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Playing in Woodlands near Houston has meant
adapting to an unfamiliar course as well to the changing
weather, something that was not a concern in the California
desert, but golfers capitalized on the conditions after the
start of the second round of play was delayed for two hours due
to rain on Friday
"It's a pretty demanding golf course. Wind can change, speed of
the greens can change. I don't think it's going to be super easy
this weekend, even though we've played it twice," said world
number 12 Lilia Vu after carding a three-under 69 to take the
clubhouse lead in the second round.
"I'm just really happy to finish today. The weather was pretty
nice to us, just a little bit of wind."
World number two Nelly Korda overcame a rollercoaster round on
what she claimed was a completely different course than the
opening round on Thursday.
"It was very wet out there, a lot of mud balls, and the greens
were really soft compared to yesterday. Two rounds and two
completely different golf courses, so it was fun," said the
American who mixed five birdies with three bogeys for a
two-under 70 finish.
Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit, 2021 Chevron winner, also took
advantage of the course conditions posting the best early round
of the day by returning a five under-67.
"I knew it was going to be wet, but on the greens, if anything,
it would be a little softer, so I could go after it a little bit
more," the world number 59 said.
"I think it's a good thing that we're here this week. It feels
like it's a new major, it's a new course, so I treat it a little
differently. Everything is fresh. It feels like we're not
playing The Chevron Championship just because the grass and
everything is so East Coast."
(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Himani
Sarkar)
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