Australasians well placed in LPGA Tour event in New Jersey
Stephanie Kyriacou – just one from the lead – file photo LPGA/Getty Images
Australians Stephanie Kyriacou, Hira Naveed and Minjee Lee and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko are very much in contention as the LPGA’s Mizuho Americas Open at the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey reaches its halfway stage.
Kyriacou is just one off the pace set by Korea’s Somi Lee, and Americans Nelly Korda and Andrea Lee, while Minjee Lee and Ko are at 5 under and just three off the lead as the event enters the weekend in the shadows of the Statue of Liberty.
Kyriacou is in her 4th season on the LPGA Tour and with two top 6 finishes already this season, she is well placed to contend for her first LPGA Tour title.
Like all players, the 24-year-old battled cool and damp conditions but felt she might have gotten the better side of the draw.
“It was a little bit easier than I thought but not easy. So that’s just — I thought we were going to have rain all day. I mean, I only had it for probably half the round in total, so wasn’t as bad, but, yeah, it’s not ideal.
“I think I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing. I started doing a couple new things, like playing different games within my round, so I’m going to kind of stick to that and whatever happens, happens.”
Perth’s Naveed has missed her last two cuts but, after consecutive rounds of 69 is well placed to improve on her previous best finish this season of 28th. The 27-year-old is in her second LPGA Tour season but, until this week, has struggled to produce the sort of form that saw her finish runner-up early in her first season.
