September 4, 2014: On a fog-delayed start of the second round, Indian team of Aditi Ashok and Gurbani Singh maintained their calm to stay at 7th place in Women’s World Amateur Team Championship (WWATC) at Karuizawa 72 Golf East.
Aditi and Gurbani both posted two under 70 to remain in contention with two round total of 7-under 141. However, Astha Madan third member of the team carded four over 76 and did not contribute to the team’s performance.
Meanwhile, Canadian team retained their lead with a score of 14-under-par 274 for a two-stroke lead over surging Japan after two rounds of the 2014 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship. Fueled by a 69 from Brooke Henderson and a 70 from Brittany Marchand, Canada registered a second-round total of 5-under-par 139 at the par-72 Iriyama Course.
Mirami Katsu of Japan, who was 16th after the first round, shot a 7-under-par 65 to propel the home nation into second place. Her teammate Eri Okayama shot a 5-under 67 for the day’s best team score of 12-under-par 132, which is the second-lowest team score for any round in championship annals.
Two-time defending champion Korea holds third place at 277, followed by Sweden and Spain tied for fourth at 278, Germany in sixth at 279, England, India and Mexico tied for seventh at 281 and Australia, Denmark, France and the USA tied for 10th at 282.
The Women’s World Amateur Team Championship is a biennial international amateur competition conducted by the International Golf Federation (IGF), which comprises 137 national governing bodies in 131 countries. The competition, which is being held for the 26th time, is rotated among three geographic zones: Asia-Pacific, Americas and Europe-Africa.
This year’s event is being hosted by the Japan Golf Association. The teams play for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
