Shanshan Feng goes two clear in Dubai Ladies 

Masters with 67 repeaters

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE

From Bethan Cutler, LET Media Manager

DUBAI – Shanshan Feng fired back-to-back 67s today to return to her familiar place atop the leaderboard going into the penultimate round of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters at Emirates Golf Club

The world number six from China again went bogey-free to post 10-under for the tournament, two shots ahead of Dame Laura Davies and five clear of Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall and Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum, the winner in 2013.

“I am really relaxed. I have done well so far and will just keep trying do the same things again,” said Feng, who is targeting a record third title in Dubai following her successes in 2014 and 2012.

“This (Majlis) course is about making birdies. If any player who shoots nine or 10 under in one round will stand a chance of catching up with me,” said the 26-year-old, who holds the record of the lowest 72-hole score, a 21-under par 267 she posted in 2012.

“I am not thinking about it. Every year conditions are a little bit different, so, it doesn’t really matter if I break my own record or not. I just want to enjoy and be relaxed this week. I have had two good days so far, and there is another two days to go,” said the Guangzhou ace, who is also an Omega ambassador.

Davies fired consecutive opening rounds of 68 to sit at eight under par, despite playing with a painful torn tendon in her heavily strapped left ankle.

She made five birdies against one bogey on 17 and said: “Probably a better round today than it was yesterday because of the wind. It was really tricky. Hit a lot of long irons into the par 4 because a lot of the longer holes were into the wind today; whereas, we were sort of downwind yesterday. No, very pleased, 31 putts, pretty good, happy.

“I don't think I'm at full power, especially with the driver. Doesn't really matter. We can take half a club more. But I'm not quite hitting it as long as I normally do, and I think it's that I can't load up and really get through it because I can feel it a little bit, but maybe that's helping me hit more fairways. Swings and roundabouts, really.

“I just have to keep doing what I'm doing. In my mind at the start of the week, I thought four 68s would be really good. It might not be good enough but I would love to shoot two more 68s and see what happens.” 

Phatlum and Hedwall both posted four birdies on the Majlis Course. Phatlum said: “Actually I'm a little bit sick and I just try to play like my game and trust my swing. I talk with my brother a lot to get like no pressure. So today, putting very well also is the key today.”

Hedwall said: “I'm just happy I started rolling in some putts. Today I didn't have a single bogey, so that felt nice. After China, after Xiamen, I had eight weeks off and changed my grip and been working hard on that. It's nice that it's paying off.” 

Frenchwomen Ariane Provot and Jade Schaeffer are tied for fifth on four under par, while overnight co-leader Liz Young from England carded a second round of 75 to slip back into a share of seventh on three under par. 

First-round co-leader Carmen Alonso had a 77 to slip back into a share of 14^th place, while social media sensation Paige Spiranac, pictured below, from the United States missed the cut at 12 over par after a second round 79.

“It was a tough week for me and a lot of stress,” said a tearful Spiranac. “It was a great learning experience for me and I’m going to take a lot from it. I’m upset because it’s been a so much stress on me and pressure.

"I was invited here and wanted to prove that it was for other reasons than just my social media but hopefully more people will watch this tournament and watch the next two days and watch the leaders and know how amazing these players are.”

Scots Vikki Laing (149) and Kylie Walker (154) missed the cut at 148 and better but Carly Booth (144), Kelsey MacDonald (144), Sally Watson (147) and Pamela Pretswell (148) are still in there. Carly and Kelsey are T22, Sally T48 and Pamela T59.

SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
 par 144 (2x72)

[+]	1		3	Shanshan Feng		F*	-10	67	67			134
[+]	2		4	Laura Davies		F	-8	68	68			136
[+]	3		23	Caroline Hedwall		F*	-5	71	68			139
[+]	3		23	Pornanong Phatlum		F	-5	71	68			139
[+]	5		42	Ariane Provot		F*	-4	73	67			140
[+]	5		6	Jade Schaeffer		F*	-4	69	71			140
[+]	7		6	Thidapa Suwannapura		F*	-3	69	72			141
[+]	7		71	Melissa Reid		F*	-3	75	66			141
[+]	7		1	Liz Young		F	-3	66	75			141
[+]	10		42	Sarah Kemp		F*	-2	73	69			142
[+]	10		15	Malene Jorgensen		F	-2	70	72			142
[+]	10		23	Gwladys Nocera		F	-2	71	71			142
[+]	10		23	Emma Cabrera-Bello		F*	-2	71	71			142
[+]	14		42	Alexandra Vilatte		F	-1	73	70			143
[+]	14		42	Onnarin Sattayabanphot		F	-1	73	70			143
[+]	14		6	Louise Stahle		F	-1	69	74			143
[+]	14		84	Valentine Derrey		F*	-1	76	67			143
[+]	14		1	Carmen Alonso		F	-1	66	77			143
[+]	14		15	Camilla Lennarth		F*	-1	70	73			143
[+]	14		23	Isabella Ramsay		F	-1	71	72			143
[+]	14		15	Nanna Koerstz Madsen		F	-1	70	73			143
[+]	22		6	Caroline Masson		F*	E	69	75			144
[+]	22		4	Elisa Serramia		F	E	68	76			144
[+]	22		57	Daisy Nielsen		F	E	74	70			144
[+]	22		57	Stacey Keating		F*	E	74	70			144
[+]	22		23	Lucie Andre		F*	E	71	73			144
[+]	22		6	Diana Luna		F	E	69	75			144
[+]	22		42	Carly Booth		F	E	73	71			144
[+]	22		42	Kelsey Macdonald		F*	E	73	71			144
[+]	22		57	Klara Spilkova		F	E	74	70			144
[+]	22		6	Georgia Hall		F	E	69	75			144
[+]	32		42	Rebecca Hudson		F*	+1	73	72			145
[+]	32		71	Nontaya Srisawang		F*	+1	75	70			145
[+]	32		15	Rebecca Artis		F*	+1	70	75			145
[+]	32		23	Amy Boulden		F*	+1	71	74			145
[+]	32		15	Beth Allen		F	+1	70	75			145
[+]	32		33	Charley Hull		F	+1	72	73			145
[+]	32		6	Maha Haddioui		F*	+1	69	76			145
[+]	32		71	Ursula Wikstrom		F	+1	75	70			145
[+]	32		42	Margherita Rigon		F*	+1	73	72			145
[+]	41		23	Anne Van Dam		F	+2	71	75			146
[+]	41		57	Stacy Lee Bregman		F*	+2	74	72			146
[+]	41		15	Celine Herbin		F*	+2	70	76			146
[+]	41		42	Steffi Kirchmayr		F	+2	73	73			146
[+]	41		84	Joanna Klatten		F	+2	76	70			146
[+]	41		42	Whitney Hillier		F*	+2	73	73			146
[+]	41		15	Titiya Plucksataporn		F*	+2	70	76			146
[+]	48		6	Nina Holleder		F	+3	69	78			147
[+]	48		42	Caroline Martens		F	+3	73	74			147
[+]	48		71	Lydia Hall		F	+3	75	72			147
[+]	48		42	Sally Watson		F	+3	73	74			147
[+]	48		57	Marion Ricordeau		F*	+3	74	73			147
[+]	48		71	Holly Clyburn		F*	+3	75	72			147
[+]	48		57	Victoria Lovelady		F	+3	74	73			147
[+]	48		84	Sophie Sandolo		F	+3	76	71			147
[+]	48		57	Chloe Leurquin		F*	+3	74	73			147
[+]	48		6	Emily Kristine Pedersen		F	+3	69	78			147
[+]	48		23	Maria Mcbride		F	+3	71	76			147
[+]	59		42	Isabelle Boineau		F*	+4	73	75			148
[+]	59		33	Ashleigh Simon		F*	+4	72	76			148
[+]	59		84	Eleanor Givens		F	+4	76	72			148
[+]	59		71	Sophie Walker		F	+4	75	73			148
[+]	59		57	Nicole Broch Larsen		F*	+4	74	74			148
[+]	59		33	Pamela Pretswell		F*	+4	72	76			148
[+]	59		71	Connie Chen		F*	+4	75	73			148
[+]	59		33	Sophie Giquel-Bettan		F	+4	72	76			148
MISSED THE  CUT
-	67			Marianne Skarpnord		Cut	5	76	73			149
-	67			Noora Tamminen		Cut	5	75	74			149
-	67			Becky Brewerton		Cut	5	74	75			149
-	67			Vikki Laing		Cut	5	74	75			149
-	67			Sophia Popov		Cut	5	74	75			149
-	67			Lina Boqvist		Cut	5	73	76			149
-	67			Caroline Afonso		Cut	5	73	76			149
-	67			Lien Willems		Cut	5	72	77			149
-	67			Kusuma Meechai		Cut	5	72	77			149
-	76			Emma Westin		Cut	6	78	72			150
-	76			Ann-Kathrin Lindner		Cut	6	72	78			150
-	76			Amelia Lewis		Cut	6	70	80			150
-	79			Florentyna Parker		Cut	7	77	74			151
-	79			Holly Aitchison		Cut	7	76	75			151
-	79			Cathryn Bristow		Cut	7	74	77			151
-	79			Elisabeth Esterl		Cut	7	71	80			151
-	83			Patricia Sanz Barrio		Cut	8	80	72			152
-	83			Trish Johnson		Cut	8	77	75			152
-	83			Olivia Cowan		Cut	8	76	76			152
-	83			Emma Goddard		Cut	8	75	77			152
-	83			Maria Balikoeva		Cut	8	74	78			152
-	83			Marina Alex		Cut	8	72	80			152
-	89			Monique Smit		Cut	9	80	73			153
-	89			Christine Wolf		Cut	9	78	75			153
-	89			Alex Peters		Cut	9	76	77			153
-	89			Minea Blomqvist		Cut	9	74	79			153
-	93			Stephanie Na		Cut	10	79	75			154
-	93			Kylie Walker		Cut	10	79	75			154
-	93			Felicity Johnson		Cut	10	77	77			154
-	93			Tonje Daffinrud		Cut	10	75	79			154
-	93			Hannah Ralph		Cut	10	75	79			154
-	98			Fabienne In-Albon		Cut	11	78	77			155
-	98			Bonita Bredenhann		Cut	11	76	79			155
-	98			Elina Nummenpaa		Cut	11	72	83			155
-	101			Csilla Lajtai-Rozsa		Cut	12	78	78			156
-	101			Paige Spiranac		Cut	12	77	79			156
-	101			Nicole Garcia		Cut	12	76	80			156
-	101			Bree Arthur		Cut	12	75	81			156
-	105			Carin Koch		Cut	14	78	80			158
-	105			Linda Henriksson		Cut	14	75	83			158
-	107			Hannah Burke		Cut	15	80	79			159
	RETD			Leigh Whittaker