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| Kylie Walker |
At 128, 16-under-par, Walker leads by three strokes over China’s Yu Yang Zhang, who shot a second round 67, with Dutchwoman Dewi Claire Schreefel a stroke further behind in outright third place.
The last woman to post a 36-hole total of 16-under was Gwladys Nocera at the Goteborg Masters in Sweden in 2008, before she went on to record the LET’s lowest 72-hole winning total of 29-under-par.
Kylie led after every round of the Deloitte Ladies Open in Holland two months ago, which she went on to win, but the level-headed Glaswegian, 27, said:
“I’m not really used to being in this position. I led in Holland through the tournament but I haven’t thought about it. I just try to play one shot at a time.”
With six birdies on her front nine, Kylie went out in 30. She picked up a stroke at the first and then a hat-trick from the fourth, before adding two more birdies on holes eight and nine.
After driving left into the trees on hole-12, she took her first bogey in 30 holes, but immediately recovered with a birdie on 13. A pair of birdies followed on 15 and 16 and she dropped a shot on 17 but finished with a birdie on 18 for a back nine of 34.
She said: “I probably played a little bit better today because I had 10 birdies and two bogeys. I’m happy with how I’m playing and the score is looking good at the moment. We’ve got two more rounds and we’re really looking forward to the weekend.
“Going into the back nine today I was trying to beat my score from yesterday which was eight under, but I stumbled on 12 and caught a flier on 17 and ended up through the green.
"I made a couple of bogeys today, but I’ll keep playing the way I played today and see what happens.”
SECOND-ROUND LEADING SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
128 Kylie Walker (SCO) 64 64
131 Yu Yang Zhang (CHN) 64 67
132 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (NED) 68 64
134 Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 65 69, Charley Hull (ENG) 64 70
135 Carlota Ciganda (ESP) 65 70, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 67 68, Sophia Popov (GER) 68 67, Linda Wessberg (SWE) 70 65, Liz Young (ENG) 70 65, Celine Herbin (FRA) 67 68
136 Sandra Gal (GER) 69 67, Sally Watson (SCO) 70 66, Rebecca Artis (AUS) 66 70, Amy Boulden (WAL) 68 68
137 Holly Clyburn (ENG) 69 68, Vikki Laing (SCO) 68 69, Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 68 69, Alexandra Vilatte (FRA) 72 65, Jia Yun Li (CHN) 70 67, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 70 67
138 Nicole Broch Larsen (DEN) 68 70, Nina Muehl (AUT) 70 68, Hannah Ralph (ENG) 69 69, Diana Luna (ITA) 68 70
139 Gwladys Nocera (FRA) 69 70, Noora Tamminen (FIN) 72 67, Beth Allen (USA) 66 73
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Bethan Cutler
Media Relations Manager
Ladies European Tour
