WATCH: Steph Kyriacou is forced to putt backwards at the Australian Open

Steph Kyriacou, playing at the Australian Open this week, is in a strong position halfway through the event. However, during the second round, she encountered a hiccup when she was forced to putt backward.

On Friday, November 29, while playing at Kingston Heath, Kyriacou found herself in an awkward situation where normal putting wasn't an option for the right-handed Australian golfer. As a result, she attempted a backward putt, but it was unsuccessful. Here's the clip:

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Did Steph Kyriacou make the cut at the Australian Open?

Steph Kyriacou carded 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Australian Open with the help of six birdies and just two bogeys. Her performance slipped a little bit on Day 2, with three bogeys and three birdies at Victoria Golf Club. She's aggregating at 4-under and is safe from the projected cutline of 3-over.

Justice Bosio fired 69 in the second round of the Australian Open to aggregate at 8-under. She's tied at the top with Jiyai Shin, who carded 5-under for the day, and amateur Hyojin Yang, who was in sole lead in the first round.

Here's the leaderboard (at the time of writing):

• T1. Justice Bosio: -8 (F)*
• T1. Jiyai Shin: -8 (17)
• T1. Hyojin Yang (a): -8 (16)*
• 4. Hannah Green: -7 (F)*
• T5. Ashleigh Buhai: -4 (F)*
• T5. Cassie Porter: -4 (F)*
• T5. Stephanie Kyriacou: -4 (17)
• T8. Kelsey Bennett: -3 (F)*
• T8. Hanee Song: -3 (16)*
• T8. Thalia Martin: -3 (16)*
• T8. Claire Shin: -3 (13)
• 12. Su Oh: -2 (F)*
• T13. Hitaashee Bakshi: -1 (F)*
• T13. Holly Victoria Halim: -1 (F)*
• T13. Jenny Shin: -1 (F)*
• T13. Shina Kanazawa: -1 (14)
• T13. Chun-Wei Wu: -1 (12)
• T18. Grace Kim: E (F)*
• T18. Cholcheva Wongras: E (13)*
• T20. Jeongmin Cho: +1 (F)
• T20. Danielle Kang: +1 (F)*
• T20. Min A Yoon: +1 (14)
• T20. Caitlin Peirce: +1 (14)*
• T24. Hee Jeong Lim: +2 (F)
• T24. Sarah Jane Smith: +2 (F)*
• T24. Minjee Lee: +2 (17)
• T24. Hayley Davis: +2 (16)*
• T24. Rachel Lee (a): +2 (16)
• T24. Shyla Singh (a): +2 (13)*
• T24. Amy Walsh: +2 (13)*
• T24. Kono Matsumoto: +2 (13)*
• T32. Ayaka Sugihara: +3 (F)
• T32. Stephanie Bunque: +3 (14)