MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) β Antonio Murdaca shot a 4-under 68 to lead the Asia Pacific Amateur Golf Championship after two rounds by a shot from Australian compatriot and overnight leader Todd Sinnott on Friday.
Murdaca had five birdies and a bogey at Royal Melbourne Golf Club to take his two-round total to 7-under 137, edging Sinnott, who followed his first-round 67 with a 1-under 71.
The 20-year-old Sinnott, who plays on the pennants team for Metropolitan, another sand-belt course nearby, held a share of the lead until he bogeyed his final hole, finishing a mixed round with an eagle, two birdies and three bogeys.
Thailand’s Tawan Phongphun and China’s Jin Cheng were two shots further back in a tie for third place with two-round totals of 140, 4-under par.
