GEMMA DRYBURGH BOOSTS PROSPECTS OF BEATING CUT AT LPGA FINAL Q SCHOOL

Gemma Dryburgh

From Colin Farquharson

Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh improved by eight strokes with a second-round, three-under-par 69 for a two-over 36-hole tally of 146 at the LPGA Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida today (Thursday).
Only the leading 70 in a field of 156 will survive a cut after four rounds of the five-round competition.
Dryburgh has brightened her prospects by moving up from tied 126th to tied 63rd.
Kylie Walker followed up her disappointing first-round 81 with a par 72 for 153 - the same tally as Sally Watson who had a 76. They are joint 142nd so both need good third and fourth-round scores to beat the cut.
England's Mel Reid shot the lowest second round of eight-under 64 and is tied with Japan's Nasa Hataoka, who had a 65, for the leader on 11-under 133.

LPGA FINAL QUALIFYING SCHOOL
Daytona Beach, Florida
LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
par 144 (2x72)
133 M Reid (Eng) 69 64, N Hataoka (Jap) 68 65
136 J M Green (USA) 68 68,
138 K Puisite (Lat) 69 69, K Dambaugh (USA) (am) 67 71.
SELECTED OTHER SCORES
142 F Johnson (Eng) 76 66 (T18)
143 B Law (Eng) 75 68, S Meadow (NIre) 73 70, A Ashok (Ind) 73 70 (T27).
144 C Thomas (Eng) 73 71 (T41)
146 G Dryburgh (Sco) 77 69, H Clyburn (Eng) 77 69 (T63)
148 H Burke (Eng) 73 75 (T94)
150 E Givens (Eng) 78 72 (T121)
153 K Walker (Sco) 81 72, S Watson (Sco) 77 76 (T142).


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