Philippine golfer Dottie Ardina jumped up double digits in the Round 3 rankings of Paris 2024, after finishing three-under par.
"Tomorrow is a new day."
Filipina golfer Dottie Ardina continues to embody this positive mantra as she completed Round 3 of the women's individual stroke play at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
In Round 1, Ardina tied for 40th place as she went four-over par for a score of 76.
"Today I guess is not my day, one of those days," she told Cignal TV/One Sports. "But yeah, tomorrow is a new day."
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In Round 2, the 30-year-old golfer jumped up to joint 36th to earn a par-even 72 score.
“I think I played better today. Medyo namanage ko ng maayos yung laro ko,” Ardina said.
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By Round 3 on Friday, Ardina finished three-under for a score of 69. At one point, it was even good for 20th place while the rest of the golfers were still competing. She is 23rd, as of this writing.
She listed three birdies in the front nine, but stumbled in the later half with a bogey on the 12th hole and a double bogey on the 16th as the ball hit the water.
Ardina did bounce back with a birdie on the 17th and finished strong with an eagle on the 18th.
"Today was a lot better," she told Cignal TV/One Sports. "I think I played very solid today."
Her goal was actually to make six-under, in a bid to catch up with current leaders Morgane Metraux of Switzerland and Lydia Ko of New Zealand.
But three-under is still pretty good.
"I think my approach was better today. I had a lot of birdie opportunities. I was playing ore steady today," she added.
Ardina will aim to finish strong in the final day of competition on Saturday, August 10, at 3 p.m. Philippine time.