Charley Hull set a new 36-hole scoring record at Old American Golf after firing a 7-under 64 to reach 11-under, taking a two-shot lead in The Ascendant LPGA. She also tied her career-low round on the LPGA Tour.
The low round of the week 🔥@HullCharley | @AscendantLPGA pic.twitter.com/WUNR7nKY7u
— LPGA (@LPGA) September 30, 2022
“I feel like the putter was very strong today. When I was home, I was working quite hard on my putting because I felt like that’s the (most boring) part of the game to practice. I don’t practice it as much as I should. I can’t really read the grain because I don’t see very well in shades and colors and stuff, so I cannot read the grain. I get my caddie to tell me where the grain is, and I read my putt from there. I’m doing surprisingly well.”
.@HullCharley was lights out with her putter on her way to a second round 64 💥 pic.twitter.com/jrMVjm4x5C
— LPGA (@LPGA) September 30, 2022
Overnight leader Xiyu Lin of China is tied in second place at 9-under with Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul.
“Before the first round, I just told myself and my manager, my caddie, that making the cut is good enough for me here on this course because it’s challenging for me as well,” said Thitikul. “Golf is challenging because you change the course every week and then you have to adjust yourself to the course every week as well. I said before, I don’t really suit this course. But I just kept (not thinking) too much on the course. That why I can play well these two days.”
Lin, on the other hand, believes the course suits her game.
“I have lots of confidence in my long game and my driving and my irons so I think on the tougher days I can manage really well to just change the strategy and play little safer,” said Lin. “And recently my putting been pretty hot, too, so even from little further away I can roll in a couple putt. So I will do the same. At the tough holes I try to stay patient, and then at the par-5s try to make a little more birdie and try to hit it a little closer and try to roll some putts.”
American Lindy Duncan lies in solo fourth at 8-under after carding a bogey-free 65.
Tied one shot further behind are Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn, Denmark’s Emily Pedersen and American Jessica Korda.
