SINGAPORE — Three-time main champion Minjee Lee improved her first-round rating by eight strokes on Friday to maneuver right into a tie for second place with an eight-under 64 on the HSBC Girls’s World Championship.
Fourth-ranked Lee, one in every of 9 high 10 gamers on the LPGA Singapore this week, tied for one eagle and 6 birdies in right this moment’s spherical at Sentosa Golf Membership’s Tanjong Course.
Lee was one stroke behind first-round chief Auston Kim, who shot a 69 to take the lead with a two-round complete of 9-under 135.
Lee was joined by Ariya Jutanugarn (67) and Heran Ryu (68). Hannah Inexperienced made three consecutive birdies to attain a 66 and transfer right into a tie for fifth place. Alternatively, American Angel Yin matched Lee’s 64 and completed 6 underneath par, three behind Kim.
Lee received her first main on the 2021 Evian Championship, her second on the 2022 U.S. Girls’s Open, and her third on the Girls’s PGA Championship final yr.
Third place Charlie Hull shot a 67 on Friday, placing him at 5 underneath. Defending champion Lydia Ko shot a 72 to fall at 2 underneath.
Prime-ranked Gino Titikul, who received final week’s event in his native Thailand, shot a 70 after a gap 72 to complete at 1 underneath, eight behind the chief.
Nelly Korda, who ranks second, is the one non-Singaporean participant within the high 10.
The 72-player no-cut event is the second of three early LPGA Asian Video games, with the ultimate one to be held on China’s Hainan Island subsequent week.
