Meja Ortengren grew up playing slow greens in Sweden. She now heads to Augusta National with a shot at ANWA title
The Stanford sophomore shot 67-67 and heads to the final round at Augusta National only one behind Asterisk Talley
EVANS, Ga. — When Meja Ortengren is skiing double black diamonds in her home country of Sweden, she’s living a bit dangerously. Those are expert-level and difficult slopes to navigate.
She prefers skiing red slopes, where she knows she won’t get out of control. Ortengren, a Stanford sophomore, went home for almost three weeks on her winter break. She’s come back playing well and in full control of her game at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, making it look tame compared to skiing.
She shot five-under 67 Thursday at Champions Retreat and is tied for second place at 10 under, one shot behind leader Asterisk Talley. “We only have double black diamonds in Sweden,” Ortengren said. “I've done it maybe once or twice, but I like the reds most of the time.
You can go fast, and it's not getting out of control. ” When Ortengren finished her round, she was atop the leaderboard, and Talley finished one better than her later in the day. Ortengren shot 67-67 to put herself in position to contend for the championship when the final round is played Saturday at Augusta National.
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