New Zealand’s Cooper Moore leads Australasians at Asia Pacific Am
Cooper Moore in action during round the completion of round two this morning – image AAC
New Zealander Cooper Moore leads the 12 strong Australasian contingent at the half way mark of the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship at the Taiheiyo Course in Gotemba south of Tokyo.
Moore added a second round of 67 to his opening 69 in the weather delayed second round and at the halfway stage finds himself in a share of 6th position and just three from the lead of Japan’s Rintaro Nakano.
Players were forced to return to the course this morning to complete round two after stormy weather and rain buffeted the course of Friday but the talented Moore who finished runner-up at this year’s R&A Junior Open Championship recorded a homeward nine of 31 to put himself into contention for one of the game’s most significant amateur titles.
The winner this week earns the right to play the Masters and the Open Championship in 2025.
The Canterbury 16-year-old has upstaged several of Australasia’s best amateurs to date in the 72-hole event with Queensland PGA Champion Phoenix Campbell one shot back in a share of 9th place and defending champion Jasper Stubbs well back in 40th place.
The cut fell at 7 over.
