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Ardina blows fine start, misses US match play

- The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - Dottie Ardina made an eagle-2 on No. 1 but squandered a solid start with a shaky windup and missed the match play phase by two in the 110th Women’s North and South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst No. 8 in North Carolina Thursday.

Needing a low round to get a crack at the Last 16, Ardina sank her approach shot on the par-4 No. 2 for eagle then hit two more birdies against a bogey as she bounced back from joint 41st for a coveted slot with a 33 at the turn.

But the top ICTSI-backed bet stumbled with a double-bogey on No. 10 on a wayward drive and a poor approach shot, dropped another shot on the par-5 11th and reeled back again. She tried to rebound with a birdie on No. 14 but missed a couple of birdie chances in two of the next three holes before blowing it all with a bogey on the 18th.

She finished with a 72 for a 54-hole total of 224, two shots short of No. 16.

Her three ICTSI teammates also fell by the wayside with Jayvie Agojo finishing with a 74 for a 226, Cyna Rodriguez, just within the target after two rounds, limping with a 77 for a 77 and Mia Piccio hitting an 81 for a 231.

Jaye Green of Florida sustained her form and topped the elims with a 212 after a 72, two strokes ahead of Ashley Armstrong of Illinois and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn, who both had 214s after a 70 and 72, respectively.

ARDINA

ASHLEY ARMSTRONG OF ILLINOIS AND THAILAND

CYNA RODRIGUEZ

DOTTIE ARDINA

JAYE GREEN OF FLORIDA

JAYVIE AGOJO

MIA PICCIO

MORIYA JUTANUGARN

NORTH AND SOUTH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY

PINEHURST NO

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