Norton, Massachusetts — Miranda Wang waited a long time to make a short birdie before finally finishing a 5-under 67, giving him a two-shot lead on Friday, among those who completed their second round in the rainy FM Championship.
Most rainy days in TPC Boston were a series of rain delays, and I was caught up in the king for about ten hours to finish the round.
Nelly Korda, with an afternoon start scheduled, manages to win four holes (two birdies) and returns later on Saturday morning on the field.
Women’s golf No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul joined Hanna Green and defending champion Lauren Cofflin, jogging the ninth fairway, who wanted to darken the sky and finish the round before the next delay.
“I don’t think I could have mentally prepared myself for another delay,” Green said with a laugh.
The King already has 16 birdies over 36 holes, with a large birdie run stretching. She began the tournament with eight birdies in opening nine. She finished the second round three times in a row, but that wasn’t enough to make her faster.
She had an 8-foot birdie putt in par 5 18th place when the horn thudded again. The king returned about two hours later, drilling a hole in the putt to reach 11 under 133.
“The forecast was that there were no thunderstorms this morning so we didn’t expect the weather. But it’s golf,” Wang said. “We play in nature, so it’s unpredictable. We have to face it and be mentally prepared for a thunderstorm.
Madren Sagstrom was 66 years old, 9 under 135 (68), Azahara Munoz (68) and Celine Borge (66).
The LPGA hoped that a reasonable weekend forecast would allow the tournament to approach returning as planned by Saturday evening or Sunday morning. The plan was that a cut would be made and then sent three things from both nines.
Korda, who hasn’t won this year, faced 32 holes on Saturday as he attempted to stay in position for his first victory chance of the year.
Chitickle, who replaced Korda at the top of the world rankings earlier this month, charged the mix with four birdies on the back nine. However, she played the front nine with an event par of 68 and was four shots behind.
The important thing on this day was the end. It was her idea that the group didn’t waste time playing ninth when they saw the clouds.
“The security guard told us… there were three minutes left, so we’re going to run and be ready,” Thitikul said. “It was a start and stop, a start and stop. It was a bit frustrating, but I was happy that we were finished.”
The four shots were women’s British Open champions Yamashita (66) and Jodi Ewart Shadoff. She had to settle for 72 on Friday.
