The LPGA Tour has not provided a lot of parity this season, but we’re finally seeing some at the Evian Championship.
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Another birdie followed at 16, and the 22-year-old parred in to stay four clear of Sung Hyun Park as no fewer than five South Koreans featured in the top seven places by the close of play.
Lydia Ko has made up some ground in her second round at the Evian Championship golf major in France.
The world No. 1 is in a battle with second- and third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn and Brooke Henderson for the Rolex Annika Major Award.
But unruffled, Chun hit back in style with birdie at the 11th and then her hole of the day came at the 15th, where she chipped in from 20 yards for an eagle there. “Without players like her, there might not be a Tour like it is today”. She’s trying to become just the second player in LPGA history, joining her idol and fellow South Korean Se Ri Pak, as the only players to win their first two LPGA titles at major championships.
Sam Ryder and Keith Mitchell, tied for the first-round lead with Adam Schenk at 64, each shot 68 to drop into a tie for third at 10 under with Canada’s Hughes Mackenzie (64).
While her four shot cushion is a big advantage Chun knows there is still plenty of work to do with her nearest challenger one of the game’s most talented young players.
“There is no benefit for just long hitters”, said Shanshan.
The 51-year-old Broadhurst won the Senior British Open at Carnoustie in July for his first victory on the 50-and-over tour. “But my putting has been pretty good for the first two days”. “It was a good thing my wedge shots or chip shots were good enough where I was able to get off with par”.
Chun, the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open champion, had a bogey on the fourth hole but otherwise played with great control, hitting six birdies in rainy and overcast conditions at the picturesque resort overlooking Lake Geneva. “I’m not going to think about winning”.
“It’s a good thing my wood shots and chip shots were good enough”, said Ko, who past year became the youngest man or woman to be ranked No. 1.
“When I landed in Guangzhou it was surprising kind of because there were more than 100 people waiting for me, and that made me feel like I was a star”, she said.
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Chun’s third-round total of 194 broke the 54-hole scoring record (199 set by Annika Sorenstam at the 2004 LPGA Championship).
