Minjee Lee acknowledges the crowd at the 16th today – photo Getty Images / LPGA
Minjee Lee added a second round of 69 to her opening 64 at the BMW Ladies Championship at the Seowon Valley Country Club in Korea and has opened up a two-shot lead at the halfway mark of the LPGA Tour event.
Lee leads over American Alison Lee and first-round leader Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa with New Zealand’s Lydia Ko and Jeonguen Lee 6 another shot back in a share of 4th place.
“I played really solid,” said Lee. “It was really hard conditions out there. A lot of wind swirling around the valley. So sometimes we had really strong gusts, and I had to back off. But overall I had a really good finish.”
Lee is chasing a first win in the country of her parents and is keen to do well here. “I mean, my parents are Korean, and I have a really deep heritage here. So I always love coming back and playing. And being at the top of the leaderboard is always nice, and being in contention is always my goal. So hopefully I can have a great weekend.”
“I mean, I played last week, and I had two weeks off prior to that. So, you know, I always love coming to Korea. I have a lot of family here. And a lot of my heritage is here. So love the food and I think just good vibes when I come here. So, yeah, I love coming back.”
Ko has put together a few better rounds of late after what has been a disappointing season thus far. Six birdies in he round of 69 suggests she is regaining some of the form we know she is capable of.
Hannah Green is the next best of the Australasians in a share of 12th place although six shots from her fellow West Australian’s lead.
