Catriona Matthew misses the cut by one shot in Arizona

Sei Young Kim takes 36-hole lead at JTBC 

Founders Cup with two eagles on Day 2

FROM AMY ROGERS of LPGA.com

PHOENIX, Arizona – Perfect conditions made for another low scoring day on Friday at the JTBC Founders Cup.
Early leaders in round one, Brittany Lang and Sei Young Kim, once again found themselves atop the leaderboard on day two, exchanging spots at the top throughout the day. 
But it is Kim who holds the lead at day's end, opening with rounds of 63 – 66 to lead by two at 15-under par, matching the tournament's 36-hole scoring record.
Kim started her day on the front nine and with an eagle at the par 5, 15^th hole leapfrogged Lang to the top of the leaderboard, taking a 2-stroke lead with three holes to play. It was the second eagle of the day for the South Korean who carded a 6-under par, 66 on Friday.
“I feel not bad because, before the first round, I was like uncomfortable because I couldn't trust myself. But after this round, I got confidence,” Kim told the media.
The South Korean has held at least a share of the 36-hole lead five times in her career, going on to win three of those events in 2015. Each of her victories last season came on islands at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, LOTTE Championship in Hawaii and Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island in China, a far departure from this week’s desert climate in Arizona.

Click here to watch highlights from Kim's second round.


Lang started her day on the back nine and took the outright lead at 14-under par with her fourth birdie of the day at the par 4, 3^rd hole. But a wayward tee shot on the tee at the par 4, 7th led to her only bogey of the week and opened the door for Kim. Lang carded a 4-under, 68 on Friday to sit solo second, 2-strokes back of the lead.
“I did a lot of good things. I hit a ton of good shots. It was tough with the wind at times. It was so warm, and I hit a bunch of good shots. I think yesterday we did a better job of getting close to the hole. That's why it was a 9-under day,” Lang told the media.
 “It was definitely tough to pick clubs out there. The key was just patience, knocking a few in there and getting some confidence early.”

Click here to watch Lang's post-round interview.

Click here to watch highlights from Lang's second round.


Jacqui Concolino and Giulia Sergas are T-3 at 12-under par, ahead of Eun-Hee Ji and Gerina Piller at 11-under par and T-5. First round leader Mi Hyang Lee fired a 10-under par, 62 on Thursday to take the lead ahead of Lang and Kim, but struggled to back up her great play on Friday, posting a 3-over par, 75.
With a cutline of 3-under par, several top-ranked players will miss playing the weekend. World No.2 Inbee Park missed her first cut of 2016 this week in Phoenix, as well as 2-time JTBC Founders Cup champion Karrie Webb, and Alison Lee who will miss her first cut of 2016. It is Lee’s first missed cut since the 2015 Ricoh Women’s British Open at Turnberry.
Catriona Matthew shot a second-round 69 but missed the cut by one shot with with a 36-hole total of two-under 142.
 

SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD

par 144 (2x72)

1	Sei-Young Kim	63	66						129
2	Brittany Lang	63	68						131
T3	Jacqui Concolino	68	64						132
T3	Giulia Sergas	64	68						132
T5	Eun-Hee Ji	66	67						133
T5	Gerina Piller	65	68						133
T7	Minjee Lee	65	69						134
T7	Karine Icher	67	67						134
T7	Paula Reto	67	67						134
T7	Paula Creamer	69	65						134
T7	Ryann O'Toole	68	66						134
T12	Kim Kaufman	67	68						135
T12	Pernilla Lindberg	65	70						135
T12	Cristie Kerr	69	66						135
T12	Caroline Masson	69	66						135
T12	Stacy Lewis	70	65						135
T17	Jennifer Johnson	67	69						136
T17	Jennifer Song	67	69						136
T17	Sakura Yokomine	68	68						136
T17	Sun Young Yoo	67	69						136
T17	Mirim Lee	68	68						136
T17	Bertine Strauss	69	67						136
T17	Hannah O'Sullivan	72	64						136
T17	So Yeon Ryu	70	66						136
T25	Mi Hyang Lee	62	75						137
T25	Mo Martin	67	70						137
T25	Sung Hyun Park	66	71						137
T25	Brooke Henderson	68	69						137
T25	Megan Khang	68	69						137
T25	Mika Miyazato	68	69						137
T25	Se Ri Pak	69	68						137
T25	Sydnee Michaels	69	68						137
T25	Kelly Tan	69	68						137
T25	Carlota Ciganda	70	67						137
T25	Sadena Parks	69	68						137
T25	Moriya Jutanugarn	70	67						137
T25	Lydia Ko	70	67						137
T25	Shanshan Feng	71	66						137
T25	Vicky Hurst	71	66						137
T40	Anna Nordqvist	65	73						138
T40	Annie Park	66	72						138
T40	Ariya Jutanugarn	67	71						138
T40	Pornanong Phatlum	67	71						138
T40	Cydney Clanton	68	70						138
T40	Candie Kung	68	70						138
T40	Katie Burnett	68	70						138
T40	Hyo-Joo Kim	69	69						138
T40	Mina Harigae	70	68						138
T40	Ha Na Jang	70	68						138
T40	Amelia Lewis	70	68						138
T40	Brittany Lincicome	70	68						138
T40	Laura Davies	70	68						138
T40	Budsabakorn Sukapan	70	68						138
T40	Casey Grice	71	67						138
T55	Jenny Shin	67	72						139
T55	Felicity Johnson	72	67						139
T55	Thidapa Suwannapura	70	69						139
T58	Joanna Klatten	68	72						140
T58	Juli Inkster	70	70						140
T58	Tiffany Joh	70	70						140
T58	Na Yeon Choi	71	69						140
T58	Christina Kim	72	68						140
T58	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	74	66						140
T64	Wei-Ling Hsu	69	72						141
T64	Belen Mozo	69	72						141
T64	Azahara Munoz	71	70						141
T64	Haru Nomura	71	70						141
T64	Lindy Duncan	71	70						141
T64	Beatriz Recari	71	70						141
T64	Katherine Kirk	73	68						141
T64	Alena Sharp	73	68						141
T64	Maude-Aimee Leblanc	73	68						141
T64	Nontaya Srisawang	73	68						141
T64	Amy Yang	75	66						141
T75	Marina Alex	71	71	MC					142
T75	Amy Anderson	70	72	MC					142
T75	Q Baek	71	71	MC					142
T75	Sandra Changkija	74	68	MC					142
T75	Simin Feng	71	71	MC					142
T75	Dani Holmqvist	65	77	MC					142
T75	M.J. Hur	71	71	MC					142
T75	Daniela Iacobelli	73	69	MC					142
T75	Jessica Korda	73	69	MC					142
T75	Meena Lee	70	72	MC					142
T75	Gaby Lopez	69	73	MC					142
T75	Catriona Matthew	73	69	MC					142
T75	Inbee Park	73	69	MC					142
T75	Jane Park	70	72	MC					142
T75	Jane Rah	71	71	MC					142
T75	Lizette Salas	75	67	MC					142
T75	Angela Stanford	69	73	MC					142
T75	Yani Tseng	72	70	MC					142
T93	Christel Boeljon	72	71	MC					143
T93	Chella Choi	69	74	MC					143
T93	Yueer Cindy Feng	68	75	MC					143
T93	Jaye Marie Green	70	73	MC					143
T93	Ji Young Oh	72	71	MC					143
T93	Karrie Webb	73	70	MC					143
T93	Jing Yan	74	69	MC					143
T100	Caroline Hedwall	69	75	MC					144
T100	SooBin Kim	75	69	MC					144
T100	Ilhee Lee	72	72	MC					144
T100	Alejandra Llaneza	69	75	MC					144
T100	Ai Miyazato	71	73	MC					144
T100	Morgan Pressel	75	69	MC					144
T100	Kelly Shon	72	72	MC					144
T100	Ashleigh Simon	75	69	MC					144
T100	Kris Tamulis	74	70	MC					144
T100	Pannarat Thanapolboonyar	71	73	MC					144
T100	Alison Walshe	75	69	MC					144
T100	Cheyenne Woods	72	72	MC					144
T112	Holly Clyburn	74	71	MC					145
T112	Austin Ernst	73	72	MC					145
T112	Julieta Granada	72	73	MC					145
T112	Danielle Kang	72	73	MC					145
T112	Benyapa Niphatsophon	71	74	MC					145
T112	Rachel Rohanna	70	75	MC					145
T112	Sarah Jane Smith	74	71	MC					145
T119	Dori Carter	74	72	MC					146
T119	Sandra Gal	75	71	MC					146
T119	Maria McBride	70	76	MC					146
T119	Hee Young Park	74	72	MC					146
T119	Ashlan Ramsey	72	74	MC					146
T119	Mariajo Uribe	71	75	MC					146
T119	Julie Yang	71	75	MC					146
T126	Suzann Pettersen	74	73	MC					147
T126	Michelle Piyapattra	73	74	MC					147
T128	Laetitia Beck	72	76	MC					148
T128	Brianna Do	67	81	MC					148
T128	Haeji Kang	73	75	MC					148
T128	Min Lee	75	73	MC					148
T132	Sarah Kemp	72	77	MC					149
T132	Giulia Molinaro	73	76	MC					149
T134	Hannah Arnold	75	75	MC					150
T134	Perrine Delacour	76	74	MC					150
T134	Min Seo Kwak	76	74	MC					150
T134	Lee Lopez	78	72	MC					150
T134	Ayako Uehara	73	77	MC					150
T139	P.K. Kongkraphan	77	74	MC					151
T139	Michelle Wie	77	74	MC					151
T141	Alison Lee	75	77	MC					152
T141	Grace Na	76	76	MC					152
143	Cyna Rodriguez	74	80	MC					154
144	Dewi Claire Schreefel	79	81	MC					160
-	Maria Hernandez	-	-	-					-