Morning report from Team Ireland on Day 14 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
AUGUST 6th, 2021: The third round of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play got underway in Tokyo with Stephanie Meadow currently placed well inside the top 20, with the remaining day’s play still to be completed. It was a day of mixed fortunes with Meadow carding a round of 68 to move her into a tie for 10th
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The third round of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play got underway in Tokyo with Stephanie Meadow currently placed well inside the top 20 and with the remaining day’s play still to be completed.
Despite giving herself a host of opportunities, Meadow was level par after 9 holes of her third round. Birdies on the 6th and 7th were counterbalanced by bogeys on 1 and 9, but it was the finishing holes at Kasumigaseki that really caught the Jordanstown woman’s eye – finishing with three birdies in her final 6 holes to post a 68.
Speaking afterwards, Meadow said that patience was key for her today: “Yeah definitely. The entire front – well, most of the round – I felt like if I just kept hitting it in there at some point, they’d have to drop. I guess one thing is, I had a few misreads and a couple of bad putts, it wasn’t like I was hitting them perfect, so I couldn’t get too mad at myself. It was part of it, but it was nice to finish strong.
“I hit it really well today it could have been a low one, but I’m just happy I gave myself a lot of opportunities and hopefully I can tie that together tomorrow with making some putts. I’m in with a chance, so that’s all I can ask for.”