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Golf 007 Amateur Championship Tour 2008 Round two

The 2nd round of the Golf 007 Amateur Tour was played at Shenzhen Firestone Golf Club on the 23rd February, with 48 players competing in the net and gross score categories.

Despite the predicted spring drizzle, spirits were high as the players were looking to battle it out over the demanding A/B Course for a selection of prizes and valuable ranking points. This was especially the case in the Men’s gross division, because 1st round winner Johnathon Linstow had elected to skip this event, meaning the chasing pack had an even greater incentive to play well and make a charge up the Order of Merit.
As it happened, the weather and the testing track produced some higher-than-normal scores.

Chiu Kim-kum won the Ladies gross score division with a score of 92 to leap into first place in the Tour rankings. In the net division, Cynthia Lee posted a highly impressive round of 68 to ensure she’d also take home some silverware.

Ivan Leung fared better than most in the Men’s gross division, firing a respectable round of 79 to pick up yet another Tour victory. With his win, Leung, who finished second in the 2007 standings to David Largent, replaced Linstow at the top of the standings. Enoki Satoshi placed second in the division, three strokes adrift on 82.

The Men’s net division produced a somewhat surprise, but undoubtedly deserving winner in David Wan, who picked up his award following a steady 71.

Shawn Lin claimed the long drive prize with a mighty 300-yard drive on the 18th hole, while Jeremy Choi picked up the nearest-the-pin honours after a very precise iron shot.

Thanks to all the players. Details of the 3rd round will be announced shortly.