PAOLOZZI HAS ROUNDS OF 75 AND 71

  KAREN MAKES THE CUT AMONG 

THE MEN AT US PGA PRO CH/SHIP

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (AP) - Karen Paolozzi has become the second female player to make the cut in the US PGA Professional National Championship, as University of Toledo coach Jamie Broce took the second-round lead in windy conditions Monday.
Playing from tees in front of the men, Paolozzi followed her opening 75 at Grande Dunes with a 71 at The Dunes - the site of the final two rounds - to move into a tie for 31st at 2 over.
Suzy Whaley was the first woman to make the cut in 2005 at Kiawah Island.
A former Indiana University player, the 31-year-old Paolozzi is a PGA assistant professional at Druid Hills in Atlanta.
“This is exactly what my goal was,” Paolozzi said. “I wanted to make the cut. I wanted to come here and play well. I was a little disappointed after yesterday, but I knew if I put in a solid round today, I had a chance.”
The 37-year-old Broce had an even-par 72 at Grande Dunes to take a one-stroke lead over Ryan Helminen. Broce had a 4-under 140 total.

The top 20 Wednesday will get spots in the PGA Championship in August at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. 
Paolozzi isn’t eligible to earn a spot in the PGA Championship because she didn’t play from the men’s tees last fall when she qualified in the Northern Ohio PGA Section Championship.