Feeling at home, 新人 Natthakritta Vongtaveelap 得る，とらえるs lead in Thailand
新人 Natthakritta Vongtaveelap made herself at home in her native Thailand on Friday, 殺到するing to the 前線 of a packed leaderboard to （人命などを）奪う，主張する 単独の 所有／入手 of the lead of the Honda LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club's Pattaya Old Course in Chonburi.
A 20-year-old who began the second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する in ninth place, Vongtaveelap tied the low 得点する／非難する／２０ of this year's event with a 65 and sits 12-under after 36 穴を開けるs, one 発射 （疑いを）晴らす of 23-year-old Swede Maja Stark (-11). Stark 完全にするd a bogey-解放する／自由な second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する with a 5-under 67.
Five players are tied for third place at 10-under, 含むing World No. 2 Nelly Korda and Celine Boutier (フラン). Boutier is bogey-解放する／自由な through two 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs.
"I feel excited to play in 前線 of Thai fans. Yeah, this is my first time, you know. It's my largest （人が）群がる in my life," said Vongtaveelap, who 攻撃する，衝突する 12 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens with 27 putts. "I just want to make more birdies so I have to play under the 圧力. That's it. I just want to make my 得点する／非難する／２０ going better and better."
Playing on a sponsor's 控除 after winning a 国家の qualifier, Vongtaveelap knows how it feels to 勝利，勝つ in Thailand. She is a two-time 勝利者 of the Singha Thailand Amateur Open (2021, 2022) and won the 2021 Singha Thailand Ladies Amateur Open. She is one of three Thai players in the 最高の，を越す 10 with 36 穴を開けるs to play, 含むing first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する co-leader and fellow LPGA 小旅行する 新人 Jaravee Boonchant.
Stark 攻撃する，衝突する 14 of 18 greens in 規則 and said the second day of playing in 気温s above 90 degrees has given players freedom to go long off the tees and 的 pins, not greens. Her 週末 優先 is remaining 静める while chasing her second career victory. She finished tied for second at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of 支持する／優勝者s to kick off the 2023 season.
"I've been trying to get better at 扱うing 神経s, but I feel like I'm going to have 神経s the whole 週末, so I'm just going to keep playing 積極性 anyway," Stark, 23, said. "Just keep putting my foot on the pedal as I said and try to go low. Not compare myself to other people. Just try to make as many birdies as I can."
Korda, 24, birdied the first two 穴を開けるs in the second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する and 動揺させるd in a 半導体素子 for an eagle on the 10th for a 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 66.
"Hopefully I put myself into position after 36 穴を開けるs and hopefully I have a good 週末, but any time that I can put myself into 論争 and hopefully 戦う／戦い for the 肩書を与える is 最高の special," Korda said.
Denmark's Emily Kristine Pedersen, South Korea's Jenny 向こうずね and Boonchant also sit at -10 through two 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs.
--Field Level マスコミ
