Rianne Malixi’s Asian Games debut couldn’t have gotten to a more exacting start than drawing world No. 2 Ruoning Yin and former LPGA campaigner Patcharajutar Kongkraphan as the Philippines plays China and Thailand in the first two rounds of women’s golf competitions.
HANGZHOU, China – Rianne Malixi’s Asian Games debut couldn’t have gotten to a more exacting start than drawing world No. 2 Ruoning Yin and former LPGA campaigner Patcharajutar Kongkraphan as the Philippines plays China and Thailand in the first two rounds of women’s golf competitions in the 19th Asian Games here Thursday.
But Malixi and Lois Kaye Go remain upbeat of their chances in individual play with Yin, who had held the world’s top ranking for two consecutive weeks before yielding it to American Lilia Vu this week, tipped to flaunt her world-class talent at home. Saso, however, has since opted for the Japanese citizenship month’s after winning the US Women’s Open in 2021 while Pagdanganan is focusing on regaining her LPGA card.
Meanwhile, the men’s team of Clyde Mondilla and Ira Alido, along with amateurs Aidric Chan and Carl Corpus, also faces a formidable set of rivals whose teams are bannered by some of the world’s leading pros, led by South Korea’s Sungjae The world No. 27 Im, a former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, is a two-time PGA Tour winner. He also tied for second in the 2020 US Masters.
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