Wan Ju Lee took control on day two of the Republic Bank sponsored Caribbean Junior Golf Open in the 16-17 boys category. Wan Ju fired a brilliant score of two under par 70 for a two- day total of 145; he leads by three strokes from overnight leader and defending champion Dinesh Jackree who slipped back with a 78 for a total of 148.In the girls'16-17 girls age group Sabrina Chan extended her lead over Barbados's Tommi-Ann Grant after adding a 95 to her opening score of 98.Liam Bryden in the boys 14-15 category shot a 76 today added to yesterday's score of 79, for a total of 155, now has a comfortable lead in the Boys 14-15 category. James Arandia remains in second place with a 162 total while Varun Singh is still in third place with a two day total of 164. Marc Maingot was the biggest mover shooting a 78 to be on 165 for the two days.
In the Girls 14-15 category, T&T's Sabrina Mitchell who added an 82 to her first day 83 for a two- day total of 185 has opened up a three stroke lead over fellow Trinidadian Anna Ferreira. Ana has scores of 82 and 86 for 168.In the Boys 11-13 category Jamaican Justin Burrows who had a great first round of 73, added a score of 78 today for a 151 two-day total, and extended his lead over another Jamaican Jack Stein to 10 strokes. Dominican Republic's Tony Kim of the Dominican Republic is one stroke further back on 162.The Girls 11-13 division remains a two-way battle between Yae Eun Kim of the Dominican Republic with rounds of 81 and 82 and Serena Mackenzie who has shot 82 and 81..The highlight of the today was another hole in one, this time on the 15th hole by Sol Joanni of the Leeward Golfers club in Tobago
Today marked the start of the inaugural Trinidad Cup which is a 36 hole tournament for juniors who are 10 & Under. Thomas Taylor-Cross who shot a fine round of 82 leads by 8 strokes from Zico Correia.This year marks the 13th consecutive year of sponsorship by Republic Bank and the fourth in successive years as the Republic Bank Caribbean Junior Open Golf Championships.
The tournament is hosted and facilitated by the T&T Golf Association.