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Lydia Ko slipped down the rankings after a disappointing second round at ANA Inspiration.
A second round fight has seen Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko slide down the leaderboard at the ANA Inspirational tournament in California.
Ko had started the second major of the year well, hitting a three-under 69 that held her in a ten-in-nine in ninth place, three shots behind the leader.
But on Saturday (New Zealand time), the 23-year-old came slowly off the blocks, bogeying two of her first three holes, finally getting a two out of 74.
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Lydia Ko kicks on the sixth green during her second round on the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills Country Club.
She dropped Ko in an eight-way tie for 36th, with a low par, now 10 shots off the pace, set by American Nelly Korda.
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In pursuit of his third major victory, and the first since winning this tournament in 2016, Ko couldn’t completely outrun his slow second-round start, mixing birdies on holes seven and 11 with more bogeys on holes eight and 13. .
Korda entered the second round with a one-shot lead, and now he has that two-shot lead, at 11 under par, thanks to his 67 under five under par.
South Korea’s Mirim Lee jumped to second place after shooting the day’s round: seven under 65.
Meanwhile, New Zealander Tim Wilkinson has continued his decent start at the inaugural tournament of the new PGA Tour season, the Safeway Open in California.
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Tim Wilkinson continued his decent start in the first tournament of the new PGA Tour season. (File photo)
After his 67 of five-under in the first round, which saw him in an 11-way tie for 11th place, four shots off the beat, the 42-year-old loaded a 68 of four under par in his second round, which was highlighted by an eagle in the fifth par five.
Wilkinson is now on a four-shot at 12th spot, nine-under, six shots behind leader Sam Burns, who has a two-shot lead over fellow American Harry Higgs.
At the European Tour Portugal Masters, Kiwi Ryan Fox fired a 69 to go from part of the ninth, six shots off the beat, to a tie for 12th, eight shots behind French fugitive Julien Guerrier, who has a five- hit advantage.
