MICHELE THOMSON LEADS THE SCOTS IN THE LPGA QUALIFYING SCHOOL STAGE 1 AFTER 36 HOLES

RANCHO MIRAGE, California, August 25, 2017 - Janie Jackson (Huntsville, Alabama) carded the lowest round in over a decade at LPGA Qualifying School Stage I on Friday to vault into a share of the 36-hole lead at 9-under, 135.
She turned in a bogey-free 8-under, 64 on the Palmer Course. It’s the lowest round at Stage I since 2004 when Wendy Martin fired a 64 in the second round. Jackson shares the lead with Rino Kotake (Nishibaru Higashi Ku, Japan), who posted a 69 on Friday. Elise Bradley (Mandeville, Louisiana), a 2016 LSU graduate, and Morgane Metraux (Lausanne, Switzerland), a rising senior at Florida State, share third at 8-under, 136 Through 36 holes thus far, Jackson has made nine birdies and no bogeys. She will play the Dinah Shore Course on Saturday.
Michele Thomson was the leading Scot on 5 under
 There will be a cut to the low 125 and ties after the third round on Saturday. The low 90 and ties after the final-round on Sunday will advance to Stage II, which will be Oct. 18-22 in Venice, Florida.

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Scottish Scores after Round 2 

 - 5 Michele Thomson 69,70 - 139
+1 Heather Macrae 72,73 - 145
+2 Vikki Lang 74, 72 - 146
+3 Rachael Taylor 71, 75 - 146
+12 Jess Meek 80, 76 - 156
+13 Iona Stephen 81, 76 - 157