Megan Khang ties Minjee Lee for Women’s Scottish Open halfway lead
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Megan Khang during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open in July.
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AYRSHIRE – Megan Khang knows a trick or two on the golf course, as she joined Australian Minjee Lee atop the 36-hole leaderboard at the Women’s Scottish Open in Ayrshire, Scotland on Aug 16.
The American shot her second straight round of 68 and Lee posted a 69 to get to eight-under 136.
They have a two-stroke lead over Lauren Coughlin (69), New Zealand’s Lydia Ko (69) and Englishwoman Charley Hull (68).
Khang, a 26-year-old from Massachusetts, has just one LPGA win but entered the week No. 27 in points for the season-long Race to the CME Globe.
She had six birdies and two bogeys, including a chip-in birdie for the second straight day.
The one on Aug 16 came at the par-five third hole, as she put some backspin on her ball that sent it straight into the cup.
“I was in the mindset of, ‘let’s try to hit it close and make par’,” Khang said.
“Again, you know, hit a really good chip and kind of bounced back and spun a little back into the hole. So stuff like that kind of helps you kind of stay within yourself and not get too frustrated out there.
“Even though you hit a good tee shot and may not get the bounce you want, you can always hole out from anywhere, I guess.”
Lee began on the back nine and had her big stretch midway through her round, making all four birdies from the 17th to third holes.
“I would love to win and that is what we strive for as players,” she said. “But, I’m just going to do what I can control, and obviously I can’t control what other people are doing. I’ll just try my very best.”
Among those tied-third are two players in the top six of the CME Globe standings.
Coughlin is fifth in points after earning her first LPGA win at the CPKC Women’s Open in July. She had a bogey-free second round after making pars for her entire first nine (the back nine).
Ko, who won in January before picking up the Paris Olympics gold last week, is sixth in CME Globe points. She fired her second straight 69 by making four birdies to just one bogey.
Hull eagled the par-five 18th (her ninth hole of the day) to go with six birdies and four bogeys.
Singapore’s Shannon Tan carded a five-over 77 but made the cut in joint 53rd spot with a four-over 148 total. She then shot a 76 in the third round to be tied-67th on 224.
Notables to miss the cut included American Ally Ewing (six over), Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand (six over) and Maja Stark of Sweden (seven over). REUTERS
