HONOLULU — Nataliya Guseva of Russia shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the second-round lead within the Lotte Championship with A Lim Kim, Ruixin Liu and Yuri Yoshida.
Guseva holed out from 120 yards for eagle on the par-4 seventh and had 4 birdies and a bogey in her afternoon spherical to achieve 9-under 135 at breezy Hoakalei Nation Membership.
“I used to be actually making an attempt to be within the current as a result of it was tremendous windy,” the 21-year-old former College of Miami participant mentioned. “I used to be like, `It may very well be like something may occur right this moment. I may shoot a terrific spherical and never even make the minimize.'”
Kim, the first-round chief, bogeyed her ultimate two holes late within the afternoon for a 69.
Kim is No. 65 within the Race to CME Globe, and solely has two tournaments left to crack the highest 60 and earn a spot within the season finale that pays $4 million to the winner. She received the U.S. Girls’s Open in December 2020 for her lone LPGA Tour title.
“In the present day really feel like just a little change the wind each time, each single gap,” Kim mentioned. “So, some gap made mistake and a few gap I believe it is nice. So, that is golf.”
Yoshida shot 67, and Liu 68.
“I performed nicely in very windy right this moment,” Yoshida mentioned.
Liu closed with a birdie on the par-3 ninth.
“I really feel fairly glad right this moment, particularly taking part in the afternoon with the robust wind,” Liu mentioned. “I can keep affected person and never overthinking as a result of the best factor to do is simply attempt to over-correct my swing through the wind.”
Ryann O’Toole was a stroke again after a 66.
“I felt very comfy on the market,” O’Toole mentioned. “I like windy circumstances.”
Auston Kim was one other shot behind at 7 below, additionally capturing 66.
