Korda leads by two but Feng lurks
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American golfer Jessica Korda hung on to the lead at the Reignwood Classic in Beijing when she shot a 5-under 68 to be in front by two strokes after the second round yesterday.
Korda, who shared the overnight lead with Choi Na-yeon of South Korea, bogeyed the first hole before gathering her first of seven birdies on the fourth.
Despite another bogey on the fifth, Korda picked up three consecutive birdies before the turn, then three more on a bogey-free back nine to leave her overall at 14-under 132 at the US LPGA Tour event.
“I started a little slow today, but all in all I think it was a great day,” she said. “I putted really well, just kind of did the same things I was doing the first day. A little different score (from 64 on Thursday), but I’m not really disappointed with that.”
Feng Shanshan, China’s only winner of a major tournament, had a stellar round of 64 with nine birdies and no bogeys to sit tied for second at 12 under with Stacy Lewis of the United States, who had seven birdies in a bogey-free round of 66.
Feng said she’d managed to overcome the pressure from the hometown crowd that had restrained her on Thursday.
“I think the pressure made me, like, couldn’t give it my all, and today I was like, ‘I’m going to give it all’,” Feng said. “This is the time.”
Choi (71) was a stroke back at 11 under, followed by top-ranked compatriot Park In-bee (68), who fired five birdies to be 9 under.
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