Malaysia’s Kelly Tan made the 36-hole cut on the number in the ISPS Handa Vic Open in Australia, thanks to a spectacular eagle at the par-four 16th hole for a second round 70 and a three-under-par total.
Tan is 10 shots off the pace at 13th Beach Golf Links in Victoria, with Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom leading the field on 13-under-par. There will be another cut to the top 35 and ties following the third round.
Sagstrom, who two weeks ago became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, added a second round 67 to her opening 65. She leads American Ally McDonald by one shot heading into the weekend.
The ISPS Handa Vic Open is a trailblazer for gender equality in golf, with men and women playing on the same courses, at the same time and for equal prize money of US$1.1 million.
A field of 144 men and 144 women played one round on each of the first two days on the par-72 Beach Course and par-73 Creek Course. The third and fourth rounds will be played on the Beach Course.
For the second consecutive year, the tournament is jointly sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour, the European Tour and the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia.
