Leona Maguire in strong contention at LPGA Meijer Classic

JAPAN’S AYAKA Furue, chasing her first LPGA triumph on US soil, fired a bogey-free, five-under par 67 to seize a one-stroke lead after Friday’s second round of the LPGA Meijer Classic, while South Koreans Amy Yang and Kim Hyo-joo, Ireland’s Leona Maguire and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda shared second on 134.

“My shots and putting were really good. That worked for me,” Furue said. “I just want to keep playing my golf and get confidence as well.” “I felt really happy to keep in the highest places before this week,” she said. “That’s why I could really get confidence.”Furue, who began on the back nine, birdied the par-3 11th and had back-to-back birdies at the par-5 18th and par-4 first then birdied both front side par-5 holes, the fourth and eighth, to grab the lead.“My ball was caught in the bunker and I had to do a layup,” Furue said. “I made six meters par. It was my impressive one.

“Everybody is going low. You feel like you have to be making birdies to even just stay in position, let alone move up. Just more of the same over the weekend.”

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