LPGA TOUR EVENT IN MALAYSIA
CATRIONA FIVE SHOTS OFF PACE AT
HALFWAY IN KUALA LUMPUR
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So Yeon Ryu opened up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia tournament in Kuala Lumpur today
On a day when birdies were easy to come by, Ryu had seven of them in a round of 65 to move to 11-under 131 and top a much-changed leaderboard.
Overnight leader Stacy Lewis was one of few players to struggle in Friday's round, the world No 1 stumbling to a level-par 71, a round that included four birdies and four bogeys.
Lewis dropped into a seven-way tie for 11th place, five shots off Ryu, on 136, alongside North Berwick's Catriona Matthew who has fired a pair of three-under 68s.
The biggest mover of the day was Japan's Ayako Uehara, who improved 29 places into a tie for second on 133 with eight birdies in a flawless round of 63.
Joining her on nine-under are England's Jodi Ewart-Shadoff and New Zealander Lydia Ko, who both carded rounds of 64, and Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea who went round in 67.
Spain's Azahara Munoz, Chinese star Shanshan Feng and Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand are tied for sixth on eight-under.
England's Charley Hull was also among those to struggle in perfect scoring conditions, the teenager slumping to a five-over 76 - her round included two birdies, three bogeys and two double bogeys.
She is tied for 69th place, 17 shots off the pace with only three players on a worse score.
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HALFWAY IN KUALA LUMPUR
FROM SKYSPORTS.COM
So Yeon Ryu opened up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia tournament in Kuala Lumpur today
On a day when birdies were easy to come by, Ryu had seven of them in a round of 65 to move to 11-under 131 and top a much-changed leaderboard.
Overnight leader Stacy Lewis was one of few players to struggle in Friday's round, the world No 1 stumbling to a level-par 71, a round that included four birdies and four bogeys.
Lewis dropped into a seven-way tie for 11th place, five shots off Ryu, on 136, alongside North Berwick's Catriona Matthew who has fired a pair of three-under 68s.
The biggest mover of the day was Japan's Ayako Uehara, who improved 29 places into a tie for second on 133 with eight birdies in a flawless round of 63.
Joining her on nine-under are England's Jodi Ewart-Shadoff and New Zealander Lydia Ko, who both carded rounds of 64, and Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea who went round in 67.
Spain's Azahara Munoz, Chinese star Shanshan Feng and Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand are tied for sixth on eight-under.
England's Charley Hull was also among those to struggle in perfect scoring conditions, the teenager slumping to a five-over 76 - her round included two birdies, three bogeys and two double bogeys.
She is tied for 69th place, 17 shots off the pace with only three players on a worse score.
LPGA Malaysia leaders
Par 142 (2x71)
131 So Yeon Ryu (S Korea) 66 65
133 Ayako Uehara (Japan) 70 63, Lydia Ko (NZ) 69 64, Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) 69 64, Eun-Hee Ji (S Korea) 66 67
134 Azahara Munoz (Spain) 69 65, Ponnanong Phatlum (Thailand) 67 67, Shanshan Feng (China) 67 67
SELECTED TOTALS
136 Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 68 68, Stacy Lewis (USA) 65 71 (T11)
148 Charley Hull (England) 72 76 (T69)
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