STA. ROSA, Laguna, Philippines — Johanna Uyking delivered a stunning eagle on the challenging No. 18 to cap a roller-coaster round and grab the lead in the girls’ 13-14 division of the USwing Mojing Junior World Qualifying at The Country Club here yesterday.
Uyking leaned on her exceptional driving to card a 77, seizing a two-shot advantage over Precious Zaragosa, who settled for a 79 after a late stumble.
“I drove the ball pretty straight which helped a lot,” said the 13-year-old Uyking, a student at Davao Christian High School. But it was her spectacular 3-wood approach from 190 yards into a headwind on the par-4 18th that proved to be the highlight, as the ball found the hole for an eagle-2.
Zaragosa, last year’s Junior Philippine Golf Tour (JPGT) Match Play champion, also managed an eagle on the par-5 eighth but struggled with four bogeys in her first five holes at the front. A closing bogey on No. 9 pushed her two strokes behind Uyking.
Meanwhile, twins Lisa and Mona Sarines were within striking distance with rounds of 80 and 82, respectively
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