AUDIO: Plenty of red numbers & LPGA record on Red Day Friday at Manulife LPGA Classic
Posted Jun 5, 2015 03:24:20 PM.
Last Updated Jun 5, 2015 11:32:14 PM.
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It was Red Day Friday at Whistle Bear and plenty of players put up red numbers in Round 2 of the Manulife LPGA Classic. An LPGA record was also set.
Suzann Pettersen and Mariajo Uribe have a share of the lead at 13-under. Pettersen says the par 5’s were very scoreable. She had a bogey free round, firing a 7-under 65.
AUDIO: Pettersen
Cristie Kerr is one shot back of Pettersen and Uribe. There are seven golfers tied for fourth at 11-under.
At 4-under, the cut line is also now the lowest 36-hole cut line in LPGA history.
Hamilton’s Alena Sharp remains the top Canadian at 7-under. She fired a 2-under 70 on Friday and will play this weekend.
AUDIO: Sharp
One of the great stories from the tournament has been Stratford’s Natalie Gleadall who only qualified for the tournament on Monday. She was unsuccessful in three previous attempts to qualify for the Manulife LPGA Classic.
AUDIO: Gleadall
The other two Canadians who qualified are Sara-Maude Juneau (-5) and Sue Kim (-4).
– Defending champ Inbee Park will play this weekend. She’ll start Round 3 Saturday at 7-under. The first ever champ, Brittany Lang is -11
– Number one ranked Lydia Ko makes her 53rd straight cut at 5-under
– Big names missing the cut include Stacy Lewis (-3), Canadian Brooke Henderson (-3), Morgan Pressel (-2) and 2013 Manulife LPGA Classic champ Hee Young Park (-2)
– First round co-leader Cheyenne Woods was 1-over Friday and is 8-under for the tourney
CLICK HERE to follow the live leaderboard. The leaders tee off at 12:40pm on Saturday.
