But Darren Clarke was not so fortunate as he piled up a disastrous six-over-par 11 at Valderrama's treacherous 490m 17th hole, where the green slopes forward with a lake right in front of it.
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Kate Golden fired an eight-under-par 64 yesterday to tie South Korea's Grace Park for the lead after a second round.
With a two-day total of 135, Golden and Park were two strokes ahead of Jill McGill of the United States, and Kang Soo-yun and defending champion Ahn Shi-hyun, both from South Korea.
"It was just a really good day. I drove the ball well and think I hit every fairway," said Golden, who carded six birdies and sank a dramatic 20-foot putt for an eagle in the par-5 18.
Hoping to win her second LPGA Tour title this year, Park shot a 69 Saturday with four birdies and one bogey at the par-4 8th hole. She led the first round with a 66.
"Today was a little bit of everything that did not work out. My shots were not great and neither was my putting," Park said.
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