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Golf: Malixi struggles in Day 1 of Women's Amateur

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Rianne Malixi before teeing off in The Women" s="" Amateur.="" Handout="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/06/14/rianne-malixi.jpg"/><figcaption>Rianne Malixi before teeing off in The Women&#x27;s Amateur. Handout photo.</figcaption></figure></div>Young Filipina golfer Rianne Malixi was ruffled by howling winds while tackling a links course in The Women&#x27;s Amateur, Tuesday at the Prince’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent in southeast England.Malixi finished Day 1 with a seven-over 79, 11 strokes off joint leaders Norweigian Silje Torvund Ohma and Christin Eisenbeiss of Germany.The Filipina is in joint 100th, but remains in the hunt for a spot in the Top 64 as she is just three shots off the current target score heading to the last 18 holes of the two-day stroke play eliminations.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/12/23/malixi-set-for-campaign-in-womens-amateur-championship">Golf: Malixi set for campaign in Women&#x27;s Amateur Championship</a></li></ul>Norway&#x27;s Ohma tamed the frontside with a solid five-under 31 and was on her way to taking solo control with two more birdies on Nos. 12 and 15 against a bogey on the 13th, until she lost her rhythm and bogeyed Nos. 16 and 17 for a 68.That enabled Eisenbeiss to gain a share of the lead as she came through with a three birdie-binge in a four-hole stretch from No. 12 en route to a bogey-free 35-33 and a one-stroke lead over Aussie Beth Coulter and three others, who matched 69s.World No. 1 Ingrid Lindblad of Swede also groped for form with a 73 for a share of 19th, well within the Top 64, who will move to the knockout, match play phase Thursday.Malixi, 16, hopes to make the most of the switch in tee-times as she resumes her bid at 7:51 a.m. with Japanese Sera Hasegawa and Swede Kajsa Arwefjall, who opened with 73 and 75, respectively.

Young Filipina golfer Rianne Malixi was ruffled by howling winds while tackling a links course in The Women's Amateur, Tuesday.