Justice Bosio – leads the Australians in individual standings – photo WATC
The Australian team of Justice Bosio, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard and Caitlin Peirce share the halfway lead with Spain and Thailand at the Espirito Santo Trophy in Abu Dhabi.
Queensland’s Bosio added a second round of 68 to her opening 69 to share 4th place in the individual and just three shots from the lead.
Perth’s Hinson-Tolchard, an attendee the Oklahoma State University in 2023, bounced back from her opening round of 72 with a six-under 66 to be just one behind Bosio while South Australian Caitlin Peirce has yet to have either of her scores counted in a competition where the best two of a country’s three scores count each day.
Hinson Tolchard, the leading world-ranked of the three-woman Australian team enthused about the Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National Course. “I love this course. I played the Asia-Pacific [Women’s Amateur] here two years ago so I’m pretty familiar with the set-up and how it plays.
“It’s definitely tough with the grain on the greens but it’s fun to play. It can be a challenge, but if you put it in the right spots, you’re going to score well. I think you just have to play smart.”
The individual contest is led by Thailand’s Navaporn Soontreeyaypas, whose second round of 65 was the best of the week to date.
New Zealand’s Fiona Xu also recovered from a slow start on Wednesday with a round of 67 to share 10th place at 3 under and ten shots from the lead.
The New Zealand team of Xu, Vivian Lu and Eunseo Choi improved 13 shots on day two and is tied for 10th place.
