Storm Brewing as Singapore Strengthens Lion City Cup Grip

Singapore: Hosts Singapore maintained its grip on the Lion City Cup as Troy Storm surged to the top of the leaderboard after signing for an even-par 72 in the second round at the Seletar Country Club.

Brayden Lee trails Storm by a single shot in the individual competition of the Lion City Cup after signing for a 74 to take second place while Malaysian Joshua Lim is two shots back of Storm in third place after posting a 70.

“I’m really happy with my game today as I managed to save a few pars and come back with a decent score. Coming into this tournament, we knew we have a good chance of winning. So, I’m very happy we’re leading the Lion City Cup,” said Storm.

Chen Xingtong, meanwhile, overcame a nervy opening round with an improved 71 to take the outright lead with her two-day total of even-par 144, helping Singapore to also claim the top spot in the team competition of the Kartini Cup.

“It was a slow and steady round. I’m glad I managed to finish off the round steadily, which is good after yesterday’s roller-coaster round. There are still two more days to go. Anything can happen. But I hope to continue playing well,” said the 15-year-old, who holds a one-shot lead over Thailand’s Kritchanya Kaopattanaskul as the tournament heads into its final 36 holes.

Enrique Dimayuga of the Philippines matched his opening day effort with another 68 to spearhead his country’s charge in both the individual and team competitions of the Putra Cup.

“I got off to a slow start and I was trying to stay patient out there, which was difficult. I’m very happy to be able to walk off the course with a score that will put me in a good position to win,” said Dimayuga, who is on a high after winning last week’s Singapore Open Amateur Championship.

Thailand’s Pimpisa Rubrong returned with a 70 to lead the Kingdom’s challenge in the Santi Cup as Singapore’s Aloysa Atienza slipped to second place following a 73.

The Southeast Asian Amateur Team Championships are played over four 18-hole rounds of stroke play. In each round, the total of the lowest scores returned by the players in each team will be the team’s score for that round. The three lowest scores returned by the players in each team for each round will be the team score for that round in the Putra Cup.

For the Lion City Cup (Under-16), Santi Cup and Kartini Cup (Under-16), a team’s score for each round is based on the lowest two scores returned by the players in each team.