PETALING JAYA, May 28 (Bernama) -- Two national golfers, Iszaimi Ismail and Kenneth de Silva share the top spot of the Kurnia-Saujana Amateur Open golf championship after accumulating an identical scores of one-under 143.
In today's round, overnight leader Iszaimi posted three birdies and four bogeys for one-over 73.
"My game was not so good today. I was a bit struggling with my putting. Hopefully, I will be able to focus more on my game in tomorrow's final round," said Iszaimi, 19, who is currently studying at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in the United States.
Meanwhile, Kenneth captured four birdies and drop two bogeys and a double bogey at the par-4 first hole for an even par scores Thursday.
"Overall, my game was okay, except for the lost ball at the first hole which resulted in a double bogey. I'll certainly try and do my best tomorrow," said Kenneth.
Following with two strokes adrift to settle in third position was former national golfer, Mohamad Iylia Jamil.
After today's round, only 61 players will continue their challenge in the finals round tomorrow.
LEADING SECOND ROUND SCORES:
Note: (Malaysia unless stated)
143 - Kenneth De Silva 71-72, Iszaimi Ismail 70-73
145 - Mohamad Iylia Jamil 73-72
146 - Akhmal Tarmizee 75-71
148 - Gavin Kyle Green 76-72, Aung Win (MYA) 76-72, Roderick Staunton (HKG) 72-76
149 - Jhonnel Ababa (PHI) 76-73, Nay Bala Win Myint (MYA) 75-74
150 - Gregory Foo (SIN) 76-74, Peter Villaber (PHI) 76-74, Rufino Bayron (PHI) 74-76
151 - Gagan Verma (IND) 80-71
152 - Mhark Fernando (PHI) 79-73, Jerson Balasabas (PH1) 77-75
-- BERNAMA
Saya setuju. We are working on more coaches! “ @ManOlimpik : Malaysian junior athletes are just too ‘lembik’ http://t.co/7D7wmHWaNy ” — Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) June 10, 2014 The benchmark. Can our junior athletes train as hard as Malaysia's world No.1 badminton player, Lee Chong Wei? “IT IS okay lah. The training is not too bad lah. I will try lah … Wah, so hard lah today.” These are some of the common statements I hear from our juniors nowadays. It is not only in badminton. It is the easy-going, laid-back attitude and lack of competitiveness at grassroots level that we have problems producing quality players. I have travelled quite a bit. After ending my decade-long career with the national team, I went to play in the league in Europe. It’s different there. The European athletes know what they want. And they do it with real focus. Even the young ones possess admirable self-control and show a high level of commitment. During my time in the ...
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