last five months competing on the Women’s All Pro Tour in the United States. 

Koh took victory in the Bella Vista Charity Classic held in Arkansas earlier this year, and is keen to test her game against the best in the world, and has put herself in pole position to earn herself a place at La Manga Club for Final Qualifier in December. 

“I usually play in Asia, but at the moment there is no domestic tour in Singapore, so the last two years have just been nothing,” she continued. 

“So me and another Singaporean professional made the decision to go to the US this year to play on the WPAT, and just got back to Singapore in September. 

“It would be great to get a place on the LET, I love to travel round Europe and I…