Wichanee Meechai takes 2-shot lead

US Women’s Open

Wichanee Meechai heads into the weekend with a two-shot lead at 4-under after a second-round 67 on Friday at the US Women’s Open.

Meechai, who has five professional wins globally, is hoping to become the 23rd first-time LPGA Tour winner of the event as she holds her second-ever post-round lead of any kind at Lancaster Country Club.

She carded four consecutive birdies from the 10th to start her round before making three bogeys in her next eight holes. She regrouped after that stretch, making a rebound birdie at the 4th and another at the 8th.

“The first four holes, I just picked the club that’s shorter and hit it hard. I think it worked well with this course probably because you cannot be too aggressive with that, and I’m pretty close to the pin, and my putt was just pretty good this week, I think. I’m just like surprised, as well.

“Trying to be patient on this course is the key for me because, even though you hit on the green, you can three-putt very easily if you’re on the wrong spots, something like that.” said Meechai, who currently ranks second in the field in strokes gained approach (+2.86). “I’m just trying to be patient, and if I can get birdies, I will go for it.”

Andrea Lee of the United States lies in second place two shots behind after signing for a 69.

Japan’s Yuka Saso who held the overnight lead carded a 1-over 71 and slipped down into a share of third place at 1-under alongside Australia’s Minjee Lee

75 players, notables who missed it include Rolex Rankings No. 1 Nelly Korda, two-time LPGA Tour winner Rose Zhang and defending champion Allisen Corpuz, as well as major champions Lydia Ko, Brooke Henderson and Patty Tavatanakit. Eighteen-time U.S. Women’s Open participant, Lexi Thompson, will also miss playing the final 36 holes in Pennsylvania.

Thompson, who announced her retirement from full-time play at the beginning of the week, closed with a second-round 75 to leave Lancaster at +13 overall. “I know when I teed it up first at Pine Needles, that’s where I wanted to be and playing against the best. To continue to do so and to be playing in my 18th, even though it wasn’t the way I wanted to end it, it was always special every time I teed it up in a USGA event,” said Thompson. “I cherished every moment that I had.”

Pos.PlayerTo ParR1R2Total
1Wichanee Meechai-46967136
2Andrea Lee-26969138
T3Minjee Lee-17069139
T3Yuka Saso-16871139
T5Mi Hyang Lee17467141
T5Jin Hee Im17368141
T5Sakura Koiwai17269141
T5Wei-Ling Hsu17269141
T5Hinako Shibuno17170141
T5Chisato Iwai17071141
T5Megan Schofill (a)17071141
T5Asterisk Talley (a)17071141
T13Ai Suzuki27270142
T13Yui Kawamoto27171142
T13Catherine Park (a)27072142
T16Danielle Kang37469143
T16Rio Takeda37469143
T16Nasa Hataoka37370143
T16Albane Valenzuela37271143
T16Miyu Yamashita37271143
T16Minbyeol Kim37271143
T16Jodi Ewart Shadoff37271143
T16Ayaka Furue37172143
T24Aditi Ashok47371144
T24Ruoning Yin47371144
T24Sophia Popov47272144
T24Arpichaya Yubol47272144
T24Yuri Yoshida47074144
T29A Lim Kim57471145
T29Jiyai Shin57372145
T29Xiyu Lin57273145
T29Carlota Ciganda57273145
T29Casandra Alexander57174145
T34Akie Iwai67571146
T34Cheyenne Knight67571146
T34Jiwon Jeon67571146
T34Jeongeun Lee667571146
T34Anna Nordqvist67472146
T34Amiyu Ozeki67472146
T34Ally Ewing67472146
T34Atthaya Thitikul67472146
T34Narin An67472146
T34Su Ji Kim67373146
T34Maude-Aimee Leblanc67175146
T45Amelia Garvey77671147
T45Hannah Green77671147
T45Charley Hull77572147
T45Gaby Lopez77572147
T45Sarah Kemp77572147
T45Hyun Kyung Park77473147
T45Ashleigh Buhai77473147
T45Marissa Steen77374147
T45Isi Gabsa77374147
T45Yan Liu77374147
T45Yuna Nishimura77374147
T45Celine Boutier77275147
T45Mariel Galdiano77176147
T45Pia Babnik77077147
T59Alison Lee87870148
T59Haeran Ryu87771148
T59Kim Kaufman87672148
T59Alana Uriell87672148
T59Alexa Pano87672148
T59Sofia Garcia87573148
T59Gabriela Ruffels87573148
T59Hyo Joo Kim87573148
T59Jin Young Ko87573148
T59Megan Khang87573148
T59Emily Kristine Pedersen87573148
T59Caroline Inglis87474148
T59Madelene Sagstrom87375148
T59Kristen Gillman87375148
T59Alexandra Forsterling87078148
T59Jenny Shin87078148
T59Adela Cernousek (a)86979148
T76Megha Ganne (a)97673149
T76Mao Saigo97574149
T76Kokona Sakurai97574149
T76Brittany Lang97475149
T76Moriya Jutanugarn97475149
T76Linn Grant97277149
T76Soo Bin Joo97178149
T83Nelly Korda108070150
T83Kaitlyn Papp Budde107971150
T83Gemma Dryburgh107773150
T83Amy Yang107773150
T83Latanna Stone (a)107674150
T83Ssu-Chia Cheng107674150
T83Angel Yin107575150
T83Lauren Coughlin107575150
T83Ariya Jutanugarn107575150
T83So Mi Lee107476150
T83Huai-Chien Hsu (a)107476150
T83Pei-Ying Tsai107476150
T83Leona Maguire107377150
T83Katie Li (a)107377150
T97Rose Zhang117972151
T97Ingrid Lindblad (a)117774151
T97Georgia Hall117774151
T97Sarah Schmelzel117774151
T97Bailey Tardy117576151
T97Esther Henseleit117477151
T97Elizabeth Szokol117378151
T97Chanettee Wannasaen117378151
T105Brooke M. Henderson128072152
T105Jennifer Kupcho127775152
T105Lottie Woad (a)127775152
T105Allisen Corpuz127577152
T105In Gee Chun127577152
T105Ryann O'Toole127577152
T111Lydia Ko138073153
T111Lexi Thompson137875153
T111Mone Inami137875153
T111Madison Young137875153
T111Saiki Fujita137776153
T111Lauren Stephenson137776153
T111Stephanie Kyriacou137776153
T111Maja Stark137677153
T111Patty Tavatanakit137677153
T111Rachel Rohanna137677153
T111Celine Borge137677153
T122Isabella Fierro148272154
T122Agathe Laisne148074154
T122Sora Kamiya147777154
T122Yealimi Noh147678154
T122Elina Sinz147678154
T122Caroline Masson147579154
T122Kiara Romero (a)147579154
T122Hye-Jin Choi147579154
T122Nanna Koerstz Madsen147480154
131Amelia Lewis157976155
T132Pimpisa Sisutham (a)167779156
T132Lucy Li167779156
T132Ruixin Liu167680156
T135Pauline Roussin-Bouchard178077157
T135Ayako Kimura178077157
T135Keeley Marx (a)177681157
T135Cynthia Lu177681157
T139Savannah Vilaubi198871159
T139Yuka Nii198178159
T139Jean Reynolds197980159
T139Aine Donegan (a)197683159
T139Amelie Zalsman (a)197584159
T144Caroline Smith (a)208080160
T144Maisie Filler (a)207981160
T146Sydnee Michaels218378161
T146Alexa Melton218081161
T148Chiara Horder (a)228577162
T148Samantha Brown (a)228577162
T148Mariajo Uribe228379162
151Kimberly Dinh (a)248282164
152Harriet Lynch258481165
T153Junia Gabasa (a)268581166
T153Julia Misemer (a)268482166
155Sabrina Iqbal298683169
W/DSei Young Kim70
Updated: June 4, 2024