"I just like playing here," Flesch said. "For some reason I've had success on this golf course. Obviously, I just hung in there today as the wind got blustery. It was a lot different than Thursday's round."
Warren also started on the 10th tee and birdied three straight from the 11th.
He picked up shots at 18 and three, then eagled the fourth and birdied five. He picked up one more shot at the eighth.
"Today went well. I was really excited about going out early on some smooth greens," Warren said. "I hit it real close a couple times early in the round and that really got me going."
OCHOA stays ONE STROKE AHEAD
AP, ST. ANDREWS, Scotland
Lorena Ochoa's missed putt at the 18th took the fun away from another big step towards her first major. Michelle Wie's 80 for another missed cut suggested she's still a long way off her first victory as a pro.
While Ochoa shot an even par 73 at St. Andrews on Friday to take a one stroke halfway lead in an historic Women's British Open, Wie was preparing another early flight home. Her seven over 153 meant she missed the cut by two strokes.
"It's a disappointment [missing the cut] because I didn't play as well as I wanted to," said Wie, who has been struggling to shake off a left wrist injury which has reduced her power and length. "I do feel a lot stronger. I'm hitting a lot of shots that I've never really hit before so that's a positive. I just need to take the positives and go on from there. I'm starting to feel really good about it. Obviously today was not my day, but I'll do better."
She went to the 18th with a two shot lead and faced a 8m putt for birdie. Instead of walking off three ahead of the field, the advantage slipped to one as her first putt curled past, and then she missed the return to take a bogey.
She also missed a putt for eagle at 14 but her six under 140 put her one ahead with Wendy Ward (70) and Catriona Matthew (68) tied for second.
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