South Korea’s Ryu So-yeon had seven birdies and no bogeys in a seven-under 65 on Friday to seize a two-shot lead in the LPGA Classic at Prattville, Alabama.
At nine-under par 135, Ryu led Australian Minjee Lee and Americans Ryann O’Toole and Morgan Pressel.
Lee had three birdies and a bogey in her two-under 70, while O’Toole carded a 67 and Pressel signed for a 68.
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Ryu said putting made the difference in her round, which was five strokes better than her opening 70.
“Actually, even yesterday my shots were really great, but I could not make a lot of putts... Today, I pretty much made everything,” said Ryu, who needed just 27 putts.
From O’Toole, Pressel and Lee it was a further stroke back to Germany’s Caroline Masson (68), American Annie Park (71) and Israel’s Laetitia Beck (73) on 138.
Beck admitted that she felt some nerves after holding the first-round lead. They didn’t show as she birdied her
Kaohsiung-born Candie Kung shot a 72 for an overall three-under 141, while Taiwan’s Min Lee also shot 72 to sit at even-par on 144. Other Taiwanese competitors who failed to make the cut included Yani Tseng, Cheng Ssu-chia, Hsu Wei-ling and Amy Hung.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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