12-year-old Ye Wocheng misses cut at China Open; Mikko Ilonen equals course record with 63
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The youngest player to compete on the European Tour missed the cut, while Mikko Ilonen of Finland tied the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday for a three-shot lead at the China Open.
The 12-year-old amateur Ye Wocheng missed the cut at 14 over after a pair of 79s. But China's Dou Zecheng became the youngest at 16 to make the tournament cut with a 2-under total.
Ilonen birdied four of his last five holes to finish at 12 under and move ahead of Australia's Brett Rumford and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who had 67s.
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Ilonen matched the Binhai Lake course record set last year by Sweden's Alexander Noren. He also equaled his lowest round at the 2009 Madrid Masters.