Celine Abalos proudly shows her fourth-place trophy. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Seeing motion as one of many youngest within the centerpiece 15-18 division for ladies and enjoying sick from the second spherical on, the Philippines’ Celine Abalos closed out with a four-over-par 76 on Thursday to complete fourth within the prestigious US Children European Championship on the age-old Royal Musselburgh course in Scotland.
The 15-year-old Abalos, who stood a full head under the older gamers, obtained undone by a second spherical 83, however made up for that by tying the third-best rating of the ultimate day for a 54-hole 238 tally within the occasion received by Latvia’s Katrina Bulkovska, who fired a 70 for 211.
Celine, the youngest daughter of Inside Secretary Benhur Abalos, certified because the Philippine consultant after topping the 13-14 of the US Children occasion in Australia final 12 months. She was the second-best Southeast Asian behind Pruksiri Prukpaiboon of Thailand, the third placer who additionally closed out with a 76 for 226.
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“I really feel pleased ending fourth, since that is my first worldwide occasion within the (15-18) division,” Celine, who will likely be enjoying within the Future Golf Champions after which the Junior World occasions in San Diego in a few weeks, instructed the Inquirer over the cellphone.
Coached by former Junior World champion Carito Villaroman, Celine and Prukpaiboon have been the one Asians within the lean discipline that noticed motion at Royal Musselburgh, the sixth oldest golf course on the earth which hosted the occasion for its 250th founding anniversary.
“Due to the sore throat that she contracted earlier than the second spherical, we have been compelled to shoot for fourth place,” Villaroman, who continues to be in Scotland. INQ
