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Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn Falls Three Shots Off the Lead at Canadian Women’s Open

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REGINA – Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn fell three shots off the lead on Friday as Amy Yang moved into top spot at the Canadian Women’s Open.

Yang, who is looking for her first win in 18 months, fired a seven-under-par 65 to seize a one-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the event.

Yang rolled in nine birdies to reach 13-under 131, giving the South Korean a one-stroke lead over Angel Yin and Canadian Brooke Henderson at the Wascana Country Club course in Regina, Saskatchewan.

World No.2 Ariya, at 10-under after two rounds, will be in a threesome today with Nasa Hataoka of Japan and Park Sung-hyun of South Korea.

Not only is Park the defending champion at this year’s event, she also edged the Thai star out of top spot in the world rankings two weeks ago. Ariya won the Canadian Open in 2016.

Thidapa Suwannapura, who won her first LPGA tournament earlier this year, was at 6 under after two rounds and was the only other Thai competitor to make the cut.

Yang needed just 26 putts to complete her round on Friday. “My putting was really good today. I was hitting it pretty solid out there, but I gave myself a lot of good chances, and I think I made most of them out there,” she said.

Yang has four top-five finishes in 2018.

Henderson, 20, is the crowd favorite and is having one of her best starts ever at her country’s national championship. She fired her second straight 66 after beginning her round on a high note by chipping in for birdie.

Yin, of the US, followed her seven-under-par 65 Thursday with a five-under-par 67 Friday to sit at 12-under with Henderson. Yin is looking for her first-ever LPGA Tour title.

Park made seven birdies and an eagle in her second lowest round of the season.

“Today everything felt really good from tee to putting,” said Park. “Even though my putting wasn’t great yesterday, it was better than I anticipated. I’m pretty satisfied with my round.”

Agence France-Presse

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