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The South Korean-born New Zealander had a
two-round total of 6-under 138 on the Tanjong course at Sentosa
Golf Club. First-round leader A Lim Kim held the lead after 36
holes with a 69 Friday.
The steady Ko hit 11 of 14 fairways and 16 of 17 greens in
regulation in her bogey-free round. When she won the gold medal
in Paris last year, the 27-year-old Ko became the youngest
player to enter the LPGA's Hall of Fame.
“I don’t think I typically play really well on this golf course
and I thought this year would be a good year to kind of turn
that around," Ko said. “The scores haven’t really been that low
these past couple days. I’m just trying to focus on me and
hopefully just keep climbing up the leaderboard.”
Ko said the Olympic gold and Hall of Fame entry had changed her
mindset.
“I’m definitely having more fun, and in ways, I feel like I’m in
a position where I can go for things and try new things and
obviously not veer of what was good from last year," Ko said.
“But I think it is a little bit of a different mindset. I still
have goals, and while I’m still playing, I want to play the best
golf I can and contend as much as I can. There’s no better
feeling than being the person that’s hoisting the trophy at the
end of Sunday.”
Charley Hull of England (70) was tied for third with Hyo Joo Kim
(66), two shots off the lead.
Defending champion Hannah Green had a 69 Friday and was on
even-par 144, level with Angel Yin, who won the LPGA Thailand
event last week and shot 68.
The Singapore field features nine of the top 10 players in the
world ranking — and 13 of the top 15 — minus only top-ranked
Nelly Korda and Rose Zhang.
The final event of the LPGA’s three-tournament early Asian Swing
will be played next week at Hainan Island, China.
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