NO MATTHEW MAGIC ON DAY 2 IN ARIZONA DESERT

BIRDIE-LESS CATRIONA SLUMPS TO A

74 IN LPGA'S FOUNDERS CUP 
 
Catriona Matthew went off the boil on the second day of the Founders Cup tournament at Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort today.
The North Berwick player slumped from an opening 66 to a lacklustre two-over 74 for a tally of four-under 140.
Matthew had NO birdies, just 16 pars and bogeys at the long second and short 17th. She slipped from T3 to T38 over the course of the second round.
She had 32 putts compared with 24 in the first round.
Overnight leader Mirim Lee (South Korea) added a 67 to her first-day 64 and at 13-under 131, she has a two-shot lead from Kiwi teenager Lydia Ko (67-66)
Yorkshire-born Jodi Ewart Shadoff is on 136 alongside the likes of Amy Yang (67-69) and Michelle Wie (66-70). Jodi scored 67-69.



SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72) Players from USA unless stated
131 Mirim Lee (S Korea) 64 67
133 Lydia Ko (NZ) 67 66
134 Sun Young Yoo (S Korea) 69 65
135 Chella Choi (S Korea) 69 66, Jessica Korda 69 66, So Yeon Ryu (S Korea) 68 67, Inbee Park (S Korea) 66 69
136 Lizette Salas 69 67, Amy Yang (S Korea) 67 69, Michelle Wie 66 70, Eun-Hee Ji (S Korea) 66 70, Jodi Ewart Shadoff 67 69

SELECTED SCORES
137 Stacy Lewis 66 71, Karrie Webb (Australia) 66 71, Morgan Pressel 65 72 (T13)
138 Anna Nordqvist 72 66, Belen Mozo (Spain) 70 69, Pernilla Lindberg (Sweden) 66 72 (T16)

139 Becky Morgan (Wales) 73 66, Laura Davies (England) 68 71, Azahara Munoz (Spain) 68 71, Gerina Piller 66 73 
140 Suzann Pettersen (Norway) 68 72, Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 66 74 (T38)

MISSED THE CUT (142 and better qualified)
144 Carlota Ciganda (Spain) 73 71, Cheyenne Woods 71 73. 

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The second day of play at the JTBC Founders Cup belonged to a pair of LPGA Tour rookies.
 KLPGA Tour alum Mirim Lee followed up her opening-round 64 with a 5-under 67 to take the outright second-round lead at 13-under-par. But trailing not far behind Lee is a rookie who is already well-known to LPGA Tour fans.
Sixteen-year-old Lydia Ko, who captured back-to-back wins as an amateur on the LPGA Tour at the CN Canadian Women’s Open, fired a 6-under 66 during Friday’s second round at Wildfire Golf Club to move to 11-under-par and sit two shots back of Lee.
Ko didn’t find her rhythm until late in her round but finished with a flourish, going 6-under over her final seven holes which included an eagle on the 15th.
“I was really surprised,” Ko said of finding herself just two shots off the lead. “I just gave myself more opportunities on the back nine. I played much better this nine yesterday, so I kind of thought, you know, you can make some more birdies and get closer to the leader.”
Lee got off to a pretty slow start herself, as she made the turn at even par. The key stretch of holes for the 23-year-old South Korean was 13-14-15 where she went birdie, par, eagle to move to 12-under-par. Her par save on the 14th seemed to be the most important part of that stretch as she sank a 20-footer to keep her momentum going.
“I played a little boring on the front 9 so I went more aggressive on the back 9,” Lee said through a translator. 
 “It worked well so now I plan on being aggressive the rest of the week.”
Michelle Wie was the story early in the day, as she held the lead for a brief time in the morning after four straight birdies moved her to 10-under-par. Wie, who started on the back-nine, hit a stumbling block when she bogeyed the par-5 fifth and another bogey on the 9th (her finishing hole) dropped her into a tie for eighth at 8-under.
Wie isn’t the only big name in contention heading into the weekend. Rolex Rankings No. 1 Inbee Park sits four shots behind Lee in a tie for fourth with Jessica Korda, Chella Choi and So Yeon Ryu.
But with Lee and Ko headlining the pack, it will be two rookies making up the final group of Saturday’s third round and Ko is looking forward to the pairing.
“I’ve never really met her before, so should be good tomorrow to meet her and get to know another rookie,” Ko said.

Round of the Day
Sun Young Yoo shot the round of the day with a 7-under 65 on Friday and boosted herself into solo third. The 27-year old South Korean had a bogey-free day with five of her seven birdies coming on her last eight holes. The major champion was one-shot off her career low of 64 and said that a little bit of added confidence today was the difference.
“I played late yesterday, so today greens were a little better in shape,” said Yoo. “I don’t know, everything was working fine. Yesterday I hit pretty good and just hit a couple of bad tee shots. That’s it. But today swinging better and swinging with more confidence.”
Yoo has yet to break the top-25 in her first three starts of the 2014 season and is looking to break into the winner’s circle for the first time since her victory at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship when she became a Rolex First-Time Winner.
Everybody’s working for the weekend
A total of 74 players made the cut which fell and 2-under par., which is the low cut for the year.
An ace in the hole
Lisa McCloskey had a hole-in-one on the forth hole. It was 156 yards and she used a 5-iron
Park in the hunt
Inbee Park put herself in a good position heading into the weekend after a 3-under 69 on Friday. She sits in a tie for fourth at 9-under par and four shots off the lead. The No. 1 player in the world said she overcame a slow start on the front and left plenty of putts out on the course.
Suzann Pettersen has an opportunity to become No. 1 in the world this week at JTBC Founders Cup but she must win the event to do so.
If Pettersen wins the JTBC Founders Cup and Inbee Park finishes third or worse (without any ties), Pettersen would take over the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. Pettersen could also take over the top spot if she wins and Park finishes tied for second with at least three other players.
Park enters the third round of play tied for fourth, while Pettersen sits in a tie for 38th.