Australasian challenge struggling at Chevron Championship
Karis Davidson – photo Getty Images / LPGA
The Australasian challenge at the opening major of the year for women’s golf, the Chevron Championship in Houston, Texas, is well off the pace at the halfway mark.
At the completion of the opening 36 holes, Gold Coast’s Karis Davidson is the closest of the seven golfers from this part of the world to the lead held by Korean A Lim Kim, Davidson, six shots off the pace and in a share of 23rd place as the US$5 million event enters the weekend.
The leading Australasian after yesterday’s opening round, Sydney’s Stephanie Kyriacou, battled to a second round of 76 and slipped from a share of second place to a share of 48th, a double bogey at her 9th hole and three late bogeys costing her dearly after such a great start.
Minjee Lee was the only other of the seven Australasians to make the weekend, finishing in 58th place at 1 over and right on the cutline.
Sarah Kemp and Lydia Ko finished their opening 36 holes in 78th position, Grace Kim 91st and Hannah Green 103rd, world number one, Ko, missing her first cut in a major since the 2019 AIG Open.
