STACY LEWIS TAKES OVER LEAD IN SWINGING SKIRTS LPGA CLASSIC
CHARLEY HULL MISSES CUT: CATRIONA
HAS TWO EAGLE 2s IN RISE TO JT 7th
Charley Hull's long trip from England to California to play in an LPGA Tour event - the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic - has turned out to be an ill-fated venture.
In contrast, Catriona Matthew had not one but two eagle 2s at par-4 holes as she surged up into a share of seventh place at halfway.
Teenager Hull strung together rounds of 73 and 77 for 150 - three shots over the forecast cut mark.
Charley's lacklustre second round today at Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City did not contain a single birdie. The Woburn girl bogeyed the fifth, 10th and 11th. Then came the crowning blow - a double bogey 6 at the 17th.
France's Karine Icher fell out of the lead with a 73, seven shots more than she had on Day 1.
American Stacy Lewis fired her second 69 in as many days to take a one-shot lead on six-under 138 into the weekend.
New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko and Icher sit a shot behind Lewis at -5 after rounds of 71 and 73 respectively.
Inbee Park and P.K. Kongkraphan had the low rounds of the day with four-under 68s to sit at -3 and -2.
Catriona Matthew had a 2 at the par-4 first hole, dropped a shot at the fourth but then biried the long sixth on her way to an outward half of two-under 34.
The North Berwick ace had her last bogey of the day at the 10th and got her second eagle 2 at the par-4 13th before parring her way in for a 69 to be one of nine playeres sharing seventh place on two-under 142.
Golfers battled thorugh tough conditions as only 15 percent (21/139) of the field broke par in a round that saw an hour and 20min rain delay which started at 12:26 p.m. local time.
Stacy Lewis said:
“We knew it was going to be a long day. That’s the way I took it. One shot at a time, and tried to get the ball in the hole,” Lewis said.
“Fortunately I was able to do that and make a couple putts. I think anything under par today is a good score.”
Lewis, who is looking for his first win of 2014 despite finishing in the top-10 in six of seven events this year, has converted four of her eight second round leads into victories during her career.
Ko continues to grow
One day after her 17th birthday, Lydia Ko was happy to be a year older.
“I feel like I’ve been 16 for the last 16 years,” Ko said.
"A lot of things have happened the last couple years and much quicker than I would have planned. I think it’s going in a really good direction. I’m just going to try to enjoy the moment.”
Different ways to spend a delay
Stacy Lewis and Lydia Ko, who were paired together for the first two rounds, were similar in a lot of facets of their games during the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic but one of the ways they were different was the way they approached their down time during the rain delay.
“I think you try to stay patient during the delay more than anything, and try to stay loose,” Lewis explained.
“I didn’t sit down too much. Tried to stay up. So it definitely felt nice to finish those last holes, because you never now out of a delay exactly how your body is gonna react.”
“I was just exact opposite,” Ko admitted. “I sat down, had some chicken soup, played some cards. I was totally relaxed.”
To which Lewis jokingly replied; “She’s 17 and I’m 29.”
Inbee battles a bug to shoot low round of the day
Inbee Park admitted that she has been under the weather the past few days but the Rolex Rankings No. 1 player didn’t let that bother her en route to the low round of the day, a four-under, 68.
“I was feeling bad the last couple days and thought I wasn’t going to be able to play this week,” Park said. “I feel like I had food poisoning for last two, three days. I haven’t really eaten anything for last couple days, so I just don’t have much energy. It was a surprising day for me. Just glad I finished the round.”
Park has five top-10 finishes but is still looking for her first victory of 2014.
Family along for the ride with icher
Karine Icher’s life on the LPGA Tour is a family affair as her husband Fred serves as her caddy and the couple travel with their two-year-old daughter Lola.
“We found a playground, so we go there when we have a little bit of time. Today I think it’s going to be hard to go there,” Icher said. “So just spend time together and be parents. Other than that, she’s at the day care with the two nannies we have on tour. She is used to it, too. “
This week Icher has put together some of her best rounds of golf with an opening round 66 followed by a second day 73 to sit in T-2 place at -5 for the tournament. Icher hopes to ride a hot putter into her best performance of the 2014 season.
“When you start to putt well, you gain confidence,” Icher said. “That’s how you make a score. So yesterday I made really good putts, and today I made some good putt for pars, too. I think this is the key, yes. When you’re putting get stronger and improve, you can shoot low.“
Working for the weekend
With the cutline at 149 (+5), 82 players will be around for the weekend.
Paula Creamer was able to keep her remarkable streak of 75 consecutive made cuts in tack, thanks to birdies on two of her final three holes to finish one clear of the number at +4.
Notable names who missed the cut include Charley Hull (+6), Yani Tseng (+6), Jessica Korda (+6) and Brittany Lincicome (+10).
SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72) Players from USA unless stated
138 Stacy Lewis 69 69
139 Lydia Ko (NZ) 68 71, Karine Icher (France) 66 73.
141 Mika Miyazato (Japan) 72 69, Ilhee Lee (S Korea) 68 73, Inbee Park (S Korea) 73 68.
142 Jenny Shin (South Korea) 68 74, Haeji Kang (SKorea) 72 70, P K Kongkraphan (Thai) 74 68, Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 73 69, Brittany Lang 71 71, Paola Moreno 71 77, Suzann Pettersen (Norway) 70 72, Carlota Ciganda (Spain) 70 72, Hyo Joo Kim (S Korea) 69 73.
SELECTED SCORES
144 Michelle Wie 72 72, Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Netherlands) 68 77, Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) 72 72 (T23)
145 Azahara Munoz (Spain) 76 69, Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) 73 72 (T30)
147 Karrie Webb (Australia) 74 73 (T38)
MISSED THE CUT (147 and better qualified)
150 Charley Hull (England) 73 77
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HAS TWO EAGLE 2s IN RISE TO JT 7th
Charley Hull's long trip from England to California to play in an LPGA Tour event - the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic - has turned out to be an ill-fated venture.
In contrast, Catriona Matthew had not one but two eagle 2s at par-4 holes as she surged up into a share of seventh place at halfway.
Teenager Hull strung together rounds of 73 and 77 for 150 - three shots over the forecast cut mark.
Charley's lacklustre second round today at Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City did not contain a single birdie. The Woburn girl bogeyed the fifth, 10th and 11th. Then came the crowning blow - a double bogey 6 at the 17th.
France's Karine Icher fell out of the lead with a 73, seven shots more than she had on Day 1.
American Stacy Lewis fired her second 69 in as many days to take a one-shot lead on six-under 138 into the weekend.
New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko and Icher sit a shot behind Lewis at -5 after rounds of 71 and 73 respectively.
Inbee Park and P.K. Kongkraphan had the low rounds of the day with four-under 68s to sit at -3 and -2.
Catriona Matthew had a 2 at the par-4 first hole, dropped a shot at the fourth but then biried the long sixth on her way to an outward half of two-under 34.
The North Berwick ace had her last bogey of the day at the 10th and got her second eagle 2 at the par-4 13th before parring her way in for a 69 to be one of nine playeres sharing seventh place on two-under 142.
Golfers battled thorugh tough conditions as only 15 percent (21/139) of the field broke par in a round that saw an hour and 20min rain delay which started at 12:26 p.m. local time.
Stacy Lewis said:
“We knew it was going to be a long day. That’s the way I took it. One shot at a time, and tried to get the ball in the hole,” Lewis said.
“Fortunately I was able to do that and make a couple putts. I think anything under par today is a good score.”
Lewis, who is looking for his first win of 2014 despite finishing in the top-10 in six of seven events this year, has converted four of her eight second round leads into victories during her career.
Ko continues to grow
One day after her 17th birthday, Lydia Ko was happy to be a year older.
“I feel like I’ve been 16 for the last 16 years,” Ko said.
"A lot of things have happened the last couple years and much quicker than I would have planned. I think it’s going in a really good direction. I’m just going to try to enjoy the moment.”
Different ways to spend a delay
Stacy Lewis and Lydia Ko, who were paired together for the first two rounds, were similar in a lot of facets of their games during the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic but one of the ways they were different was the way they approached their down time during the rain delay.
“I think you try to stay patient during the delay more than anything, and try to stay loose,” Lewis explained.
“I didn’t sit down too much. Tried to stay up. So it definitely felt nice to finish those last holes, because you never now out of a delay exactly how your body is gonna react.”
“I was just exact opposite,” Ko admitted. “I sat down, had some chicken soup, played some cards. I was totally relaxed.”
To which Lewis jokingly replied; “She’s 17 and I’m 29.”
Inbee battles a bug to shoot low round of the day
Inbee Park admitted that she has been under the weather the past few days but the Rolex Rankings No. 1 player didn’t let that bother her en route to the low round of the day, a four-under, 68.
“I was feeling bad the last couple days and thought I wasn’t going to be able to play this week,” Park said. “I feel like I had food poisoning for last two, three days. I haven’t really eaten anything for last couple days, so I just don’t have much energy. It was a surprising day for me. Just glad I finished the round.”
Park has five top-10 finishes but is still looking for her first victory of 2014.
Family along for the ride with icher
Karine Icher’s life on the LPGA Tour is a family affair as her husband Fred serves as her caddy and the couple travel with their two-year-old daughter Lola.
“We found a playground, so we go there when we have a little bit of time. Today I think it’s going to be hard to go there,” Icher said. “So just spend time together and be parents. Other than that, she’s at the day care with the two nannies we have on tour. She is used to it, too. “
This week Icher has put together some of her best rounds of golf with an opening round 66 followed by a second day 73 to sit in T-2 place at -5 for the tournament. Icher hopes to ride a hot putter into her best performance of the 2014 season.
“When you start to putt well, you gain confidence,” Icher said. “That’s how you make a score. So yesterday I made really good putts, and today I made some good putt for pars, too. I think this is the key, yes. When you’re putting get stronger and improve, you can shoot low.“
Working for the weekend
With the cutline at 149 (+5), 82 players will be around for the weekend.
Paula Creamer was able to keep her remarkable streak of 75 consecutive made cuts in tack, thanks to birdies on two of her final three holes to finish one clear of the number at +4.
Notable names who missed the cut include Charley Hull (+6), Yani Tseng (+6), Jessica Korda (+6) and Brittany Lincicome (+10).
SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72) Players from USA unless stated
138 Stacy Lewis 69 69
139 Lydia Ko (NZ) 68 71, Karine Icher (France) 66 73.
141 Mika Miyazato (Japan) 72 69, Ilhee Lee (S Korea) 68 73, Inbee Park (S Korea) 73 68.
142 Jenny Shin (South Korea) 68 74, Haeji Kang (SKorea) 72 70, P K Kongkraphan (Thai) 74 68, Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 73 69, Brittany Lang 71 71, Paola Moreno 71 77, Suzann Pettersen (Norway) 70 72, Carlota Ciganda (Spain) 70 72, Hyo Joo Kim (S Korea) 69 73.
SELECTED SCORES
144 Michelle Wie 72 72, Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Netherlands) 68 77, Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) 72 72 (T23)
145 Azahara Munoz (Spain) 76 69, Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) 73 72 (T30)
147 Karrie Webb (Australia) 74 73 (T38)
MISSED THE CUT (147 and better qualified)
150 Charley Hull (England) 73 77
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
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