DP World Tour: Rafa Cabrera Bello maintains half lead at Thailand Classic | despite double bogey in legendary 17th place Golf News
DP World Tour: Rafa Cabrera Bello maintains half lead at Thailand Classic | despite double bogey in legendary 17th place Golf News
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Rafa Cabrera Bello rebounds from a double bogey on the legendary 17th hole at Amata Spring Country Club to take a two-shot lead; Follow the second round live on InNewCL Sports Golf from 5.30am on Saturday
Last updated: 2/17/23 12:26 PM
Rafa Cabrera Bello has secured the half-time lead at the Thailand Classics
Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello overcame a setback on the legendary 17th hole at Amata Spring Country Club to secure the half-time lead at the Thailand Classic.
After starting on the 10th and making birdies on the 11th and 12th, Cabrera Bello ran onto a double bogey on the 17th that has an island green only accessible by boat, but responded with seven birdies in the next nine holes and covered his inner nine in just 30 shots.
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The resulting 65 gave the former Ryder Cup player a 13-under par lead at halfway and two shots clear of Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti, while Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen was part of a group of six on 10-under.
“The 17th hole is a difficult hole and it was pretty windy,” said Cabrera Bello. “I got a gust of wind, I didn’t hit a shot that bad, but it is what it is.
“I just put my head down and focused on what I was doing. The birdie on 18 put me right back on track and I played an excellent front nine.
“I worked a lot on my swing during the break and tried to improve it. Some weeks I feel like it’s really clicking, other weeks it’s not quite there.
“I’m leaning in the right direction and I’m happy that the swing is feeling good this week and I’m getting good results.”
Kiradech Aphibarnrat is enjoying the experience of playing on home soil
Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat is four shots from the lead after adding a bogey-free 67 to his first 68 and is enjoying the experience of playing on home soil.
“It’s incredible. It’s one of the best moments I’ve had in the last two years,” said Aphibarnrat.
“I played yesterday in front of my family, my father, my mother, my wife, my manager, my friends. It’s been a nice week so far.
“I didn’t see many Thai fans in the first two rounds, but a lot of them come over the weekend. It was also a pleasure to play on my home course, Amata Spring is such a beautiful golf course.”
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