RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) Michelle Auf welche weise fought through schwindel, Lexi Thompson battled a bulky putter – and Pernilla Lindberg and Sung Hyun Park silently broke away Friday at the ANA Inspiration.
Park plus Lindberg shared the lead in a tournament-record 12-under 132, three shots ahead of Jessica Korda after 2 rounds in hot and mainly calm conditions at Mission Hillsides.
Thompson was four under after an even-par seventy two, undone by a series of short skipped putts a year after a rules infringement cost her four strokes within regulation in an eventual playoff reduction.
” I strike it really well today, ” Thompson said. ” I just struggled in the greens. ”
Combating dizziness caused by a virus, Wie adopted her opening 75 with a bogey-free 67 to get to 2 under.
” Saw one ball today, which was good, ” Auf welche weise said.
With small fanfare five groups in front of the Thompson-Wie morning pairing, the fourth-ranked Recreation area shot a 64 for the best circular of the week. The U. Ersus. Women’ s Open champion performed a nine-hole stretch in seven under. She holed out for bald eagle from 100 yards on the par-4 15th to cap the operate.
” I was super-focused at the U. S. Open, plus felt just as focused today, ” the 24-year-old South Korean gamer said. ” I just felt great about my driver. The photos fell in just as I wanted. ”
Lindberg had a 67 in the final group of the early morning session. The 31-year-old Swede got the first-round lead at sixty-five, and was the only player without a bogey the first two days.
” Just not put myself in excessive trouble and then my short video game and putting have been great, ” Lindberg said. ” I’ meters just collecting so much experience away here every year, that I’ mirielle getting more and more ready just to maintain this situation. Every time I’ m presently there, I’ m just so much more comfy. ”
She strike inside 2 feet to set up birdies on the par-4 13th and par-4 14th and parred the final 4 holes. The leaders broke the particular 36-hole record of 11 below set by Lorena Ochoa within 2006.
Thompson skipped five putts inside 4 ft, four of them to the right part. She three-putted the par-3 5th and par-4 12th, missing through 4 and 3 feet upon 12. She also missed the 4-foot par try on 13.
” That happens. It’ t golf, ” Thompson said. ” There are going to be good days plus bad days. So I just needed to stay positive about my ball-striking because that was really good, and I couldn’ t let that get to me personally. ”
The 2014 champion rebounded to birdie 3 of the last four, beginning the particular run with a downhill 12-footer for the par-4 15th. She went here at the back left pin on par-3 17th and got a four -footer to fall on the remaining side, then hit a lob wedge to 4 inches around the par-5 18th.
Auf welche weise often sat and rested within the shade in the 90-degree morning warmth on the 97-degree day. She strolled with a sun umbrella and depended on caddie Matthew Galloway greater than usual.
” I simply sat down every chance I can, ” Wie said. ” The caddie helped me a lot out there, simply getting all the numbers. I questioned him to read every putt for me personally because I just couldn’ t discover everything. ”
Auf welche weise was stricken Thursday afternoon, resulting in two double bogeys and a bogey in a four-hole stretch.
” Yesterday I wasn’ big t prepared for it at all, ” mentioned Wie, the winner four weeks back in Singapore. ” I experienced good, felt good on the variety, and all of a sudden I started viewing multiple golf balls, and that scared us a little bit. But today I woke up feeling dizzy. I understood exactly what I was getting into. ”
Korda birdied five from the last 10 holes in a 68 to get to 9 under. She received last month in Thailand within her return from reconstructive mouth surgery.
” Everything depends on if these putts are likely to drop or not, ” Korda stated. ” That’ s the difference out there here. ”
Jodi Ewart Shadoff (67), Charley Hull (68), Amy Olson (68) plus Ayako Uehara (66) were seven under.
Stanford sophomore Albane Valenzuela was 6 below after a 71.
” I had to kind of save the pars today, but still a good circular overall, ” the Swiss Olympian said. ” I put a great fight out there. ”
Valenzuela was one of four newbies to make the cut, with Rose Zhang (70), Atthaya Thitikul (71), Lilia Vu (70) also advancing. Zhang and Thitikul were tied with regard to 34th at 2 under, plus Vu was tied for 41st at 1 under. The 14-year-old Zhang, from Irvine, won the particular ANA Junior Inspiration on Weekend to get into the field.
DIVOTS: Stacy Lewis had a 71 to reach 1 under in her come back from a rib injury sustained training before the Thailand event. She received in 2011 at Mission Hills plus lost a playoff to Brittany Lincicome in 2015. … Protecting champion So Yeon Ryu a new 70 to just make the cut in 1 over. … Sydnee Michaels aced the 175-yard eighth opening with a 6-iron. She shot 73 to miss the cut.
