Duo shares clubhouse lead
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July 11, 2010, Sunday
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WORLD No. 1 Cristie Kerr grabbed a share of the second-round clubhouse lead at the US Women's Open on Friday after a birdie binge on her second nine at Oakmont before storms ended play for the day.
Kerr, who won last month's LPGA Championship by 12 strokes, shot a level-par 71 to tie fellow-American overnight leader Brittany Lang at 1-over 143 before play was suspended after a series of thunderstorms pounded the Pittsburgh suburb.
Sweden's Sophie Gustafson inched ahead of the co-leaders on a crowded leaderboard by reaching level par for the championship with a birdie at the first hole, but it was the only one she completed before play was halted.
Five other players, including South Korean Kim Song-hee who has 10 top-10 finishes this season, were at 1-over par but none had finished more than two holes.
Twenty-eight players had not teed off or completed a single hole in the second round as the daunting course and treacherous greens led to rounds that approached six hours.
Kerr, 32, began the day on the 10th and overcame a first nine of 3-over 38 that included a double-bogey six at the par-4 15th with three birdies in a row from the fourth.
"You're going to miss shots out here," Kerr said. "There is a lot of trouble on this golf course. You know, I managed to stay out of most of it."
Lang followed her opening-round 69 with a 74 in which she slid back after getting to 3-under through five holes after also beginning at 10. A birdie at the difficult ninth hole ended her day on a positive note.
Kerr, who won last month's LPGA Championship by 12 strokes, shot a level-par 71 to tie fellow-American overnight leader Brittany Lang at 1-over 143 before play was suspended after a series of thunderstorms pounded the Pittsburgh suburb.
Sweden's Sophie Gustafson inched ahead of the co-leaders on a crowded leaderboard by reaching level par for the championship with a birdie at the first hole, but it was the only one she completed before play was halted.
Five other players, including South Korean Kim Song-hee who has 10 top-10 finishes this season, were at 1-over par but none had finished more than two holes.
Twenty-eight players had not teed off or completed a single hole in the second round as the daunting course and treacherous greens led to rounds that approached six hours.
Kerr, 32, began the day on the 10th and overcame a first nine of 3-over 38 that included a double-bogey six at the par-4 15th with three birdies in a row from the fourth.
"You're going to miss shots out here," Kerr said. "There is a lot of trouble on this golf course. You know, I managed to stay out of most of it."
Lang followed her opening-round 69 with a 74 in which she slid back after getting to 3-under through five holes after also beginning at 10. A birdie at the difficult ninth hole ended her day on a positive note.
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