Brilliant 13 year old Lydia Ko from the Institute of Golf bagged a three-under 69 in tough conditions to win the women’s 54-hole competition by a whopping 11 shots from fellow national representative Emily Perry.

Overnight rain forced a delay to the start of play with half the field forced to complete their second rounds today at noon.
Organisers opted for a shotgun third round to give them the chance of completing the third round, with players finishing in fading light despite a further 45 minutes lost for rain.

The contest proved a one-horse race, with Ko (igolf) making four birdies with one bogey in a superb display. The 13-year-old was using the tournament to prepare for next month’s Espirito Santo world teams championship.

Perry (Lochiel), the leading amateur in last year’s Charles Tour, made four birdies in her first 10 holes but back-to-back bogeys ended any hope of closing the gap on the leader.

Leaderboard

Pos  Name                        To Par          1       2      3     Total
1       Ko, Lydia                           -5     18    69    73    69    211
2       Perry, Emily                   +6     18    74    76    72    222
3       Cassidy, Chantelle      +12    18    74    78    76    228
4       Bon, Caroline                +16    18    77    76    79    232
5       Tse, Rica                         +19    18    77    79    79    235