Im Hyang - Lee Jung Eun 5 "7-Under Par Joint Surge"

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It is the strength of Im Hiyang and Lee Jeong-eun 5.

On the 20th (local time), the two players surged to 7-under par in the second round four-ball (each player plays their own ball and the better score is counted) of the LPGA Tour's 'two-player team' event, the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (DGLBI, total prize money $2.7 million), held at Midland Country Club (par 70, 6,256 yards) in Midland, Michigan, USA, moving up to a tie for 10th place (8-under 132). The first and third rounds are played as foursomes (two players alternate shots with one ball), and the second and fourth rounds are played as four-ball.

Im Hyang is teeing off at the 3rd hole of the 2nd round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. [Midland (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

Im Hiyang and Lee Jeong-eun 5 started from a tie for 18th place after the 5th hole and collected seven birdies. They reduced three strokes in the front nine with 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 2 and 4 and a birdie on the 9th hole (par 4), and added birdies consecutively on holes 11 and 12 and also on holes 15 and 18 in the back nine. They are six strokes behind the leader. Im Hiyang has two wins, at the 2014 Mizuno Classic and the 2017 Scottish Women's Open. Lee Jeong-eun 5 debuted on the U.S. stage in 2015 but has yet to win.

Paula Reto (South Africa) and Amelia Lewis (USA) posted 9-under par to take the top of the leaderboard (14-under 126). Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) and Emma Talley (USA) surged to a tie for 2nd place (13-under 127) with a daily best 10-under par. The group also includes Matilda Castren (Finland) and Kelly Tan (Malaysia), who were leaders the previous day. C?line Boutier (France) and Saso Yuka (Japan) are positioned 4th (12-under 128).

Yu Hae-ran and Hong Ye-eun lowered five strokes but slipped slightly to a tie for 13th place (7-under 133). Joo Soo-bin and No Ye-rim (USA) are tied for 13th, and Kang Hye-ji and Tiffany Chan (Hong Kong) advanced to the third round tied for 22nd (5-under 135). On the other hand, world No. 12 Brooke Henderson (Canada) and No. 16 Lexi Thompson (USA) are tied for 38th (2-under 138), Lee Il-hee and Gabriella Dan (USA) tied for 46th (1-under 139), and Park Geum-gang and Yan Jing (China) are tied for 54th (1-over 141), missing the cut.

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