Lexi Thompson propelled herself into a share of the lead on Friday at the ANA Inspiration. Thompson and Japan's Miyazato hold a one-stroke lead at 7-under par.
Lexi Thompson propelled herself into a share of the lead on Friday at the ANA Inspiration.
Thompson and Japan's Miyazato hold a one-stroke lead at 7-under par.
Thompson went out in the morning wave, carding a 4-under par, 68 to take the outright lead with a birdie at the final hole that had the crowd erupting for the 2014 champion.
Miyazato continued to build on the momentum she found at last week’s Kia Classic after making an adjustment to the lie on her putter. She went out in the afternoon after sleeping on a share of the first round lead with Azahara Munoz at 5-under par and after a birdie at her second hole of the day bounced back from bogeys at par 4’s, 13 and 16 to make the turn in 35. It was staying patient that helped the former world No.1 get back on track.
“Even though I made the bogey, afterwards I didn't try to get it back soon,” Miyazato told the media. “I'm like just par's okay on the next hole and see how it goes and just let it go and let it happen. So it was kind of a good mental control.”
Miyazato closed with two birdies and one bogey in her final four holes to move into a share of the lead with Thompson, who she will be paired with on Saturday. It’s an interesting match up that features the longest hitter on Tour in Thompson with one of the shortest but most accurate in Miyazato.
The duo leads by one ahead of a large group at 6-under par, which includes major champions Lydia Ko, In Gee Chun and Suzann Pettersen, as well as Lizette Salas, Lee-Anne Pace and Sung Hyun Park.
Scot Catriona Matthew who was one shot off the lead after day one, dropped back with a level par 72. Meanwhile Charley propelled herself into contention with a second round 69 and sits and five-under-par, only two shots off the lead.
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