Charley Hull produced an enormous second-round efficiency to maneuver into competition on the Kroger Queen Metropolis Championship.
The English participant eagled the par-five eleventh and birdied the ultimate two holes to card a powerful 65 and transfer inside two pictures of chief Chanettee Wannasaen.
Hull completed second on the Girls European Tour’s Aramco Collection occasion in Houston in her final occasion and has continued her sturdy kind in Ohio.
“I’m just firing at the pin pretty much,” she mentioned. “I like going at the pins. I find it boring otherwise.”
Hull completed the second spherical on 11 beneath and can look to chase down chief Wannasaen over the weekend.
Fellow English star Lottie Woad additionally stays in competition after carding six birdies in a second-round 67 to share eighth place on 9 beneath.
In the meantime Wannasaen, the 21-year-old participant making an attempt to win for the third straight yr on the LPGA Tour, shot a four-under 68 at soggy TPC River’s Bend to succeed in 13 beneath for the event.
“I just want me to play like this,” she mentioned. “I do not think about the score. I just want to hit the driver like this, hit the iron like this. I just want to enjoy the golf again.”
Thai star Jeeno Thitikul and Germany’s Olivia Cowan share second place with Hull on 11 beneath.
Maja Stark (66), Sei Younger Kim (68) and Gigi Stoll (69) are 10 beneath going into the weekend.
World No 2 Nelly Korda, who stays winless to date this season, can be within the combine at 9 beneath beneath after a 68.
“You just have to really stay aggressive,” Korda mentioned. “The greens are pretty soft so you can, but hitting fairways, hitting greens is the key to eventually having a putt.”
Defending champion Lydia Ko shot 69 to get to 5 beneath, whereas Alison Lee missed the lower in her first occasion since giving beginning in April.
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