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South Korea’s Haeryn Ryu moved into place for her third straight main triumph with a 2-under-par 69 on Friday that claimed a one-stroke lead halfway via the AIG Women’s Open in Lytham St. Annes, England.
Ryu sits at 7 below 135 via two rounds at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Club, which locations her one forward of Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki and two past Yealimi Noh and first-round chief Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand.
Ryu, 26, shrugged off a sluggish begin on a windy afternoon — posting a bogey on No. 3 and a double bogey at No. 5 — by ending with 5 birdies during the last 12 holes. She drilled a 30-foot birdie putt at 15 to take a share of the lead, then her birdie putt at 18 gave her the lead.
‘I simply attempting to have enjoyable on the course as a result of this course is quite a lot of disturbing within the golf as a result of quite a lot of bunkers and inexperienced is hard,’ Ryu mentioned. ‘And then windy, too — so simply looking for out the enjoyable within the golf course with my caddie.’
After successful the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in late June and the Amundi Evian Championship three weeks in the past, Ryu can grow to be the fifth participant in LPGA annals to assert three main titles in a row.
‘Yeah, I believe I do not wish to deal with different gamers,’ Ryu mentioned. ‘I simply preserve assume(ing) about my golf and the golf course.’
Kuwaki posted 4 birdies and three bogeys to remain inside one shot of the lead because the 23-year-old chases her first main title.
‘As the spherical went on, the wind made it troublesome to manage my tempo on the greens,’ Kuwaki mentioned. ‘Especially on the again 9, I wasn’t capable of convert a number of putts that I felt I ought to have made.’
Noh, 25, took a double bogey at No. 4, however posted 4 birdies and one bogey to complete with a 70 and stay within the hunt for her first main. Thitikul owned a two-shot lead after the primary spherical, however she fell two pictures off the tempo with a three-bogey, one-birdie effort.
‘I undoubtedly going to get pissed off someday,’ Thitikul mentioned. ‘I imply, like I get actually pissed off once I three-putt on 14 after which I find yourself on just like the bunker on 15. I used to be like so pissed off on the market.’
South Korea’s Soo Bin Joo posted a 69 to maneuver into fifth place at 3 below. Eight golfers — together with Stanford rising senior Paula Martin Sampedro, an newbie from Spain — are knotted at 2 below.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda fired a 68 taking part in with Ryu to climb right into a share of 14th place at 1-under 141. Defending champion Miyu Yamashita of Japan posted a 72-77 to overlook the minimize by three pictures.
Mexico’s Gaby Lopez (147), Jennifer Kupcho (148), Australia’s Minjee Lee (149) and South Korea’s In Gee Chun (151) are amongst others to overlook the minimize.
–Field Level Media