Pressel two shots ahead in Pittsford
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June 10, 2013, Monday
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MORGAN Pressel shot a 2-under-par 70 on Saturday to seize a two-stroke lead going into a 36-hole Sunday finish at the weather-delayed LPGA Championship at Locust Hill in Pittsford, New York.
The short-hitting Pressel, looking for her first LPGA Tour win in five years and her second major championship title, relied on her accuracy on a course playing extremely long after heavy rains to stand at 6-under 138.
"I just hung in there," said Pressel. "I feel calm out there."
Tied for second behind the American were world No. 1 Park In-bee and her South Korean compatriot Chella Choi.
Park, winner of three tournaments this year, including the season's first major, the Kraft Nabisco, made five birdies and a bogey in firing a 68, while Choi registered 73 for 140.
Another shot off the pace were South Koreans Shin Ji-yai (73), the Women's British Open champion, and Amy Yang (70) and Australian Sarah Jane Smith, who posted a 69 to move up the leaderboard.
Defending champion Feng Shanshan of China bounced back from her first-round 74 with a 70 that put her at level-par 144.
Lightning and heavy rains scrubbed Thursday's scheduled opening round, setting up the marathon finish.
Pressel, starting at the 10th hole, surged to a three-shot lead with birdies on three of her first six holes before giving two strokes back with bogeys at the 16th and 18th.
The 25-year-old, who became the youngest winner of a women's major when she claimed the Kraft Nabisco major in 2007 as an 18-year-old, improved her lead by a second stroke with a birdie on her penultimate hole.
"I feel like I'm hitting the shot that I'm seeing and can put the ball where I want to," said Pressel, who has been bothered by injuries in recent seasons.
The short-hitting Pressel, looking for her first LPGA Tour win in five years and her second major championship title, relied on her accuracy on a course playing extremely long after heavy rains to stand at 6-under 138.
"I just hung in there," said Pressel. "I feel calm out there."
Tied for second behind the American were world No. 1 Park In-bee and her South Korean compatriot Chella Choi.
Park, winner of three tournaments this year, including the season's first major, the Kraft Nabisco, made five birdies and a bogey in firing a 68, while Choi registered 73 for 140.
Another shot off the pace were South Koreans Shin Ji-yai (73), the Women's British Open champion, and Amy Yang (70) and Australian Sarah Jane Smith, who posted a 69 to move up the leaderboard.
Defending champion Feng Shanshan of China bounced back from her first-round 74 with a 70 that put her at level-par 144.
Lightning and heavy rains scrubbed Thursday's scheduled opening round, setting up the marathon finish.
Pressel, starting at the 10th hole, surged to a three-shot lead with birdies on three of her first six holes before giving two strokes back with bogeys at the 16th and 18th.
The 25-year-old, who became the youngest winner of a women's major when she claimed the Kraft Nabisco major in 2007 as an 18-year-old, improved her lead by a second stroke with a birdie on her penultimate hole.
"I feel like I'm hitting the shot that I'm seeing and can put the ball where I want to," said Pressel, who has been bothered by injuries in recent seasons.
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