Matias Sanchez leads by three at TPS Murray River
Matias Sanchez – photo Australian Golf Media
Victorian 24 year old, Matias Sanchez, has a three shot lead as the TPS Murray River In Honour of Jarrod Lyle event enters the weekend at the Cobram Barooga OLD Course on the border of NSW and Victoria.
Sanchez, a former (2017) Australian Amateur Champion, has struggled in the professional ranks and in fact had missed two of his last three cuts before this week but his round of 64 today which included six birdies and an eagle gave little evidence of the struggles he has endured of late.
“I’m just holing putts so far this week,” said Sanchez. “I’ve been hitting it really good for a while, but I haven’t been making putts at all in the last few months. To hole some today and yesterday has been very nice,” Sanchez said.
“I’ve been hitting a lot of low balls off the tee and keep it in play. Not doing anything silly off the tee and trying to hit the perfect shot. For me, keeping it in play is paying dividends this week.”
In second place alone at present is Queenslander Shae Wools-Coob, yet another product of the successful Sunshine Coast coach, Grant Field.
Like Sanchez the transition to the professional ranks has not been easy for the 26 year old Wools Cobb and two late bogeys put a dampener on his round to some extent but there have been encouraging signs for him over the first two days.
The improving Todd Power Horan and highly talented Perth golfer, Hayden Hopewell, are next are at 7 under and five from the lead of Sanchez.
Victorian Brett Coletta is next in a share of 5th place with the leading women Sarah Jane Smith and American Emma Talley.
