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Yealimi Noh of the United States and Ariya
Jutanugarn of Thailand were two strokes off the lead after the
second round. Noh shot 65 and Jutanugarn carded a 66.
Rio Takeda of Japan was three behind after a 65.
Noh, who has been using a new putting stance over the past year,
birdied her first hole of the day, the par-5 1st, and made pars
on her next two holes. The 23-year-old then had four consecutive
birdies.
“For me, last year, I was really struggling with my putting and
I just needed something new and something completely different,”
said Noh, who needed only 20 putts throughout her second round
Friday.
“I never even thought of trying it but my coach and my dad
suggested it to me and I tried it. It helped me get over that
uneasy feeling over the ball. So, that’s how it started and now
using it a year after, my stroke has gotten really solid and my
speed is great with the putter so it has helped me a lot.”
Canada's Brooke Henderson shot 71 and was at 3-under, 10 strokes
behind. Minjee Lee of Australia shot 75 and was 11 strokes
behind Wakimoto.
The Japan tournament concludes a four-event Asian swing for the
LPGA Tour that included events in China, South Korea and
Malaysia.
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