After two rounds of the LPGA’s Lotte Championship at Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, Yu Jin Sung and Natthakritta Vongtaveelap are tied for the lead at 8 under.
Sung has opened her week with back-to-back 68s while Vongtaveelap followed up her Thursday 66 with a Friday 70.
Georgia Hall, who is ranked second in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, is tied for third alongside Linnea Storm. Hall couldn’t get much going on Thursday, opening the Lotte Championship with a 1-under 71. She played nicely on Day 2, however, signing for a 6-under 66.
Christina Kim, Grace Kim and Nasa Hataoka are tied for fifth at 6 under while Lauren Hartlage is 5 under and in solo eighth. Siyun Liu and Pernilla Lindberg round out the top 10 at 4 under, T-9.
Frida Kinhult, who held the 18-hole lead, shot a second-round 4-over 76 and is tied for 18th.
The tournament concludes Saturday. The first LPGA major of 2023 starts next Thursday outside Houston at the Chevon Championship.
