Almost forced to withdraw, Rianne Malix among early leaders in American female amateur defense

A dozen players won successful American female amateur trophies, even though the last thing did, Danielle Kang, she won her second on the title back 14 years ago.

Rianne Malix could add to that list on Sunday in Bandon Dines.

Malixi, Philippines who did not win not only last year’s American female amateur in southern hills, but also American girls of Junior for a few weeks, he opened her crucial defense from the former 4-younger of Oregon on the Oregon coast. Malixi’s first round aligned a colleague of co-leaders, Arizona is Julia Misemer and Texas’ Cindy Hsu.

Malixi’s defense was almost over before she started. She waited for the approval of his student visa – 18-year-old will start his college career in Duke later this month – when Tifuon delayed a long-lasting process.

“The worst scenario, I won’t play,” Malix said. “The best scenario could I miss training rounds and head straight to the first round. Then, Boom, I got a notification that my passport is ready and the visa is ready.”

She picked up her documents for six hours before the flight last Thursday from Philippines to Portland, Oregon. She arrived on Bandon on Saturday afternoon and could take it into nine holes before they entered full 18 on Sunday.

Malix competes in his first amateur event, because he is a female amateur asian-pacific in early March, when she made it through only five holes before withdrawing with what Malix described as back.

Later in March, Malixi withdrew from Amateur August of the National Female Amateur ahead of the first round after her ill back limited it to about 40-50% in the practice of practice. She immediately turned off three weeks, traveling to Australia to see his physical therapist and visit to chiropractic.

“I was very wrongly aligned, and I hit 400 balls a day, so I had to rest,” Malix said.

She did not compete again until the American woman opened at the end of May on Erin hills, where she shot at 79-78 to miss the cut. She also missed cuts in her other beginning of this summer, on the open ladies of JLPGA Ai Miyazato Suntory (76-72) and Amundi Evian Championship (74-72).

It was fair to say that on Monday, the opening for the third ranked amateur was a pleasant surprise.

“To be honest, I don’t feel 100% lately,” said Malix. “I played a few Majoret, Eviana and American women open, but I didn’t play well. I’m just happy to play 18 holes and 36 holes a few days ago. I didn’t shot well today.”

Malix did not record Bogee as he added a short bird on board. 3, 9 and 13, plus 25-oven to convert birds to no. 17. There was three drives on the sidewalks in which she had to set a par-4, before he accelerated shots with his third shots.

The player who beats in both finals of the US last year, among those in the 3 below, Texas A & M Annern, which was the first player in the history of the NCAA. Talley is a fresh victory on the girls Junior PGA Championships in Indiana.

Malixi’s colleague of the Vojvode Novajc, Avery McCrery, was part of a large group in 2 below. Princeton’s Catherine Rao also headed for 70, even though she turned to 6 below before he entered the bird-less 40 on his back nine.

World no. 1 Amateur Kiara Romero shot 1 below, as the American girl Junior Champion Aphrodite Deng.