This archive report was first published on 6 December 2019.
At the halfway mark of the inaugural Magical Kenya Ladies Open, Swedish teenager Julia Engstrom has taken a commanding six-shot lead at the Vipingo Ridge's Baobab course in Kenya.
Engstrom, 18, shot a brilliant six under 66 in the second round, playing a bogey-less three under par front nine and starting the back nine with two successive birdies at the 10th and 11th.
She then picked up two more back-to-back birdies at the 13th and 14th, but faltered at the 16th where she missed a putt for a par.
"I played very solid. I started off well and made four birdies in the last five holes. I didn’t hole that many putts in the middle of the round, but I finished off well. I played solid and hit more greens today, so I’m happy with my round," Engstrom said.
Engstrom now leads by six shots with a two-round total of 11 under par 133, ahead of Scotland's Kelsey MacDonald, Finland's Ursula Wikstrom, and German Esther Henseleit, who tied for second place after shooting four under par 68 and two under 70 for a total of five under par 139.
Published on December 6, 2019.
