She has had two runner-up finishes this year.
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Ai Miyazato, who was among the four overnight co-leaders, struggled in windy conditions and dropped to ninth with a 5-under-par 139 total, five strokes off the pace after the second round of the Kia Classic on Friday.
Lee, who played alongside Morgan Pressel for the third round, said this was the first ace of any kind in her life. It also marked the first time that Kerr had won twice in a season since 2010.
Aviara Golf Club has little in common with the Mission Hills course the players will face next week in the ANA Inspiration.
“You have to have an entire game here”.
Phoenix victor Sei Young Kim followed her opening 72 with a 74 to make the cut by a stroke at 2 over. “For me, it’s the spiritual home for the LPGA and has so much history and now I’m part of the history”. She tied for 30th in Thailand and Singapore and missed the cut last week in the Founders Cup in Phoenix. “I know the scores have been pretty low other years, so definitely lots of birdie opportunities”. “I was quite comfortable on the greens today and obviously getting some confidence on the greens was huge”.
Ko, third at the tournament previous year, bogeyed her second hole after teeing off on the 10th and failed to gain back the shot before starting her front nine with three successive birdies. “It was a highlight in 2014 when I play played as amateur and I have a lot of wonderful memories from there”. “Again, super sharp. I was swinging really good at it and made some nice putts coming in”. Lee left with no comment on her reason for her withdraw.
“I struck the ball really well”, Ko said.
So how is she able to maintain that balance?
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“I feel good being in a good position”.
