Laura Davies misses cut after 76 for level par total

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  -- M J Hur had two chip-in birdies in a second consecutive 6-under 66 that gave her a one-shot lead over Amy Yang after the second round of the State Farm LPGA Classic.
Yang was at 11-under 133 on Friday after a 65 at Panther Creek Country Club. Cristie Kerr shot a 67 and was at 10 under with Inbee Park (67), Alena Sharp (68) and Na Yeon Choi (69).
Michelle Wie shot 69 for the second day in a row and was six shots back.
First-round leader Shanshan Feng shot even par and was in a group of nine at 8 under.
Laura Davies failed to survive the cut with a level par total of 144 after a second-round 76. So too did Janice Moodie (72-72) and Mhairi McKay (70-77) on 147  but Catriona Matthew is still in there pitching on 142 (71-71).
Hur played her round during the morning in a stiff wind. Yang played in the afternoon, when the wind began to gust, making scoring more difficult.
"It was very tough conditions, very windy," Yang said. "But I just enjoyed my game. Everything was working well."
Hur, starting on the back nine, had birdies on five of the first seven holes en route to a 31 at the turn. After a bogey on the par-5 No. 1, Hur made up for the misstep with birdies on Nos. 6 and 7.
Though wayward tee shots had Hur scrambling all day, a superior short game saved her.
"You know, my shot was left-right, left-right," Hur said. "The chip-ins are great ... made me more confident. That's why I'm in better shape now."
In a sign of things to come, Hur missed the green on her first hole but chipped in for birdie. She did it again on the par-3 14th. Thursday, Hur's short game kept her at the top of the leader board.
"It's really exactly same two rounds," Hur said. "Same shots today, same short game today."
Yang blasted a 5-iron to 8 feet on the par-5 sixth hole and then rolled in the putt for an eagle. Her 65 tied for low round with Katie Futcher, who moved into contention after opening with an even-par on Thursday.
Yang has had a good year so far, but said her confidence has really taken off in the last couple of events. She finished fourth at the Sybase Match Play Championship and has shot 68 and 65 so far this weekend.
"I had really good feelings from the match play," she said. "And it's staying that way. I feel really good about my game, really confident."
Kerr said the key to defeating the wind is to not be afraid of it.
"You just kind of have to play what is in front of you and you play to the best of your ability," she said. "There was definitely a little stronger wind and more holes into the wind on the front nine. I tried no to be like 'Oh, my God.' I can hit whatever shot is in front of me."
Natalie Gulbis rolled in a long eagle putt and shot 67 to move into a tie for 23rd with Wie and seven others at 6 under.
Defending champion In-Kyung Kim was 4 under after a 71.
Laura Davies and Christina Kim both missed the cut after shooting 76s. Davies ended at even par and Kim finished at plus 6.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
132 M.J. Hur (Kor) 66 66
133 Amy Yang 68 65
134 Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 65 69, Cristie Kerr 67 67, Alena Sharp (Can) 66 68, Inbee Park (Kor) 67 67
135 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 66 69, Heather Bowie Young 68 67
136 Hee-Won Han (Kor) 69 67, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 67 69, Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 66 70, Michele Redman 69 67, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 64 72, Hee Young Park (Kor) 67 69, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 67 69
137 Jee Young Lee (Kor) 67 70, Karen Stupples (Eng) 68 69, Jimin Kang (Kor) 68 69, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 68 69, Meena Lee (Kor) 66 71, Stacy Lewis 70 67, Katie Futcher 72 65
138 Lindsey Wright (Aus) 68 70, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 70 68, Morgan Pressel 68 70, Karine Icher (Fra) 70 68, Michelle Wie 69 69, Natalie Gulbis 71 67, Allison Hanna-Williams 70 68, Tamie Durdin (Aus) 69 69, Kyeong Bae (Kor) 69 69
139 Na On Min (Jpn) 70 69, Juli Inkster 65 74, Lorie Kane (Can) 71 68, Brittany Lincicome 71 68, Diana D'Alessio 69 70, Wendy Ward 68 71, Yani Tseng (Tai) 68 71, Azahara Munoz (Spa) 71 68, Lisa Strom 71 68, Moira Dunn 68 71
140 Lisa Meldrum 69 71, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 69 71, Karrie Webb (Aus) 69 71, Ashli Bunch 71 69, Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor) 70 70, Louise Friberg (Swe) 69 71, Mina Harigae 71 69, Jeong Jang (Kor) 70 70
141 Tanya Dergal 68 73, Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) 71 70, Haeji Kang (Kor) 71 70, Sarah-Jane Smith (Aus) 70 71, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 71 70, Brittany Lang 73 68, Kris Tamulis 71 70, Samantha Richdale 69 72, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 69 72, Nicole Castrale 72 69, Hye Jung Choi (Kor) 72 69
142 Mariajo Uribe (Col) 71 71, Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 67 75, Catriona Matthew (Sco) 71 71, Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 73 69, Paige Mackenzie 74 68, Brandie Burton 72 70, Stephanie Louden 70 72, Seon Hwa Lee (Kor) 72 70, Paola Moreno 70 72, Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 70 72, Mikaela Parmlid (Swe) 68 74, Laura Diaz 72 70, Elizabeth Janangelo 71 71, Meaghan Francella 70 72, Angela Stanford 72 70, Amanda Blumenherst 72 70
MISSED THE CUT
143 Stacy Prammanasudh 70 73, Jill McGill 73 70, Mindy Kim 72 71, Michelle Ellis 71 72, Silvia Cavalleri (Ita) 69 74, Katie Kempter 70 73, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 70 73, Giulia Sergas (Ita) 73 70, Jennifer Rosales (Phi) 74 69, Louise Stahle (Swe) 73 70, Leah Wigger 73 70, Candie Kung (Tai) 72 71, Lee Ann Walker-Cooper 70 73, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 72 71, Eunjung Yi (Kor) 70 73, Meg Mallon 69 74, Sherri Steinhauer 69 74
144 Irene Cho 72 72, Chella Choi (Kor) 70 74, Sarah Lee 72 72, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 74 70, Ji-Young Oh (Kor) 69 75, Gloria Park (Kor) 71 73, Soo-Yun Kang (Kor) 72 72, Laura Davies (Eng) 68 76, Allison Fouch 73 71, Mi-sun Cho (Kor) 71 73, Janice Moodie (Sco) 72 72
145 Taylor Leon 73 72, Joo Mi Kim (Kor) 73 72, Young-A Yang (Kor) 74 71, Sandra Gal (Ger) 70 75, Anna Rawson (Aus) 71 74, Iben Tinning (Den) 72 73, Se Ri Pak (Kor) 70 75, Jimin Jeong 72 73, Amy Hung (Tai) 71 74
146 Christi Cano 75 71, Teresa Lu (Tai) 73 73, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 72 74, Beth Bader 69 77, Becky Morgan (Wal) 73 73, Maria Hernandez (Spa) 74 72, Pat Hurst 70 76, Katherine Hull (Aus) 72 74
147 Reilley Rankin 75 72, Anna Grzebien 74 73, Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 76 71, Mhairi McKay (Sco) 70 77, Kristy McPherson 73 74, Julieta Granada (Par) 72 75, Cathryn Bristow (Nzl) 73 74
148 Jackie Gallagher-Smith 77 71, Vicky Hurst 77 71, Candace Schepperle 70 78, Jamie Hullett 74 74, Nicole Jeray 74 74, Leta Lindley 74 74
149 Song yi Choi (Kor) 75 74
150 Jean Reynolds 76 74, Jin young Pak (Kor) 74 76, Christina Kim 74 76, Danielle Downey 72 78, Dina Ammaccapane 74 76
151 Jane Park 73 78, Yoo kyeong Kim (Kor) 77 74, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 75 76, Il-hee Lee (Kor) 78 73, Meredith Duncan 74 77
153 Kris Tschetter 78 75, Dorothy Delasin 77 76
154 Kelli Kuehne 75 79
160 Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 81 79
161 Nicole Hage 83 78