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Chevron Championship Round 2 Leaderboard |
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-8 JH Im (Col), A Thitikul (Thar). -7 N. Korda (USA) -6 HR Ryu (Col); -Five S. Bang (Ko), W. Zhang (Cheng), M. Stark (Sweden), L. Coughlin (USA), M. Katsu (Japan). |
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Other players: -4 J Ewart Shadoff (UK), L Wood (UK), -2 G Dryburgh (Scotland), -1 S Meadow (NI), G Hall (UK); +1 C Hull (English); +4 L Maguire (Ire) |
At the Chevron Championship, the first women’s major tournament of the season, Thailand’s Ataya Titikul and South Korea’s Lim Jin-hee maintain a one-stroke lead at the midpoint.
The pair lead American world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who is aiming to become the first woman to win five consecutive tournaments.
Korda finished with a round of 69 to lead the Texas clubhouse at 7 under.
But in the closing stages, Titikul and Yim both shot 67s for a total of 8 under par.
Jodie Ewart-Shadoff and Lottie Ward lead the British challenger at four under.
Korda started the day two strokes behind leader Lauren Coughlin, but had a rough start with a double bogey on her first hole.
However, he quickly bounced back with birdies on the 2nd and 4th, and although he dropped another shot on the 7th, he made 4 more birdies and remained in contention for the championship.
The 25-year-old is trying to become the first woman to win five consecutive races since Annika Sorenstam (2004-2005) and tied for third in LPGA Tour history with Nancy Lopez (1978). This is a remarkable feat.
“Sometimes when you start making mistakes, you really lose confidence or you don’t feel so good,” she said.
“But I told myself today was the first hole of the tournament. I might have hit a double, but I wanted to avoid bogey. There’s still a lot of golf to play, and I still have a good chance of winning.” It’s a par 5, that’s what I always think about, just the opportunity I have in front of me. ”
Sickle, a 21-year-old two-time LPGA champion who is playing in his first tournament this year after a thumb injury, was ranked No. He got a birdie and achieved a good result. field as she putsts into her round.
There was an emotional scene at the final hole where two-time major champion Ryu So-young (South Korea) failed to qualify and bid her final farewell to the tour.
“I feel so numb right now. I can’t believe this is real. No one forced me to retire. That was my decision. I still can’t believe this is real.”33 the old man said.
