Jeeno Thitikul shot 70 (-2) today to take a three-shot lead at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. After two rounds, Thitikul leads the field in strokes gained putting and total strokes gained. Thitikul birdied her last two holes of the day to add to her lead, now at 6-under overall.
Minjee Lee and Rio Takeda sit three shots back at 3-under. Lee made three birdies and three bogeys during her round while Takeda made four birdies and three bogeys to go 1-under for the day. Takeda has two top-ten major finishes, both of which came from the U.S. Women’s Open the last two years.
Former major champion Lexi Thompson moved up 13 spots to fourth on the leaderboard after shooting a 70 (-2). Playing a limited schedule this season, Thompson’s best finish is a tie for fourth thus far this year. In the two previous majors, she finished T14 at the Chevron Championship and missed the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open.
Charley Hull had the lowest round on Friday, shooting 69 (-3). Hull’s Thursday round was not as good, shooting a six-over 78, but her second round moved her up 94 spots on the leaderboard.
There are only seven players under par after the first two rounds in Frisco. The hot weather is making the course firm and fast, challenging the players. Defending champion Amy Yang will not play the weekend after shooting rounds of 76 and 77. Other former major champions to miss the cut at 8-over or higher are Yani Tseng, Anna Nordqvist, Cristie Kerr, Danielle Kang and Sung Hyun Park.
