BUSAN, South Korea — Hee Jeong Lim shot a 6-under 66 and first-round chief Na Rin An a 69 to depart the South Korean gamers tied for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour’s BMW Women Championship on Friday.
Lim and An had 11-under totals of 133 on the par-72 LPGA Worldwide Busan course.
American Danielle Kang shot 68 and In Gee Chun 69 and have been tied for third, one stroke behind.
Jin Young Ko missed extending an LPGA scoring file on Thursday however began a brand new one on Friday.
Ko had 14 straight rounds within the 60s, tying her with Annika Sorenstam (2005) and So Yeon Ryu (2015-17) for probably the most in tour historical past, going into the primary spherical. However Ko completed with a 1-under 71 on Thursday.
On Friday, Ko moved again into competition with a bogey-free 64 to depart her in fifth place, two behind the leaders.
“My associates and even my dad and mom gave me a whole lot of encouragement yesterday after my streak within the 60s got here to an finish,” Ko stated.
No. 2-ranked Ko stated a chip-in birdie at first Friday led to “all the pieces coming collectively.” She continued her roll, ending the day with seven extra birdies, together with one on her closing gap, the ninth, and 24 putts in comparison with 33 within the first spherical.
“I believe at any time when I play, I attempt to obtain suggestions instantly, so what went properly and what did not go so properly. So I attempted to obtain that. And I believe I personally at all times goal for perfection,” stated Ko, who’s tied with world No. 1 Nelly Korda with three wins on tour this season.
Kang, whose father was born in Busan, stated she acquired some assist from her coach, Butch Harmon.
“I have been engaged on a whole lot of good issues. And I referred to as Butch, my fairy godfather, right now as a result of he waved the wand and glued one thing that I have been engaged on for some time,” stated Kang.
The BMW Women Championship is the one Asia occasion within the so-called fall season. The LPGA began out with a four-tournament Asia swing till occasions in Shanghai, Japan, and Taiwan have been both canceled or faraway from the schedule as a result of COVID-19 journey restrictions.
