First-round leaderboard for the Women’s PGA Championship:
-6 J Thitikul (Tha), -3 M Lee (Aus), R Takeda (Jpn), -2 L Thompson (US), -1 C Iwai (Jpn), A Kim (US), S Lee (Kor)
Selected others: + 2 N Korda (US), L Maguire (Ire), + 3 C Hull (Eng), + 4 L Ko (NZ)
Charley Hull of England recorded the lowest second-round score at the Women’s PGA Championship while Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand pushed her to the top of the leaderboard.
On a day when only 14 players broke par in hot and windy conditions at the Fields Ranch East course in Texas, Hull carded a three-under-par 69 that included four birdies and a bogey.
The 29-year-old shot 78 in the opening round, and Thitikul, the tournament’s leader, is only six under par.
After a two-under-par round of 70, which included four birdies and two bogeys, world number two Thitikul put herself in a promising position despite not having won a major.
The “wind and the rough” presented the toughest challenges during the second round, according to Thitikul.
She continued, “I had better tee shots than yesterday and placed myself in the positions where I have a chance.”
If not, I’ll just make par if necessary. No birdies, but 18 pars, you get it, in my opinion, is a really big deal here.
Rio Takeda from Japan and Minjee Lee from Australia, who both shot a round of 72, place Thitikul’s closest rivals at three under par. Following a 70, American Lexi Thompson is two under.
Thompson said, “It got pretty windy even for the morning.” I knew I just had to put my lines out there because it was blowing more than it did yesterday.
“It’s a challenging golf course, especially when the wind blows.” Make the worst score a bogey if you miss the fairways by taking your medicine, pitching out, and trying to save par wherever you can.
Nelly Korda, the world’s number one, is on two over par with a 74, while Leona Maguire, Ireland’s top scorer, also carded a 74. The American is on two over par with Leona Maguire, who is also on par with the score.
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Source: BBC
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