Henderson, Lee share PGA Championship lead

Ko scrambled her way to eight pars and a birdie on the back nine of her second round at Sahalee Country Club outside Seattle.

Lydia Ko posted a one-under par 70 during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Canadian Henderson, who led after round one, hit a two-over 73, while South Korean Lee had a 69 to reach two under. “There’s still a lot of golf to be played, I just have to focus on my game and enjoy it rather than think about what could happen on Sunday”.

“It was a pretty good day today”, Henderson said.

Brooke said after the round that she would be giving the vehicle to her sister. At 27, Park is the youngest player to qualify for the Hall of Fame.

Friday, she birdied No. 3 to stretch her lead to three strokes, but then bogeyed No. 4 and 5 to open the door for the rallying Lee, who matched Henderson at minus-2 most of the rest of the round. “Really narrow … rough is tall … greens are fast”.

“I’m putting great, so I know if I can just get around the hole I have a chance to make par or birdie or save some shots there”, Piller said.

Three others were a stroke behind the two leaders in the race for the $525,000 winner’s share of the $3.5 million purse for this LPGA major tournament.

The looming threat to all the leaders is Lydia Ko at minus-1.

Two-time tour victor Lee moved up from a share of 10th with one of the lowest scores of the day and is searching for her first major title, with her best finish a tie for sixth at this event in 2014.

“It was a tough day and the conditions made it hard”.

“All year, I have walked up on the practice rounds and said, ‘See that vehicle, if I get it, it’s yours, ‘” Brooke said. “It was really tough”.

Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn, the victor of her last three tournaments, was 3 over after a 75.

Inbee Park mustered the strength to win LPGA Hall of Fame qualification Thursday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, but she couldn’t keep the momentum going to try to win this championship for the fourth consecutive year. She finished at 7 over along with Stacy Lewis (76), both barely making the cut and staying around for the weekend. 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.

“On the back nine I just couldn’t get a rhythm with the swing and I missed a lot of shots to the right, what I have been doing in the last month or so”, Park said. “I think now having tried it three or four times with the injury and playing with the injury, I kind of have to rethink and maybe regroup”. “I’m waiting to see if I actually get the keys”.