Bo Jin makes another run at Asia-Pacific Amateur with 65
Oklahoma State junior Bo Jin of China had a stressful time getting to the Asia-Pacific Amateur in Thailand
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Bo Jin of China had plenty of stress getting to Thailand, and it was all worth it Thursday when he opened with a 7-under 65 to build a two-shot lead in the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
It's the second straight year Jin is off to a good start, having held the 36-hole lead a year ago in Dubai.
The junior at Oklahoma State overcame a bogey on his first hole at Amata Spring Country Club to lead over TK Chantananuwat of Thailand, James Leow of Singapore and Ryuta Suzuki of Japan.
The winner gets a spot in the Masters next April.
Chantananuwat is the highest-ranked amateur in the field at No. 12, already a winner of a professional event on the Asian Tour earlier this year.
Jin arrived at the Oklahoma City airport only to find his name wasn't on the passenger list. He managed to buy a new ticket to Los Angeles to make his connection to Qatar and made it to Thailand in time.