Anna Huang retained the PIF London Championship lead on Friday, but Charley Hull moved within one stroke by shooting a course-record 62 at Centurion Club.
Huang, the 17-year-old three-time Ladies European Tour winner from Canada, followed her opening 67 with a 5-under 68. She reached 11-under at the halfway stage, one ahead of Hull and three clear of Lydia Hall.
The second round was less controlled than Huang’s opening effort. She made three bogeys, but recovered those shots through four birdies and eagles at the par-5s 9th and 18th holes.
“It was another good round, but it was a little bit more up-and-down than yesterday,” Huang said after her round. “I had a couple of bad mistakes here and there, but it’s still something to be proud of.”
Huang had missed the cut in her previous two starts. She said greater trust in her game and familiarity with Centurion Club had helped her in Hertfordshire. Earlier this season, she became the youngest player to collect three LET titles, reaching the mark at 17 years, six months and 24 days.
Hull rewrites the Centurion record
Hull began the day seven strokes behind Huang after an opening 74, then completed a bogey-free 11-under round that equalled the lowest score in LET history.
The Englishwoman eagled the first and added four front-nine birdies to turn in 31. Five more birdies followed on the back nine, including gains at the 17th and 18th, as she broke the Centurion course record set by Georgia Hall in 2021.
Hull now shares the LET scoring record with Haeran Ryu and Jessica Korda as well as Alison Lee and Karrie Webb.
“It was really good, I shot 11-under and I actually left a couple of shots out there coming in,” Hull said. “I know that sounds pretty crazy, but it was a fun day.”
The five-time LET winner said she had felt exhausted following the AIG Women’s Open and had required physiotherapy for ongoing injuries. Given her physical condition, the 62 was unexpected, although she believed an even lower score had been available.
Hall leads the chasing group
Wales’ Lydia Hall holds third place at 8-under after a 6-under 67 featuring a chip-in eagle at the par-5 1st hole and seven birdies. A double bogey at the par-4 3rd and one further dropped shot prevented her from drawing closer to the lead.
Australia’s Kelsey Bennett and Irish rookie Aine Donegan share fourth at 7-under. Bennett carded a 71, while Donegan shot 69 after making five birdies across her opening eight holes.
Alice Hewson, Anne van Dam and Shannon Tan are tied at 6-under. Emma Spitz and Luna Sobron complete the top-10 at 5-under.
The cut fell at 3-over, with 64 players advancing. Saturday’s third round begins at 8am local time, and the leading group is scheduled to tee off at noon.
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| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Huang (CAN) | -11 | 67 | 68 | 135 |
| 2 | Charley Hull (ENG) | -10 | 74 | 62 | 136 |
| 3 | Lydia Hall (WAL) | -8 | 71 | 67 | 138 |
| 4 | Kelsey Bennett (AUS) | -7 | 68 | 71 | 139 |
| 4 | Aine Donegan (IRL) | -7 | 70 | 69 | 139 |
| 6 | Shannon Tan (SIN) | -6 | 70 | 70 | 140 |
| 6 | Anne Van Dam (NED) | -6 | 72 | 68 | 140 |
| 6 | Alice Hewson (ENG) | -6 | 74 | 66 | 140 |
| 9 | Emma Spitz (AUT) | -5 | 68 | 73 | 141 |
| 9 | Luna Sobron Galmes (ESP) | -5 | 71 | 70 | 141 |
| 11 | Liz Young (ENG) | -4 | 71 | 71 | 142 |
| 12 | Pranavi Urs (IND) | -3 | 71 | 72 | 143 |
| 12 | Celina Sattelkau (GER) | -3 | 72 | 71 | 143 |
| 12 | Patty Tavatanakit (THA) | -3 | 74 | 69 | 143 |
| 12 | Pia Babnik (SLO) | -3 | 73 | 70 | 143 |
| 16 | Alessandra Fanali (ITA) | -2 | 73 | 71 | 144 |
| 16 | Aditi Ashok (IND) | -2 | 71 | 73 | 144 |
| 16 | Cara Gainer (ENG) | -2 | 72 | 72 | 144 |
| 16 | Alison Lee (USA) | -2 | 72 | 72 | 144 |
| 16 | Caley McGinty (ENG) | -2 | 77 | 67 | 144 |
| 16 | Kajsa Arwefjall (SWE) | -2 | 75 | 69 | 144 |
| 22 | Dorota Zalewska (POL) | -1 | 75 | 70 | 145 |
| 22 | Georgia Hall (ENG) | -1 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
| 22 | Esme Hamilton (ENG) | -1 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
| 22 | Louise Rydqvist (SWE) | -1 | 70 | 75 | 145 |
| 22 | Olivia Cowan (GER) | -1 | 70 | 75 | 145 |
| 22 | Diksha Dagar (IND) | -1 | 75 | 70 | 145 |
| 22 | Daniela Darquea (ECU) | -1 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
| 22 | Anna Zanusso (ITA) | -1 | 70 | 75 | 145 |
| 30 | Ana Dawson (IMN) | Par | 75 | 71 | 146 |
| 30 | Alexandra Swayne (ISV) | Par | 75 | 71 | 146 |
| 30 | Alexandra Forsterling (GER) | Par | 74 | 72 | 146 |
| 30 | Aunchisa Utama (THA) | Par | 75 | 71 | 146 |
| 30 | Sara Kouskova (CZE) | Par | 72 | 74 | 146 |
| 30 | Ana Pelaez Trivino (ESP) | Par | 72 | 74 | 146 |
| 30 | Celine Herbin-Marshall (FRA) | Par | 74 | 72 | 146 |
| 30 | Amelia Garvey (NZL) | Par | 73 | 73 | 146 |
| 30 | Ginnie Ding (HKG) | Par | 76 | 70 | 146 |
| 39 | Anna Foster (IRL) | +1 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
| 39 | Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (AUS) | +1 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| 39 | Sara Byrne (IRL) | +1 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| 39 | Darcey Harry (WAL) | +1 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
| 39 | Aline Krauter (GER) | +1 | 70 | 77 | 147 |
| 39 | Morgane Metraux (SUI) | +1 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| 39 | Charlotte Heath (ENG) | +1 | 69 | 78 | 147 |
| 39 | Roberta Liti (ITA) | +1 | 74 | 73 | 147 |
| 39 | Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN) | +1 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| 39 | Hannah Screen (ENG) | +1 | 76 | 71 | 147 |
| 39 | Justice Bosio (AUS) | +1 | 72 | 75 | 147 |
| 50 | Moa Folke (SWE) | +2 | 72 | 76 | 148 |
| 50 | Jennifer Rosenberg (USA) | +2 | 72 | 76 | 148 |
| 50 | Chiara Noja (GER) | +2 | 72 | 76 | 148 |
| 50 | Caitlyn Macnab (RSA) | +2 | 76 | 72 | 148 |
| 50 | Gemma Clews (ENG) | +2 | 71 | 77 | 148 |
| 50 | Kristyna Napoleaova (CZE) | +2 | 72 | 76 | 148 |
| 56 | Emma Falcher (FRA) | +3 | 78 | 71 | 149 |
| 56 | Kirsten Rudgeley (AUS) | +3 | 76 | 73 | 149 |
| 56 | Lianna Bailey (ENG) | +3 | 75 | 74 | 149 |
| 56 | Marta Sanz Barrio (ESP) | +3 | 77 | 72 | 149 |
| 56 | Vanessa Knecht (SUI) | +3 | 74 | 75 | 149 |
| 56 | Dorthea Forbrigd (NOR) | +3 | 74 | 75 | 149 |
| 56 | Stephanie Bunque (AUS) | +3 | 77 | 72 | 149 |
| 56 | Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) | +3 | 71 | 78 | 149 |
| 56 | Agathe Sauzon (FRA) | +3 | 74 | 75 | 149 |
| 65 | Eleanor Givens (ENG) | +4 | 75 | 75 | 150 |
| 65 | Jana Melichova (CZE) | +4 | 75 | 75 | 150 |
| 65 | Momoka Kobori (NZL) | +4 | 73 | 77 | 150 |
| 65 | Lisa Pettersson (SWE) | +4 | 75 | 75 | 150 |
| 65 | Camille Chevalier (FRA) | +4 | 76 | 74 | 150 |
| 65 | Sarah Kemp (AUS) | +4 | 74 | 76 | 150 |
| 65 | Lily May Humphreys (ENG) | +4 | 79 | 71 | 150 |
| 65 | Cara Gorlei (RSA) | +4 | 73 | 77 | 150 |
| 65 | Lois Lau (FRA) | +4 | 76 | 74 | 150 |
| 65 | Avani Prashanth (IND) | +4 | 79 | 71 | 150 |
| 65 | Hannah Gregg (USA) | +4 | 74 | 76 | 150 |
| 65 | Smilla Tarning Soenderby (DEN) | +4 | 73 | 77 | 150 |
| 65 | Gabriella Then (USA) | +4 | 74 | 76 | 150 |
| 65 | Lina Belmati (MAR) | +4 | 76 | 74 | 150 |
| 79 | Casandra Alexander (RSA) | +5 | 80 | 71 | 151 |
| 79 | Bronte Law (ENG) | +5 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| 79 | Agathe Laisne (FRA) | +5 | 74 | 77 | 151 |
| 79 | Noora Komulainen (FIN) | +5 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| 79 | Leonie Harm (GER) | +5 | 78 | 73 | 151 |
| 79 | Meghan MacLaren (ENG) | +5 | 77 | 74 | 151 |
| 79 | Corinne Viden (SWE) | +5 | 76 | 75 | 151 |
| 79 | Katharina Muehlbauer (AUT) | +5 | 78 | 73 | 151 |
| 79 | Anna Morgan (USA) | +5 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| 79 | Alessia Nobilio (ITA) | +5 | 70 | 81 | 151 |
| 79 | Caroline Hedwall (SWE) | +5 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| 90 | Cecilie Finne-Ipsen (DEN) | +6 | 78 | 74 | 152 |
| 91 | Andrea Lignell (SWE) | +7 | 82 | 71 | 153 |
| 91 | Trichat Cheenglab (THA) | +7 | 83 | 70 | 153 |
| 91 | Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | +7 | 75 | 78 | 153 |
| 91 | Jess Baker (ENG) | +7 | 77 | 76 | 153 |
| 91 | Ariane Klotz (FRA) | +7 | 78 | 75 | 153 |
| 91 | Hannah Burke (ENG) | +7 | 78 | 75 | 153 |
| 97 | Ellen Hume (ENG) | +8 | 79 | 75 | 154 |
| 97 | Harang Lee (ESP) | +8 | 78 | 76 | 154 |
| 97 | Brianna Navarrosa (USA) | +8 | 78 | 76 | 154 |
| 97 | Tereza Melecka (CZE) | +8 | 76 | 78 | 154 |
| 101 | Sofie Kibsgaard (DEN) | +9 | 78 | 77 | 155 |
| 101 | Ayako Uehara (JPN) | +9 | 77 | 78 | 155 |
| 101 | Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG) | +9 | 80 | 75 | 155 |
| 101 | Maha Haddioui (MAR) | +9 | 78 | 77 | 155 |
| 101 | Virginia Elena Carta (ITA) | +9 | 81 | 74 | 155 |
| 106 | Amy Lee (USA) | +10 | 83 | 73 | 156 |
| 106 | Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh (NGR) | +10 | 80 | 76 | 156 |
| 108 | Chloe Williams (WAL) | +11 | 80 | 77 | 157 |
| 108 | Patricie Mackova (CZE) | +11 | 81 | 76 | 157 |
| 108 | Annabell Fuller (ENG) | +11 | 75 | 82 | 157 |
| 108 | Fernanda Lira (MEX) | +11 | 77 | 80 | 157 |
| 112 | Blanca Fernandez (ESP) | +12 | 80 | 78 | 158 |
| 112 | Tina Mazarino (NOR) | +12 | 84 | 74 | 158 |
| 112 | Patricia Isabel Schmidt (GER) | +12 | 83 | 75 | 158 |
| 115 | Sophie Witt (GER) | +14 | 78 | 82 | 160 |
| 115 | Amy Taylor (ENG) | +14 | 82 | 78 | 160 |
| 117 | April Angurasaranee (THA) | +15 | 83 | 78 | 161 |
| 118 | Hannah Darling (SCO) | +17 | 83 | 80 | 163 |
| 119 | Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) | +18 | 83 | 81 | 164 |
| 120 | Paris Hilinski (USA) | +23 | 86 | 83 | 169 |
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Simon Bale is the publisher of Golf Today. A low single-figure handicap golfer, he was previously a major shareholder and course reviewer for Top100GolfCourses.com for over a decade, starting in 2010. Through this role, he developed extensive knowledge of golf course design and architecture while playing more than 300 courses worldwide.