South African Gorlei takes second round lead at Magical Kenya Ladies Open
South Africa's Cara Gorlei follows her tee shot during the second round of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open Golf tournament at Vipingo Ridge golf course in Kilifi on February 09, 2024.
Closing the day on four under par was Natalia Guseva, an independent natural golfer who shot three under par 70 in the second round to move to second place on four under par 142
A total of 64 players with six over par 152 went through the second round cut and will now begin the chase for the top prize of 45,000 Euro (about Sh7.7 million) in the 300,000 Euro tournament
Vipingo-based Jackie Walter who had given Kenyans hope after a first round 75, shot 86 to finish with 15 over par 161
South African Cara Gorlei jumped to the top of the leaderboard halfway through the 2024 Magical Kenya Ladies Open as Kenyan players found the going tough at the par 73 Baobab Course Vipingo Ridge on Friday.
Gorlei had a perfect start, picking up three straight birdies from the first hole. She however dropped a shot at the seventh, then birdied the 10th,11th,13th. However, a double at the 14th almost ruined her game as it was followed by two single bogeys at the 16th and 17th for the day’s 72 and a two rounds total of five under par 141.
