Since I'm writing approximately the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship. After all, the second spherical might not be proven till 7:30pm ET Saturday night time.
However, I'm penning this around 1am ET on Friday night time... And the leaders are nearing the cease of the second round. So if you do not need to recognize what's going on, you would possibly need to read this post later today.
Although this occasion -- the second within the 6-week stretch that ends the LPGA season -- is in South Korea, the Korean gamers are not dominating the leaderboard the way they've most of the year. Don't get me incorrect, they truely have a presence there, simply not inside the overwhelming numbers we've gotten used to. I'll come lower back to this in a minute.
The Americans are not showing so nicely up to now. Several of the large names (like Paula Creamer) are not there, however the ones that showed are not playing mainly properly. For example, Stacy Lewis is 2, eleven off the lead as I write this. Lexi Thompson is the handiest US participant currently inside the Top10 -- she's T5 with 3 other gamers at -five.
As for the girls on the top...
Suzann Pettersen became the leader after the first spherical, shooting -nine for a one-shot lead over Karin Sjodin. (You do not forget her -- she's the Swede who smiles more than just about another participant on excursion.) Well, they're nonetheless on top despite the fact that they aren't shooting mild's-out this spherical. They're tied for the lead at -nine, with Sjodin one-under for the day and Pettersen even. (Suzann did pop as much as -10 for a hole or two before losing back.)
South Korean player So Yeon Ryu had it to -nine but she's at -eight (two-underneath for the day) proper now. She completed in solo fifth final week in Malaysia, so she can be making a good run at some stage in this Asian swing. I'm surely amazed she most effective received as soon as this yr, even though she's locked up the Rookie of the Year title along with her consistency.
The different South Korean at the pinnacle of the leaderboard, in solo fourth at -7, is Se Ri Pak. She simply completed her spherical.
After that there's a -shot gap to the T5s and 4 greater players at -4. US player Danielle Kang published at -three.
Personally my money's on So Yeon Ryu to take this one, even though Pak and Pettersen are really capable. (Sjodin is as well, however she's looking to get her first win. That may want to make it hard for her.) Ryu simply appears to be playing more aggressively with out making loads of bogeys.
This is only a 3-round event, so we'll understand some thing overdue today. You can check the leaderboard later if you need to destroy the ones outcomes as well. ;-)
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