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Lau launches Rose Bowl title defence in KZN
Lau launches Rose Bowl title defence in KZN
Royal Durban Country Club may have been bathed in sun for much of the day, but the conditions belied the severity of gusts that proved hugely challenging for the juniors competing in the first two rounds of the Nomads SA Girl's Rose Bowl Championship on Monday.
Defending champion Catherine Lau from Gauteng North carded rounds of 78 and 81 to come out on top and holds a one stroke lead on 13 over 159.
Womens Golf South Africa President Karen Olivant said the wind certainly gave the organisers cause for concern.
"The gale force conditions were tough on the juniors and we had to monitor the wind closely all day so that we could suspend play if the balls started moving," Olivant said. "I was incredibly impressed with the players. They just got on with it and played the two rounds without a single complaint.
"The leaderboard is very tight and hopefully the wind will give the players a break in Tuesday's final round and we will have an exciting finish to this year's championship."
Elham Shaik made the most of her home course advantage to edge out fellow Royal Durban player for the lead in the B-Division and Kamaya Moodliar from Umhlali tops the leaderboard in the C-Division.
Shaik carded rounds of 88 and 91 to take a six stroke lead on 179, while Moodliar leads by three points from Mikah Poonawassy from Northern Cape.