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Kobori, Lee, Campbell contending in Jakarta

Danny Lee Indonesian Masters Asian Tour golf

Three New Zealand golfers sit in the top-20 at the midway point of the Asian Tour's Indonesian Masters.


Kazuma Kobori, Danny Lee and Ben Campbell are all tied for 12th at seven-under, eight strokes behind the leader, Canadian Richard T Lee, after the second round at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club on Friday.


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Lee, a regular on the LIV Golf tour the last two seasons who opened with a two-under 70, was the best of the Kiwis on day two, with a five-under 67, featuring eight birdies and three bogeys.


The 34-year-old made four birdies on each side, including three in four holes on the front-nine and a bogey-free four-under seven-hole stretch on the back-nine. He hit 12-of-14 fairways and 14-of-18 greens in regulation.


Kobori and Campbell both compiled almost identical two-under 70s after both starting with five-under 67s on Thursday.



Kobori, 23, made birdies at the fifth, 10th, 12th and 13th holes despite hitting just 5-of-14 fairways, along with bogeys at the second and 17th, while Campbell, 33, had birdies at the second, sixth, ninth and 11th holes, and bogeys at the first and 16th.


Nick Voke produced the best round of the Kiwi quartet in Indonesia, with a bogey-free six-under 66 to move up to a share of 32nd at five-under.


Voke, 30, rolled in an eagle putt on the par-five second, along with birdies at the first, 14th, 17th and 18th holes. He hit just 8-of-14 fairways but scrambled well and required just one putt on 11-of-18 greens.


Momoka Kobori LET golf Team Series Riyadh

Meanwhile, Momoka Kobori made up for a disappointing round at the Ladies European Tour’s Team Series - Riyadh tournament with a late hole-in-one.


Kobori aced the par-three 17th in an eventful even-par 72 second round at the Riyadh Golf Club that featured the eagle one, three birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey.


It dropped the 25-year-old into a share of 29th at three-under, 11 strokes off the leader, Slovenian Pia Babnik.

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