Lee6 持つ/拘留するs の上に one-発射 lead at ShopRite Classic

South Korea's Jeongeun Lee6, coming off her first major 選手権 勝利,勝つ at the U.S. Women's Open, 解雇する/砲火/射撃d a 2-under-par 69 on Saturday to stay in 前線 of the field after 一連の会議、交渉/完成する 2 of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.

Lee6, who stands at 10-under 132, leads by a 発射 at the Seaview ゴルフ Club over Mariah Stackhouse (who 発射 67) and two 発射s over a trio tied for third place at 8 under 含むing No. 4-階級d Lexi Thompson (70), 同盟(する) McDonald (67) and Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen (68).

Lee6, the world's fifth 階級d player, had an up-and-負かす/撃墜する 一連の会議、交渉/完成する that opened with a birdie-bogey-birdie start. She made the turn at 1 under but dropped two 発射s with 支援する-to-支援する bogeys on Nos. 14 and 15. Lee6 finished strong with a birdie at 17 and an eagle at the par-5 18th to put herself in position for a second straight 勝利,勝つ.

"I 肉親,親類d of 手配中の,お尋ね者 to finish strong, and I did, so I'm pretty 満足させるd with it," said Lee6, who is 目的(とする)ing to become just the fifth player in LPGA history to 勝利,勝つ the U.S. Women's Open and the tournament すぐに after it. Meg Mallon was the last player to do so in 2004.

"I am so glad that a lot of Korean fans are here supporting me and 元気づける for me. I'm just really happy with that, and so you know, tomorrow, the final 一連の会議、交渉/完成する, I'm sure it will be a little more (人が)群がるd. My goal is wanting to show them -- have a good 一連の会議、交渉/完成する, have a good time with everyone, and also, I know I'm going to be a little bit nervous, but I know I'm going to do 井戸/弁護士席 tomorrow."

Stackhouse, the 25-year-old Stanford standout in just her third year on the LPGA 小旅行する, has made just two 削減(する)s in her previous 10 starts this season but credited her solid play to the 信用/信任 she 伸び(る)d from her 最高の,を越す-10 finish at last year's event.

"I think that one of the 利益s (of) tournaments that you come 支援する to year-in and year-out, or once you have a solid couple 一連の会議、交渉/完成するs out there, you know it's possible to string it together on that course ... an d I've done that and I've followed it up again," said Stackhouse, who had five birdies and one bogey on the day. "You know that it's a course that when you're striking it 井戸/弁護士席, it's friendly to you, and it makes you a lot more 静める when you come out, definitely."

Thompson, who tied for second at last week's U.S. Women's Open, may have had the most eventful 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of the day.

After 開始 with a 二塁打 bogey at the first and a bogey at the second, she 回復するd with an eagle at the par-5 third before settling into a stretch of four pars. She got 勢い rolling again with three straight birdies on Nos. 8-10, but つまずくd with bogeys at 13 and 17 before finishing with a birdie at 18.

Koerst Madsen had one bogey and four birdies in her 一連の会議、交渉/完成する, 含むing one to cap her day at the 18th.

Defending 支持する/優勝者 Annie Park 発射 3-over 74 and stands tied for 75th at 1-over 143.

--Field Level マスコミ

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