Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Sweden Maintains Lead in 2007 Toyota World Junior Golf Team Championship
U.S. in 11th
TOYOTA CITY, Japan ? Sweden (-21) fired a 9-under 204 on Wednesday to follow Tuesday?s 201 to hold on to a five-stroke lead over defending champion Norway (-16) at the 2007 Toyota World Junior Golf Team Championship. Mexico put a 208 on the board to bring its two-day total to minus-7 ? good for third place ? a single stroke ahead of fourth-place Australia (-6).
Norway?s Anders Kristiansen shot a 66 to tie first-round leader Jesper Kennegard of Sweden at minus-9. Mauricio Azcue of Mexico and Sweden?s Pontus Widegren are a single shot back at 8-under. Defending individual champion Marius Thorp of Norway used a second round 66 to move into fifth place at 6-under.
Canada, Chinese Taipei, Japan and New Zealand make up a four-way tie for fifth at 3-under. Scotland (-2) and South Africa (-1) round out the teams below par. The teams in the black through two rounds are the United States (+4), Argentina (+6), Singapore (+11) and Venezuela (+17).
Right behind the top five individuals is James Byrne of Scotland at minus-4 ? one shot ahead of Sweden?s Bjorn Akesson, Matthew Giles and Daniel Nisbet of Australia, Chinese Taipei?s Cheng-Tsung Pan, Syunnsuke Sonoda of Japan and Scotland?s Michael Stewart ? who are tied for seventh at 3-under.
Spencer Cole (-2) and Andrew Putnam (+1) each shot 71 for Team USA while Steve Ziegler (+5) and Russell Henley (+6) each shot 72. Cole leads the Americans in a tie for 13th place with Putnam tied for 26th, Ziegler tied for 42nd and Henley tied for 45th.
Round three tees off Thursday morning with the team leaders going off last.
2007 Toyota World Junior Golf Team Championship
Second Round Results
Team Standings
1. Sweden 201 - 204 = 405 (-21)
2. Norway 205 - 205 = 410 (-16)
3. Mexico 211 - 208 = 419 (-7)
4. Australia 210 - 210 = 420 (-6)
T5. Canada 210 - 213 = 423 (-3)
T5. Chinese Taipei 216 - 207 = 423 (-3)
T5. Japan 207 - 216 = 423 (-3)
T5. New Zealand 210 - 213 = 423 (-3)
9. Scotland 212 - 212 = 424 (-2)
10. South Africa 212 - 213 = 425 (-1)
11. USA 216 - 214 = 430 (+4)
12. Argentina 215 - 217 = 432 (+6)
13. Singapore 219 - 218 = 437 (+11)
14. Venezuela 225 - 218 = 443 (+17)
Individual Standings
T1. Jesper Kennegard, Sweden 65 - 68 = 133 (-9)
T1. Anders Kristiansen, Norway 67 - 66 = 133 (-9)
T3. Mauricio Azcue, Mexico 69 - 65 = 134 (-8)
T3. Pontus Widegren, Sweden 68 - 66 = 134 (-8)
5. Marius Thorp, Norway 70 - 66 = 136 (-6)
6. James Byrne, Scotland 73 - 65 = 138 (-4)
T7. Bjorn Akesson, Sweden 68 - 71 = 139 (-3)
T7. Matthew Giles, Australia 69 - 70 = 139 (-3)
T7. Daniel Nisbet, Australia 70 - 69 = 139 (-3)
T7. Cheng-Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei 73 - 66 = 139 (-3)
T7. Syunnsuke Sonoda, Japan 68 - 71 = 139 (-3)
T7. Michael Stewart, Scotland 67 - 72 = 139 (-3)
USA Individuals
T7. Spencer Cole, USA 69 ? 71 = 140 (-2)
T26. Andrew Putnam, USA 72 ? 71 = 143 (+1)
T42. Steve Ziegler, USA 75 ? 72 = 147 (+5)
T45. Russell Henley, USA 76 ? 72 = 148 (+6)