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Friday, July 29, 2016

Catriona at her best with a 65 in Round

2 of Ricoh Women's British Open

NEWS RELEASE FROM L E T
By Bethan CUTLER, LET Media Manager
South Korea’s Mirim Lee followed her opening 62 with a 71 on the Marquess’ Course at Woburn Golf Club on Friday to keep her lead at the 40th Ricoh Women’s British Open.
At 11-under-par, Lee leads by one over China’s Shanshan Feng and Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand. 
The world number 31 made a nervous start when she pulled her first tee shot slightly, but after that she quickly settled down and carded a pair of birdies on the fourth and seventh holes followed by a solitary bogey on 13 and another birdie on 17.
“I felt a little bit of nervousness but after a couple of holes I forgot about it. I think a little bit of nervousness is what makes you play well,” said Lee, who warmed up for this week’s Major championship with a visit to Buckingham Palace.
Feng, who almost missed her tee time on Thursday after rushing to the tee, fired five birdies in the first 10 holes of her second round to catch Lee on 11 under, but then bogeyed 12 and 14 before ending with a birdie on 18.
The first Major winner from mainland China in 2012, Feng said: “I started the round really hot today. I mean, I had four birdies in the first seven holes, and I was 5-under through ten. I made a couple bogeys maybe in the middle there, misjudging about the wind. But the birdie on the last hole made me really happy.”
Jutanugarn followed a 65 with a 69 containing four birdies and just one dropped shot. Looking for her first Major after one win on the LET in 2013 and three victories on the LPGA in May, she said: “I think I learned how to play under pressure, how to play, (so I’m) really excited,” adding that she smiles as part of her pre-shot routine to relax before every shot. 
Catriona Matthew, who will represent Team GB in the Rio Olympic Games in a fortnight, roared into contention with a seven-under-par 65 to sit at nine-under-par alongside South Korean Ha-Na Jang. 
Matthew said: “That's probably one of the best rounds I've played. I think I hit 18 greens today. Just one awful shot on 16 but then followed it probably with my best shot of the day, the 4-iron on to the green. Gave myself a lot of chances and holed my fair share of them today.”
At 46 years, 11 months and 6 days on Sunday, the 2009 champion is trying to become the oldest winner of a women’s Major and added: “If I can get in there in contention on Sunday, I'm sure it will be a fantastic atmosphere; the crowd were great today.”
The 2014 champion at Royal Birkdale, Mo Martin of the United States fired a second successive round of 68 for a halfway total of eight-under, followed closely by fellow American Stacy Lewis, who won the 2013 Ricoh Women’s British Open at St Andrews, on seven-under-par.
South Korea’s Sei Young Kim and the three-time championship winner Karrie Webb of Australia, who won at Woburn in 1995, both finished at six-under-par, followed by local player Charley Hull in a group at five-under.
After a pair of bogeys on the third and sixth holes, Hull rallied with five birdies in six holes from the seventh, but dropped a third shot at the 16th in a second round of 70 to lie six shots off the pace. 
She said:  “I didn't get up-and-down a couple times today, just because I'm so used to this golf course playing so soft from the greens sometimes. So when I'm chipping, I'm pitching it way too far, even though I know it's bouncy, it's just in my head, because you're used to pitching at the pins. It's definitely good being in a good position going into the weekend.”  
A total of 75 players made the cut on one-over-par 145.
Scots Kylie Walker (78-73 for 151) and Pamela Pretswell (79-73 for 152) were eliminated.

The third round begins at 7.55am on Saturday. The leading pair of Lee and Feng will tee off at 2.25pm.
SCOREBOARD


1
KORMirim LEE                                                    -1114:25-6271--   133
[+]T23CHNShanshan FENG-1014:25-6668--134
[+]T22THAAriya JUTANUGARN-1014:15-6569--134
[+]T423SCOCatriona MATTHEW-914:15-7065--135
[+]T46KORHa-Na JANG-914:05-6867--135
[+]66USAMo MARTIN-814:05-6868--136
[+]74USAStacy LEWIS-713:55-6770--137
[+]T811AUSKarrie WEBB-613:55-6969--138
[+]T811KORSei Young KIM-613:45-6969--138
[+]T1011ENGCharley HULL-513:45-6970--139
[+]T1046USALexi THOMPSON-513:35-7267--139
[+]T1031RSAAshleigh SIMON-513:35-7168--139
[+]T106ESPAzahara MUNOZ-513:25-6871--139
[+]T1011KORSo Yeon RYU-513:25-6970--139
[+]T1511JPNMika MIYAZATO-413:15-6971--140
[+]T1570USAKelly SHON-413:15-7367--140
[+]T154KORMi Hyang LEE-413:05-6773--140
[+]T1523ENGBronte LAW (AM)-413:05-7070--140
[+]T1546JPNHaru NOMURA-412:55-7268--140
[+]T1511TPETeresa LU-412:55-6971--140
[+]T156AUSSarah-Jane SMITH-412:45-6872--140
[+]T156CANAlena SHARP-412:45-6872--140
[+]T1546DENNicole BROCH LARSEN-412:35-7268--140
[+]T1523SWECamilla LENNARTH-412:35-7070--140
[+]T2531IRLLeona MAGUIRE (AM)-312:25-7170--141
[+]T25107KORChella CHOI-312:25-7566--141
[+]T2511ESPBeatriz RECARI-312:15-6972--141
[+]T2531USAAlison LEE-312:15-7170--141
[+]T2511TPEYani TSENG-312:05-6972--141
[+]T2531USAAngela STANFORD-312:05-7170--141
[+]T2546MEXGaby LOPEZ-311:45-7269--141
[+]T2546TPECandie KUNG-311:45-7269--141
[+]T3370DENNanna Koerstz MADSEN-211:35-7369--142
[+]T3346ENGMelissa REID-211:35-7270--142
[+]T3331USATiffany JOH-211:25-7171--142
[+]T3323USAJennifer SONG-211:25-7072--142
[+]T3331ENGJodi EWART SHADOFF-211:15-7171--142
[+]T3370DENEmily Kristine PEDERSEN-211:15-7369--142
[+]T3346KORSung Hyun PARK-211:05-7270--142
[+]T3331CANMaude-Aimee LEBLANC-211:05-7171--142
[+]T3323USABeth ALLEN-210:55-7072--142
[+]T3370JPNYukari NISHIYAMA-210:55-7369--142
[+]T3370FRAKarine ICHER-210:45-7369--142
[+]T3370RSALee-Anne PACE-210:45-7369--142
[+]T3331USAMarina ALEX-210:35-7171--142
[+]T3311KORI.K. KIM-210:35-6973--142
[+]T4746USABrittany LANG-110:25-7271--143
[+]T4731USAMegan KHANG-110:25-7172--143
[+]T4746KORJiyai SHIN-110:15-7271--143
[+]T4731CANBrooke M. HENDERSON-110:15-7172--143
[+]T4746SWEAnna NORDQVIST-110:05-7271--143
[+]T4746USALizette SALAS-110:05-7271--143
[+]T4746KORIn Gee CHUN-19:55-7271--143
[+]T4746KORHee Kyung BAE-19:55-7271--143
[+]T4711ESPMaria PARRA (AM)-19:35-6974--143
[+]T5689NZLLydia KOE9:35-7470--144
[+]T5689ESPCarlota CIGANDAE9:25-7470--144
[+]T5631USABrittany ALTOMAREE9:25-7173--144
[+]T5623USAVicky HURSTE9:15-7074--144
[+]T5631AUSMinjee LEEE9:15-7173--144
[+]T5689KORMi Jung HURE9:05-7470--144
[+]T5689KOREun-Hee JIE9:05-7470--144
[+]T6323GERSandra GAL+18:55-7075--145
[+]T6346USACristie KERR+18:55-7273--145
[+]T6311USABrittany LINCICOME+18:45-6976--145
[+]T6346JPNAi SUZUKI+18:45-7273--145
[+]T6370USAGerina PILLER+18:35-7372--145
[+]T63123GERCaroline MASSON+18:35-7669--145
[+]T6389USAChristina Kim+18:25-7471--145
[+]T6389BELChloe LEURQUIN+18:25-7471--145
[+]T6346SWEMaria MCBRIDE+18:15-7273--145
[+]T6346ESPMarta SANZ BARRIO+18:15-7273--145
[+]T6311THAMoriya JUTANUGARN+18:05-6976--145
[+]T6370AUSSu OH+18:05-7372--145
[+]T6389SWELina BOQVIST+17:55-7471--145
MISSED THE CUT
[+]T76  USACydney CLANTON+2CUT+27274--146
[+]T76  USADanielle KANG+2CUT-17571--146
[+]T76  ISRLaetitia BECK+2CUT+37175--146
[+]T76  USAAnnie PARK+2CUT+27274--146
[+]T76  JPNSakura YOKOMINE+2CUTE7472--146
[+]T76  USAAngel YIN+2CUT+37175--146
[+]T76  USAHannah O´SULLIVAN (AM)+2CUT+47076--146
[+]T76  NORMarianne SKARPNORD+2CUT-17571--146
[+]T76  KORQ BAEK+2CUT-37769--146
[+]T76  USAKim KAUFMAN+2CUT+17373--146
[+]T76  ESPLuna SOBRON (AM)+2CUT+37175--146
[+]T76  USAMina HARIGAE+2CUTE7472--146
[+]T88  WALAmy BOULDEN+3CUT+37275--147
[+]T88  SWEPernilla LINDBERG+3CUT+27374--147
[+]T88  KORNa Yeon CHOI+3CUT+27374--147
[+]T88  USAKatie BURNETT+3CUTE7572--147
[+]T88  THANontaya SRISAWANG+3CUT+17473--147
[+]T88  TPEWei Ling HSU+3CUT+17473--147
[+]T88  WALLydia HALL+3CUT+27374--147
[+]T88  SWEIsabella RAMSAY+3CUT+37275--147
[+]T88  NORSuzann PETTERSEN+3CUT+27374--147
[+]T88  USAJessica KORDA+3CUTE7572--147
[+]T88  KORJenny SHIN+3CUT+27374--147
[+]T88  USALee LOPEZ+3CUT-17671--147
[+]T88  COLMariajo URIBE+3CUT+17473--147
[+]T88  KORSun Young YOO+3CUT+17473--147
[+]T88  USARyann O TOOLE+3CUT+37275--147
[+]T88  KORIl Hee LEE+3CUT-17671--147
[+]T88  RSAPaula RETO+3CUT+27374--147
[+]T105  SWEJulia ENGSTROM (AM)+4CUTE7672--148
[+]T105  JPNAi MIYAZATO+4CUT+37375--148
[+]T105  KORHee Young PARK+4CUT+27474--148
[+]T105  FRAIsabelle BOINEAU+4CUT+47276--148
[+]T105  JPNMomoko UEDA+4CUT+17573--148
[+]T105  ENGFelicity JOHNSON+4CUT+47276--148
[+]T105  WALBecky MORGAN+4CUT+27474--148
[+]T105  CHNXi Yu LIN+4CUT-27870--148
[+]T105  USAAustin ERNST+4CUT+17573--148
[+]T114  USAPaula CREAMER+5CUT+17673--149
[+]T114  SWELinda WESSBERG+5CUTE7772--149
[+]T114  USAMichelle WIE+5CUT+17673--149
[+]T114  AUSRebecca ARTIS+5CUT+27574--149
[+]T114  USAJacqui CONCOLINO+5CUT+27574--149
[+]T114  THAPornanong PHATLUM+5CUT+37475--149
[+]T114  SWECaroline HEDWALL+5CUTE7772--149
[+]T114  USAMorgan PRESSEL+5CUTE7772--149
[+]T114  IRLOlivia MEHAFFEY (AM)+5CUT+27574--149
[+]T114  ENGLiz YOUNG+5CUT+47376--149
[+]T124  INDAditi ASHOK+6CUT-17971--150
[+]T124  FRAGwladys NOCERA+6CUT+37575--150
[+]T124  ENGLaura DAVIES+6CUT+47476--150
[+]T124  ENGFlorentyna PARKER+6CUT+27674--150
[+]T124  FINNoora TAMMINEN+6CUT+17773--150
[+]T129  ENGHolly CLYBURN+7CUT+57477--151
[+]T129  SCOKylie WALKER+7CUT+17873--151
[+]T129  CHNJing YAN+7CUT+47576--151
[+]T132  JPNAsuka KASHIWABARA+8CUT+47676--152
[+]T132  SCOPamela PRETSWELL+8CUT+17973--152
[+]T132  USABrianna DO+8CUT+57577--152
[+]T132  MASKelly TAN+8CUT+57577--152
[+]T132  NEDAnne VAN DAM+8CUT+47676--152
[+]T132  USACheyenne WOODS+8CUT+77379--152
[+]138  KORHyo-Joo KIM+9CUT+67578--153
[+]T139  USAAmelia LEWIS+10CUT+28074--154
[+]T139  ENGGeorgia HALL+10CUT+57777--154
[+]T141  ENGCharlotte ELLIS+11CUT+87580--155
[+]T141  AUSStacey KEATING+11CUT+57877--155
[+]143  MARMaha HADDIOUI+12CUT+67878--156
[+]144  ESPNuria ITURRIOS+13CUT+127384--157

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