Rested Oh fires up to challenge

REJUVENATED after a two-month break, Victorian Su Oh is perfectly placed to challenge for the women’s Vic Open title.

Oh shot a second-round four-under 68 yesterday to be in outright third at 10-under, three shots behind leader Kim Kaufman, from the US.

The 22-year-old has played well in the six previous years the Vic Open has been contested at Thirteenth Beach, most notably when she tied for third two years ago.

This could be the year she takes the crucial final step.

“I feel like I played really well,” said Oh, who returned to the fray after a two-month playing sabbatical this week.

“I definitely didn’t hit the ball as well as I can, but my par-fives have been good and my short game has been pretty good.

“Hopefully I keep that up and on the weekend hit the ball a little bit better.

“It’s a little bit tough with the wind and trying to beat it doesn’t really help.

“Hopefully I can play along with it tomorrow and Sunday.”

The only other Australian in the top eight of the cosanctioned LPGA Tour event is seven-time major winner Karrie Webb, who wound back the clock to sign for a bogey-free 65 and move into a tie for fifth at seven-under.

Defending champion and world No.7 Minjee Lee survived the halfway cut despite bogeying her final hole yesterday to slip back to level-par.

Overnight leader Felicity Johnson, from England, was unable to repeat her day-one heroics yesterday, carding a two-over round to drop back to six-under.