Charley Hull and Corridor of Famer Lydia Ko moved into competition after two rounds of the HSBC Ladies’s World Championship.
Olympic gold medallist Ko moved to inside a shot of the lead with a five-under 67.
Englishwoman Hull, who carded three birdies in her opening-round 69, is tied for third with Hyo Joo Kim (66), two pictures off the lead.
Ko, the South Korean-born New Zealander, had a two-round complete of six-under 138 on the Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Membership. First-round chief A Lim Kim held the lead after 36 holes with a 69 on Friday.
The regular Ko hit 11 of 14 fairways and 16 of 17 greens in regulation in her bogey-free spherical.
“I don’t think I typically play really well on this golf course and I thought this year would be a good year to kind of turn that around,” Ko stated.
“The scores haven’t really been that low these past couple days. I’m just trying to focus on me and hopefully just keep climbing up the leaderboard.”
Defending champion Hannah Inexperienced shot 69 and was on even-par 144, degree with Angel Yin, who received the LPGA Thailand occasion final week.
The Singapore subject options 9 of the highest 10 gamers on the earth rating – and 13 of the highest 15 – minus solely top-ranked Nelly Korda and Rose Zhang.
The ultimate occasion of the LPGA’s three-tournament early Asian Swing will likely be performed subsequent week at Hainan Island, China.
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