Day two of the #Toronto2015 golf competition at the PanAm Games broke colder and wetter than its predecessor. Call it a steady drizzle, intermittent rain, or whatever you like. It took guts and focus to grind out a score as golfers reached the halfway point of the international competition.
Women’s Competition
As so often happens in women’s sports, youth asserted itself. In this case, it came in the guise of a rising high school senior named Andrea Lee. The Californian and 2014 Rolex Player of the Year scribbled four birdies against one bogey on her scorecard to assume the lead spot at the tournament’s midway point. Lee zipped past Mariajo Uribe and Julieta Granada, both season LPGA professionals and tournament winners. Given that duo’s myriad experiences, Lee will need to summon a new level of performance in order to claim the gold medal on Sunday.
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Mens and Mixed Team Competitions
The men’s competition saw a bit of a change at the top. Alejandro Tosti of Argentina fell 14 strokes off his opening 65. Tosti played his first four holes in +6 and lost an additional three strokes to par on the day, tumbling to a tie for seventh. In the meantime, Felipe Aguilar of Chile added a 67 to his opening 69 to take a two-stroke lead over Lee McCoy of the USA. At age 40, Aguilar is one of the oldest players in the championship, while the 21-year old McCoy is one of the younger contestants. In team competition, the USA (275) made up five strokes on day-one leader Colombia (278), thanks to the 68s from Andrea Lee and Lee McCoy. Next come Argentina (281) and Peru (282).
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