India’s Aditi Ashokwho overlooked the minimize in every of her earlier 3 LPGA tournaments this yr, holds a one-shot lead after the second one around of the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship on Friday in Los Angeles.
Ashok carded a 1-under-par 70 at Wilshire Country Club on Friday, leaving her at 6-under 136.
Cheyenne Knight, Australia’s Hannah Green and Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg are tied for moment at 5 beneath. Knight and Green every shot 69 in the second one around, and Lindberg shot 70.
Alison Lee (second-round 71), Australia’s Sarah Kemp (68) and Sweden’s Linnea Strom (70) percentage 5th position at 4 beneath.
First-round chief Linnea Johansson of Sweden stumbled to a 75 on Friday, leaving her tied for 8th position at 3 beneath. Also at 3 beneath are Japan’s Ayaka Furue (second-round 70), Japan’s Yuna Nishimura (71) and South Korea’s Hae Ran Ryu (72).
Ashok ended her streak of overlooked cuts, which dated again to closing season, at 4 occasions. She hasn’t completed within the best 10 of an match since 2021, and he or she has but to win at the LPGA Tour, regardless that she has 4 occupation victories at the Ladies European Tour.
On Friday, her up-and-down around featured 5 bogeys, 4 birdies and an eagle at the par-5 fifteenth hollow.
“Fifteen was really cool,” Ashok stated. “I just holed out with like sand wedge from like 85 yards, so that was pretty cool.
“Actually me and my dad, we have been speaking (concerning the membership selection), like going from side to side as it was once more or less an in-between quantity, so we have been nearly looking to hit the following wedge as a result of there may be water in need of the golf green , however I determined to hit that one a bit extra complete, and we were given the quantity precisely proper as it landed within the hollow, so we are like, ‘OK, possibly it is not a nasty quantity.'”
Looking ahead to the weekend, Ashok said, “Maybe (I’ll) simply center of attention on hitting the center of the golf green at the par-3s and staying in place.
Knight logged 5 birdies and 3 bogeys in the second one around, whilst Lindberg controlled 4 birdies and 3 bogeys. Green had 4 birdies and two bogeys.
Green stated, “I’ve just got to keep doing what I’m doing and trying to minimize all the errors that I did make in the first round. There is lots of birdies to be had, it’s just, yeah, whoever makes the most. Still being aggressive but picking my moments when that happens.”
Ashok carded a 1-under-par 70 at Wilshire Country Club on Friday, leaving her at 6-under 136.
Cheyenne Knight, Australia’s Hannah Green and Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg are tied for moment at 5 beneath. Knight and Green every shot 69 in the second one around, and Lindberg shot 70.
Alison Lee (second-round 71), Australia’s Sarah Kemp (68) and Sweden’s Linnea Strom (70) percentage 5th position at 4 beneath.
First-round chief Linnea Johansson of Sweden stumbled to a 75 on Friday, leaving her tied for 8th position at 3 beneath. Also at 3 beneath are Japan’s Ayaka Furue (second-round 70), Japan’s Yuna Nishimura (71) and South Korea’s Hae Ran Ryu (72).
Ashok ended her streak of overlooked cuts, which dated again to closing season, at 4 occasions. She hasn’t completed within the best 10 of an match since 2021, and he or she has but to win at the LPGA Tour, regardless that she has 4 occupation victories at the Ladies European Tour.
On Friday, her up-and-down around featured 5 bogeys, 4 birdies and an eagle at the par-5 fifteenth hollow.
“Fifteen was really cool,” Ashok stated. “I just holed out with like sand wedge from like 85 yards, so that was pretty cool.
“Actually me and my dad, we have been speaking (concerning the membership selection), like going from side to side as it was once more or less an in-between quantity, so we have been nearly looking to hit the following wedge as a result of there may be water in need of the golf green , however I determined to hit that one a bit extra complete, and we were given the quantity precisely proper as it landed within the hollow, so we are like, ‘OK, possibly it is not a nasty quantity.'”
Looking ahead to the weekend, Ashok said, “Maybe (I’ll) simply center of attention on hitting the center of the golf green at the par-3s and staying in place.
Knight logged 5 birdies and 3 bogeys in the second one around, whilst Lindberg controlled 4 birdies and 3 bogeys. Green had 4 birdies and two bogeys.
Green stated, “I’ve just got to keep doing what I’m doing and trying to minimize all the errors that I did make in the first round. There is lots of birdies to be had, it’s just, yeah, whoever makes the most. Still being aggressive but picking my moments when that happens.”