Charley Hull is in a triple tie for the lead on eight-under 138 and Catriona Matthew is one shot beind in a tie for fourth place after two rounds of the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic. Young Charley has had rounds of 68 and 70 over the par-73 lay-out and shares the pole position with Megan Khang (70-68) and Haru Nomura (68-70). Catriona is one of four players on five under par 139 after scores of 68 and 71. The other include Sweden's Anna Nordqvist (70-69). England's Holly Clyburn made the cut on the limit mark of 148 with rounds of 73 and 75. But compatriot Jodi Ewart Shadoff from Yorkshire missed out by one with 77 and 72 for 149.
English teenager Charley
Hull moved into a three-way tie for the lead after Friday's second round
in the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic at Paradise
Island.
The 19-year-old, who has yet to win her first LPGA title,
birdied three of her last eight holes to card a three-under-par 70 on a
sun-kissed day at the picturesque Ocean Club Golf Course. Hull,
whose only victory on her home Ladies European Tour came at the 2014
Lalla Meryem Cup, posted an eight-under total of 138 to finish level
with American Megan Khang (68) and Japan's Haru Nomura (70).
Defending
champion Kim Sei-young, who won last year's title in a three-way
playoff, carded a 68 to share fourth place at seven under with fellow
South Korean Kwak Min-seo (70), Swede Anna Nordqvist (69) and Scotland's
Catriona Matthew (71). "I'm just staying in there," Hull said.
"It's very windy out there and you know you're going to hit some bad
shots and it's going to drift off in the wind. "I
feel like my short game was tidy on a few shots today when I had to get
up and down and I got up and down, so it was good. You've just to keep
steady out there, keep patient. Everyone is playing in the wind so
you've got to keep focused." Hull, who was first introduced to
golf at the age of two and left school at 13 to be home schooled while
she also competed in amateur tournaments, has always enjoyed testing her
game in strong winds. "It does give me an advantage because I've
grown up playing in windy conditions for the British amateurs," she
smiled. "It's a lot of fun. I enjoy it." Hull, who has twice
competed for Europe against the United States in the Solheim Cup team
competition, has recorded five top-10s on the LPGA Tour, her best finish
a tie for third at the 2014 Airbus LPGA Classic. American Paula
Creamer, a 10-time winner on the LPGA Tour, briefly got to nine under
late in her round before finishing with a double, a bogey and a birdie
for a 72 and a share of eighth place at six under. "For those
first 15 holes or so, I hit the ball great," said the 29-year-old. "I
hit the ball great. One bad swing on 16 and then it kind of came off a
little bit. But there's tons of golf left."
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