December 17-20
Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
$3,000,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Clubhouse leader at 9-under@ROLEX Rankings #1 Jin Young Ko has come to play in Naples 💪
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 18, 2020
Watch the @CMEGroupLPGA now on @GolfChannel! pic.twitter.com/tbWnon2qnS
World number 1 Jin Young Ko shot a 5-under 67 on Friday in cold and windy conditions to take the lead of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburón Golf Club.
She is playing in her fourth event after spending most of the year in South Korea.
"Before when I play in KLPGA it was really cold, so I hate cold weather to play golf, but right now I love it."
.@SY_KIM_lpga has continued her hot play in Naples 👀
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 19, 2020
She's one stroke off the lead after her second round 69 👇 pic.twitter.com/etjccRinjj
Ko, who tied for second place in last week's U.S. Women's Open, fired five birdies in a bogey-free round.
"I want bogey-free round next two days," said Ko. "I'm looking forward to the weekend."
One stroke behind Ko at 8-under are defending champion and World number 2 Sei Young Kim and Lexi Thompson, the 2018 winner and leader after the first round.
"Feel very solid in the morning because we got the strong wind," said Kim. "My shot really solid. I'm very looking forward this weekend. Really exciting to chase the world ranking No. 1."
What. A. Shot. 🔥
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 18, 2020
Backed up against the bunker, @Lexi makes this shot look much easier than it is 👏@GolfChannel | @CMEGroupLPGA pic.twitter.com/MOdhhmcKAW
Thompson followed up her opening 65 with a 71 in a round that comprised three birdies and two bogeys.
"It was different conditions today of course with the cooler weather in the morning," said Thompson. "I would say overall it was a lot breezier throughout the day. Wasn't as good as yesterday of course, but overall happy and going to take the positives into the next two days."
A bogey-free second round 65
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 18, 2020
Take a bow, Lydia Ko 👏
Watch the @CMEGroupLPGA now on @GolfChannel! pic.twitter.com/EIF9hx6Rop
Lydia Ko shot the low round of the day with a bogey-free 65 to tie for eleventh place at 5-under.
“I was a lot more on the fairways and I was off to a much better start,” said Ko. “Yesterday I was 4-over through seven. At that point you are just trying to get birdies to have a comeback.
“I was able to do that somewhat. But I got off to a good start (today). You know, having lots of birdie opportunities was really key. Even though it was getting a little breezy at the start of the day, I set up a lot of good chances for birdies, so that makes it a lot less stressful. Whereas if you're trying to make up-and-downs, it wears you out pretty quick.”
We've got a packed leaderboard at the @CMEGroupLPGA! 🙌
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 18, 2020
Check out some of the top shots from the second round in Naples! 👇 pic.twitter.com/MRmv0etNpj
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Jin Young Ko | -9 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T2 |
Sei Young Kim | -8 |
67 |
69 |
136 |
T2 |
Lexi Thompson | -8 |
65 |
71 |
136 |
4 |
Hannah Green | -7 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T5 |
Cydney Clanton | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T5 |
Austin Ernst | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T5 |
Georgia Hall | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T5 |
Megan Khang | -6 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T5 |
Nelly Korda | -6 |
72 |
66 |
138 |
T5 |
Caroline Masson | -6 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T11 |
Mina Harigae | -5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T11 |
Lydia Ko | -5 |
74 |
65 |
139 |
T13 |
Katherine Kirk | -4 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T13 |
Anna Nordqvist | -4 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
T13 |
Sarah Schmelzel | -4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T16 |
Perrine Delacour | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T16 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T16 |
Charley Hull | -3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T16 |
Minjee Lee | -3 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
T20 |
Celine Boutier | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T20 |
Carlota Ciganda | -2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T20 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T20 |
Cristie Kerr | -2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T20 |
Jennifer Kupcho | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T20 |
Gaby Lopez | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T20 |
Yealimi Noh | -2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T20 |
Inbee Park | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T28 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T28 |
Nasa Hataoka | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T28 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T28 |
Cheyenne Knight | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T28 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -1 |
66 |
77 |
143 |
T28 |
Andrea Lee | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T28 |
Xiyu Lin | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T28 |
Brittany Lincicome | -1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T28 |
Lizette Salas | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T37 |
Maria Fassi | E |
68 |
76 |
144 |
T37 |
So Yeon Ryu | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T37 |
Madelene Sagstrom | E |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T37 |
Jennifer Song | E |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T37 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | E |
70 |
74 |
144 |
T42 |
Sarah Kemp | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T42 |
Christina Kim | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T42 |
Leona Maguire | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T42 |
Jenny Shin | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T42 |
Linnea Strom | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T47 |
Brittany Altomare | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T47 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 2 |
69 |
77 |
146 |
T47 |
Danielle Kang | 2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
T47 |
Mirim Lee | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T47 |
Stacy Lewis | 2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
T47 |
Stephanie Meadow | 2 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
T47 |
Robynn Ree | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T47 |
Emma Talley | 2 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
T47 |
Kelly Tan | 2 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
T47 |
Amy Yang | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T57 |
In Gee Chun | 3 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
T57 |
Mel Reid | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T57 |
Angela Stanford | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T60 |
Azahara Munoz | 4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
T60 |
Lindsey Weaver | 4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
T60 |
Anne van Dam | 4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
T63 |
Jessica Korda | 5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
T63 |
Hee Young Park | 5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
T63 |
Alena Sharp | 5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
66 |
Pernilla Lindberg | 6 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
T67 |
Yu Liu | 7 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
T67 |
Maria Torres | 7 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
T69 |
Kristen Gillman | 8 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
T69 |
Bianca Pagdanganan | 8 |
73 |
79 |
152 |
71 |
Brittany Lang | 10 |
76 |
78 |
154 |
72 |
Natalie Gulbis | 11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |