U.S. golfer Meeks takes sole lead in Bali
U.S. golfer Meeks takes sole lead in Bali
JAKARTA (JP): American Eric Meeks surged ahead to the sole
lead position yesterday after firing a five-under par-67 for a
133 at the halfway stage of the US$250,000 Sempati Bali Open golf
championship.
South Korea's Kim Jong-duck carded the day's best score with a
brilliant eight-under par-64 and collected Rp 500,000 for his
performance. He took the third place with a 135 (71 64)
One stroke behind the leader for second spot were Australian
Glen Joyner and Kevin Wentworth (USA) each with a 134.
"There were no pressures and I played very relaxed," the
Californian Meeks said of his fine strokes after concluding
yesterday's round at the Bali Golf and Country Club.
By maintaining his strokes for the rest of the games, he
predicted that he would have "a good chance...to win the event".
The three players in fourth place were Indian born Sweden's
Daniel Chopra, overnight joined leader Brandt Jobe of the U.S.
and fellow countryman Ray Cragun.
Local golfer I Nengah Darma, who collected a two-day total of
three-under 141 (71 70) was the only host player able to place
himself in the best 20. He was placed 19th with Bill Israelson
(USA), Raul Fretes (Par), Pedro Martinez (Par) Lu Wen Ter, a
Chinese Taipei veteran, and Gary Webb (USA), who won the 1993
Sampoerna Indonesia Open at the same par-72 layout (rsl).
Selected results
133 - Eric Meeks (USA) 66 67
134 - Glen Joyner (Aus) 67 67
Kevin Wentworth (USA) 69 65
135 - Kim Jong-duck (Kor) 71 64
136 - Bob May (USA) 69 67
Ron Wuensche (USA) 68 68
137 - Dominc Boulet (HKG) 69 68
Scott Taylor (USA) 69 68
Jim Rutledge (Can) 69 68
138 - Daniel Chopra (Swe) 68 70
Brandt Jobe (USA) 66 72
Ray Cragun (USA) 68 70
Mike Welch (Gbr) 70 68
Stephen Leaney (Aus) 68 70
Jerry Smith (USA) 67 71
139 - David Berganio (USA) 72 67
Roger Wessels (RSA) 72 67
Li Keng-Chi (Tpe) 71 68
Robert Boldt (USA) 68 71
Mardan Mamat (Sin) 67 72
140 - Carlos Espinosa (Mex) 72 68
Gerry Norquist (USA) 71 69
Gustavo Rojas (Arg) 70 70
John Jacobs (USA) 70 70
141 - Pedro Martinez (Par) 71 70
I Nengah Darma (Ina) 71 70
Lu Wen-Ter (Tpe) 70 71
Gary Webb (USA) 69 72