South Korean Haeran Ryu shot a 10-under-par 62 on Friday to take a commanding lead on the inaugural FM Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.
Ryu adopted a first-round 69 together with her career-best spherical on the LPGA Tour, leaving her at 13-under 131 after two rounds. No one may pull inside six photographs of her by day’s finish; Bianca Pagdanganan (66) of Thailand, Robyn Choi (68) of Australia and Yealimi Noh (68) are tied for second at 7 beneath.
Ryu rang up 10 birdies Friday, with a run of 4 straight birdies on both sides of her card. On the day, she hit all 18 greens in regulation and required simply 26 putts.
“Simply an incredible day as a result of my photographs, every part subsequent to the outlet and my putt, every part get within the gap,” Ryu stated.
Ryu stood at 7 beneath for the match after 4 consecutive birdies at Nos. 4-7, and after including birdies at Nos. 10 and 12, she reeled off one other 4 in a row starting at No. 14.
In her second season on the tour, the 23-year-old Ryu has one profession win.
“In the present day photographs actually good, however we have now two extra rounds, so I simply wish to attempt to extra correct for my iron and maintain (discovering the) fairway for my driver,” Ryu stated.
Pagdanganan had one of the best spherical of the afternoon wave. All six of her birdies got here inside her first 10 holes earlier than she made par on every of her final eight.
That included the par-5 18th, the place her drive missed the golf green and bounced immediately into the criminal of a course official’s arm, as caught by the published cameras. The girl bashfully let the ball drop to the bottom.
“I’ve accidently hit individuals on the golf course earlier than however by no means had it land on anybody’s arm,” Pagdanganan stated, earlier than joking, “I simply informed everybody that’s what my caddie informed me to do, hit it in her proper arm. I simply observe orders. That’s all I do.”
Noh had 4 birdies throughout a bogey-free 68, whereas Choi carded six birdies with two bogeys.
Former World No. 1 Jin Younger Ko of South Korea fired a 5-under 67 to maneuver right into a tie for fifth at 6 beneath with Lauren Coughlin (69). Norway’s Celine Borge (68) and Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul (70) are knotted at 5 beneath.
First-round chief Marina Alex posted an even-par 72 after a gap spherical of 68 to remain at 4 beneath.
Jennifer Kupcho (1 over par) and Rose Zhang (2 over), two members of the U.S. Solheim Cup group, had been projected to make the 36-hole lower of two over or higher. Notables who will miss the lower embody France’s Celine Boutier (4 over) and Japan’s Yuka Saso (4 over).