Wie builds 3-shot lead at Pinehurst
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MICHELLE Wie and Lexi Thompson are the only two players under par at the US Women’s Open after Friday’s second round at the demanding Pinehurst course in North Carolina.
Wie finished with back-to-back birdies for a 2-under 68 to give her a three-stroke lead at 4-under 136, while Lexi Thompson ran off three straight birdies to match her for the lowest score on Friday and remain in touch.
Their second-round performances perhaps set up a rematch from the first major of the year when Thompson soundly beat Wie in the final round at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
“Definitely too early,” Thompson said. “Thirty-six holes in a major, that’s a lot of golf to be played, especially at a US Women’s Open.”
Wie relied on her table-top putting stance to twice make long par saves. She finished with a 6-iron that set up a 12-foot birdie putt, and a 15-foot birdie on the par-5 ninth to reach 4-under 136.
“It’s a grind out there. It’s not easy,” Wie said. “Really grateful for the par putts that I made and some of the birdie putts that I made. I can’t complain. I’ll take it.”
Just when it looked as if Wie might run away with it, Thompson pulled off a remarkable shot to remain in contention.
From the sand and bushes left of the fairway on the par-5 fifth hole, Thompson blasted a 5-iron from 195 yards just off the green, setting up two putts for birdie from about 60 feet.
That was her third straight birdie, and she closed with four pars.
Stacy Lewis, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, shot a 73 and was at even-par with Amy Yang (69) and Minjee Lee, and 18-year-old amateur from Australia, who played bogey-free on the back nine to salvage a 71.
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