Pacific golf championships

Hana Financial Group Championship: Avani Prashanth produced a solid 3-under 69 in the second round of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Golf Championships to be in tied fifth, one spot lower than the fourth place she held after Day 1.

The Bengaluru golfer had three birdies in the first six holes but managed only one after that. She also had a bogey. She is now 7-under for two rounds and Tied fifth.

Avani is five shots behind the leader, Taiwan’s Chun-Wei Wu. Starting from the tenth tee, she was in top form on her second nine. Wu shot 7-under 65 to take her total to 12-under. Leader Wu birdied five times in her second nine at the Siam Country Club. Wu, who also had birdies in her first two holes, the 10th and the 11th.