Marina Alex put an exclamation mark on her second round at the LPGA Manulife Classic. Mickelson, who leads the PGA Tour in adjusted scoring average and said he wanted to win the Vardon Trophy for the first time in his career, took two swipes out of high grass in a water hazard to no avail, finally took a drop and made a quadruple-bogey 8 on the sixth hole.
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She is now 10-under for the event, leading by two strokes over Mi Hyang Li and P.K. Kongkraphan.
Minjee Lee carded a 69 to sit five shots off the pace at five-under while Sarah Jane Smith (72) at one-under was the only other Australian to make the cut. “I actually left a couple of putts out there, but I’m not going to complain about the score that I shot”. Using a driver in competition for the second straight day after shelving it for months, the 20-year-old Thai player had an eagle, six birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey.
American Brittany Lang, Spain’s Azahara Munoz and Sweden’s Dani Holmqvist were the clubhouse leaders after the morning session, with all three firing a 5-under 67 before the wind picked up.
That year, she lost in a play-off with Lang and South Koreans Park In Bee and Seo Hee Kyung, when the tournament was held at Grey Silo in Waterloo.
Defending champion Suzann Pettersen had a 71 to reach 4 under.
Canadian star Brooke Henderson, playing alongside Jutanugarn, was three-under after a 71.
Choi shot a 6-under 66, finishing with a birdie on the par-5 ninth. “And I was very happy with the crowds today, and hopefully they’ll just continue to grow over the next three days”. “Without the putter, I don’t think I would have been able to shoot even par”.
Sharp, from Hamilton, was the low Canadian for the second consecutive round at the LPGA Manulife Classic on Friday, shooting a 2-under 70 on the day to tie for 12th at 5 under.
“I worked really hard the last three weeks”, Choi said.
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“I have friends and family that are coming tonight to watch me this weekend, so I was like, ‘don’t screw up!'” said Leblanc. “Not really thinking about being low Canadian”. She tied for fourth last week at Priddis Greens for her best finish on the tour. She has missed 11 of 19 cuts this season and is 112th on the money list with $55,375.
