- Round one suspended at 5:21pm (local time) on Saturday due to darkness. A total of 36 players yet to complete round one.
- Round one will restart at 6:30am on Sunday morning; round two will not commence before 8:45am.
It’s been a week of unpredictable weather at the Wistron Ladies Open, with heavy rainfall and thick fog disrupting play at Sunrise Golf and Country Club in Taoyuan.
Round one resumed early Saturday morning before being suspended once again at 8:06am due to fog. Play finally got back underway at 11:00am, allowing players to continue their opening rounds, and round one’s afternoon wave to start.
At the top of the leaderboard, Thailand’s Nook Sukapan and Chinese Taipei’s Yani Tseng are tied at six-under par. Tseng still has four holes left to play, while Sukapan managed to complete all 18 holes.
Sukapan got off to a flying start with a birdie on the opening hole and maintained strong momentum throughout her round.
“My game plan today was really good,” said the Thai. “I tried to stay focused on my game, because we had no control over the weather as it kept changing. My tee shots were good, and I was happy with both my driver and approach shots.”
Despite dropping a shot on the 7th hole, Sukapan produced an impressive back nine with five birdies, including consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th.
“My putting was really good on the back nine,” she added. “I gave myself lots of birdie chances and managed to take advantage of them. I seem to play better when I don’t put too much pressure on myself, so I just need to keep this momentum going into tomorrow.”
Two shots behind the leaders at four-under par are Ireland’s Lauren Walsh, Chinese Taipei’s Ya Chun Chang, and Thailand’s Kultida Pramphun.
Walsh, who began Saturday morning with six holes left to play, carded a 68 (-4) in her opening round despite the difficult conditions.
“It’s been such an unpredictable week,” Walsh said. “We didn’t know if we’d even get to play or what kind of condition the course would be in after all the rain. Yesterday was pretty miserable – it didn’t stop raining for the 12 holes I played, so my caddie and I were just trying to hang in there and grind it out.”
She added that maintaining mental focus is the key for this week.
“You just have to keep grinding and make sure to reset every time play is suspended. The course staff at Sunrise have done an incredible job. Considering how much rain we’ve had, the greens are in an amazing condition. Since I landed Monday night, it hasn’t stopped raining, but the last two holes today were finally dry. Kudos to everyone working hard to keep the course playable.”
With no practice rounds possible due to the weather, Walsh said the simplified approach actually helped:
“Sometimes we can overthink things. It was nice to go out with fresh eyes and just hit the best shot in front of me. My caddie and I kept it simple – hit the fairway, hit the green, and make a decent putt.”
A total of 11 players share sixth place at three-under par, including France’s Agathe Sauzon, Thailand’s Kornkamol Sukaree, Kamonwan Lueamsri, and Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, Italy’s Alessandra Fanali, Chinese Taipei’s Heather Lin, England’s Cara Gainer and Alice Hewson, New Zealand’s Amelia Garvey, India’s Hitaashee Bakshi, and Spain’s Luna Sobron Galmes.
Kongkraphan, Bakshi, Galmes, and Hewson are still yet to finish their opening rounds.
It was announced on Friday that due to the weather and course conditions, the Wistron Ladies Open has been reduced to a 36-hole tournament (no cut).
Round one will resume at 6:30am on Sunday morning, with round two not commencing before 8:45am. It will be a two-tee start, with the leaders teeing off the first tee last.
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