In Gee Chun claims halfway lead at AIG Women’s Open

In Gee Chun is chasing her fourth major title after claiming a narrow lead after the second day of the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield. In blustery conditions over the East Lothian links, the Korean signed for a five-under-par 66 and a 36-hole total of eight-under-par 134.

The 27-year-old, who won the Women’s PGA Championship in June to add to her US Women’s Open (2015) and Evian Championship (2016) titles, recorded four birdies in a brilliant back nine of 31.
Chun has a one-shot advantage over South African Ashleigh Buhai and Swede Madelene Sagstrom as the international field chase the prestigious title in the first-ever staging of the Championship at Muirfield.
Inbee Park, the 2015 Champion, sits a stroke further back at six-under alone in fourth place, with Australian Hannah Green and Miyuu Yamashita from Japan on five-under.

Sagstrom, who shared the runner-up spot at the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie last year, again found links golf to her liking. The 29-year-old recorded eight birdies in a sparkling round of six-under-par 65 that included back-to-back birdies to finish.
Buhai, who finished fifth in the Championship at Woburn in 2019, briefly led the field after three birdies and an eagle at the par-5 5th in her opening six holes. A bogey at the last saw the 33-year-old drop into a tie for second with Sagstrom.

Park, who won at Turnberry in 2015 and has seven major titles to her name, is well-placed after her 67 on day two. Five birdies, including one on the 18th, were offset with just one bogey for the 34-year-old Korean.
Scotland’s Louise Duncan, two strokes behind overnight, signed for a two-over-par 73. Three dropped shots in-a-row from the 6th damaged her hopes but the 22-year-old is still well-placed inside the top-20. Duncan and Ireland's Leona Maguire are the leading players from Great Britain and Ireland in the field, both on two-under-par.

The cut for the top 65 players and ties fell at three-over-par, with exactly 65 progressing. Defending champion Anna Nordqvist was among those to miss out at four-over-par, as did the 2020 winner Sophia Popov on the same score. Local favourite and past Champion Catriona Matthew also failed to progress to the weekend after finishing on seven-over-par.

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