Sizzling 62 at Paraparaumu Beach launches Kerry Mountcastle to big strokeplay leadWARWICK SMITH/STUFF A remarkable round of seven birdies and an eagle saw Kerry Mountcastle shoot 62 to take a stranglehold on the New Zealand Strokeplay Championships. Kerry Mountcastle emulated the country's biggest golfing name Sir Bob Charles in carding a nine-under-par 62 at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, as the Masterton electrician seized control of the New Zealand Strokeplay Championships. PHOTOSPORT Carmen Lim will fight out the women's strokeplay title with Juliana Hung on Sunday, with both leading at eight-under. Tynan shot up the leaderboard with a second round of 65 while Nichols produced back-to-back rounds of three-under 68. Marina Ito (Riverside) is also in the hunt, three shots behind, after an impressive second round of five-under 69.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2018 04:11 UTC