McLeod and Wongras lead Webex Series Murray River event
Jake McLeod – image PGA of Australia
Queensland’s Jake McLeod and Thailand’s women golfer Cholcheva Wongras have taken the halfway lead at the Webex Player Series Murray River event at the Cobram Barooga Old Course, the pair tied at 14 under and one ahead of 52-year-old Jason Norris in the mixed gender event.
McLeod, a player good enough to have won the NSW Open, finished 3rd at the Australian Open in 2018 and played the European Tour in previous years, has been showing glimpses of his capabilities again in recent weeks and today he added a second round of 63 to go with his opening 65 to share the lead with 17-year-old rising Thai star Wongras.
“It’s nice to be in contention again on the weekend for the third tournament in a row now,” said McLeod who led the Order of Merit in 2018.
“I’ve learned a fair bit over the last couple of tournaments as well, so hopefully I can capitalise on that and do a better job.”
Wongras, who despite her young age has now been a professional for two years, won twice and finished runner-up on two occasions in Thailand last year, a country that continues to produce world-class players of both genders, and is well and truly a contender heading into the weekend.
