Henderson, Lee share lead, Wie and Kono miss cut

Canadian Henderson took a two-shot advantage into the second round, but in hard conditions, she hit a two-over 73.

Playing in the afternoon, Ko fought through a mix of heavy rain, wind and a significant drop in temperature.

“Definitely growing up, springtime, fall-time weather was very similar to this”, said Henderson, ranked fourth in the world. “I guess the pressure is a little bit off of me and more on the leaders, but I would rather be in that leading spot going into tomorrow”, she said.

“I feel like I’m in really good position. Maybe it runs in my favor a little bit”.

The 18-year-old Canadian started brightly with a birdie on the third hole, but back-to-back bogeys on the next two seemed to dent her confidence.

A day after entering the LPGA Hall of Fame, South Korean star Park In-bee missed the cut at the second major championship of the season. The double bogey added to a rocky start for Henderson, who had started the day tied for the lead with Mirim Lee, but immediately fell out of the lead with a bogey on the first hole.

“I just knew that I was going to probably hit some squirrelly shots, but if I can kind of keep it in front of me and if I’m out of position, and get back in position”, Piller said.

Piller, whose husband Martin Piller plays on the PGA Tour, sits in a three-way tie for third with world number one Lydia Ko, New Zealand, and Brittany Lincicone at one-under 141.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko bogeyed the 18th hole Saturday to cut her lead to one stroke heading into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Piller, one stroke back, is 31 and has yet to win, her claim to fame being an eight-foot par putt in a Solheim Cup singles match that enabled the U.S.to stage an historic comeback.

Lee enjoyed one of the day’s best rounds with a two-under-par 69 that took her to the top.

The real victor early in the second round was the towering trees of Sahalee.

“But I’m hoping that will change”. “It was really frustrating and disanointing that I couldn’t get the right swing to work”. The ace earned her a free vehicle, which she presented to her younger sister, Brittany.

Inbee Park missed the cut after winning the event the past three years. After a 1-over 72 on Thursday, she ballooned to 9-over as she continues struggling with the effects of an injury that damaged ligaments in her left thumb.

Ariya Jutanugarn has won three straight tournaments, but shot a 75 on Friday.

Henderson, at 5-foot-4, looks like she could be playing on a high-school golf team.

Michelle Wie dropped out, shooting 78-80.