Kim Kaufman leads LPGA’s Vic Open by 2 strokes

Fri., Feb. 8, 2019

Associated Press

Vic Open

LPGA Tour

Friday’s Scores

At Beach and Creek Courses, Geelong, Australia

Yardage: 6,585; Par 73; Purse: $1.1 million

Second Round

a-amateur

Kim Kaufman	66-66—132
Haru Nomura	67-67—134
Su Oh	67-68—135
Charlotte Thomas	68-68—136
Karrie Webb	73-65—138
Alena Sharp	69-69—138
Marissa Steen	68-70—138
Olivia Cowan	68-70—138
Kristen Gillman	72-67—139
Alison Lee	68-71—139
Felicity Johnson	65-74—139
Kendall Dye	72-68—140
Katherine Kirk	72-68—140
Haeji Kang	71-69—140
Marianne Skarpnord	71-69—140
Dani Holmqvist	70-70—140
Lindsey Weaver	70-70—140
Holly Clyburn	70-70—140
Mariajo Uribe	69-71—140
Celine Boutier	69-71—140
Pei-Ying Tsai	69-71—140
a-Yae Eun Hong	68-72—140
Anne-Catherine Tanguay	66-74—140
Linnea Strom	73-68—141
Ashleigh Buhai	72-69—141
Benyapa Niphatsophon	71-70—141
Jodi Ewart Shadoff	71-70—141
Sarah Kemp	70-71—141
Georgia Hall	70-71—141
Prima Thammaraks	69-72—141
Lauren Stephenson	69-72—141
a-Stephanie Kiriacou	69-72—141
Christine Wolf	74-68—142
Jaclyn Lee	73-69—142
Daniela Darquea	72-70—142
Bronte Law	71-71—142
Morgan Pressel	70-72—142
Noemi Jimenez Martin	70-72—142
Teresa Lu	69-73—142
Karis Davidson	68-74—142
Thidapa Suwannapura	74-69—143
Brittany Marchand	73-70—143
Silvia Banon	73-70—143
Stephanie Na	72-71—143
Catriona Matthew	72-71—143
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras	72-71—143
Brianna Do	71-72—143
Ayako Uehara	71-72—143
Nuria Iturrios	71-72—143
Isi Gabsa	70-73—143
Mel Reid	70-73—143
Peiyun Chien	69-74—143
Ursula Wikstrom	75-69—144
Azahara Munoz	72-72—144
Lee-Anne Pace	72-72—144
Wichanee Meechai	72-72—144
Sarah Schmelzel	71-73—144
Nanna Koerstz Madsen	71-73—144
Caroline Hedwall	71-73—144
Brittany Lang	71-73—144
Mirim Lee	70-74—144
Xiyu Lin	70-74—144
Maria Torres	70-74—144
Suzuka Yamaguchi	69-75—144
Jane Park	68-76—144
Munchin Keh	76-69—145
Yu Liu	74-71—145
Isabelle Boineau	74-71—145
Christina Kim	74-71—145
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong	73-72—145
Leona Maguire	73-72—145
Kylie Henry	73-72—145
Minjee Lee	72-73—145
Cheyenne Woods	71-74—145
Luna Sobron	71-74—145
Manon De Roey	67-78—145

Missed the Cut

Anne Van Dam	76-70—146
Robyn Choi	75-71—146
Nicole Broch Larsen	74-72—146
Emma Talley	74-72—146
Paula Creamer	73-73—146
Tiffany Joh	72-74—146
Jenny Haglund	72-74—146
Lindy Duncan	71-75—146
Dottie Ardina	71-75—146
Vani Kapoor	71-75—146
Cheyenne Knight	70-76—146
Hannah Burke	77-70—147
Katelyn Must	75-72—147
Pavarisa Yoktuan	74-73—147
Simin Feng	74-73—147
Sakura Yokomine	74-73—147
Agathe Sauzon	73-74—147
Kris Tamulis	73-74—147
Laura Davies	73-74—147
Valdis Jonsdottir	72-75—147
Rebecca Artis	72-75—147
Chloe Leurquin	71-76—147
a-Min A Yoon	70-77—147
Stephanie Meadow	70-77—147
Charlotte Thompson	69-78—147
Hannah Green	69-78—147
Ally McDonald	77-71—148
Jaye Marie Green	76-72—148
Klara Spilkova	75-73—148
Mariah Stackhouse	74-74—148
Dana Finkelstein	74-74—148
Madelene Sagstrom	71-77—148
Amy Walsh	80-69—149
Amy Boulden	78-71—149
Laura Gonzalez Escallon	76-73—149
Lydia Hall	75-74—149
Michele Thomson	75-74—149
Astrid Vayson de Pradenne	75-74—149
Stacy Bregman	74-75—149
Pernilla Lindberg	74-75—149
Aditi Ashok	73-76—149
Tonje Daffinrud	73-76—149
Beatriz Recari	73-76—149
Becky Morgan	73-76—149
Becca Huffer	72-77—149
Tamie Durdin	72-77—149
Cathryn Bristow	71-78—149
Diksha Dagar	78-72—150
Breanna Gill	76-74—150
Marta Sanz Barrio	73-77—150
Tiffany Chan	73-77—150
Beth Allen	73-77—150
Karoline Lund	70-80—150
Camilla Lennarth	77-74—151
Grace Lennon	76-75—151
Leticia Ras-Anderica	75-76—151
Celine Herbin	73-78—151
Elizabeth Szokol	72-79—151
Mina Harigae	71-80—151
Muni He	70-81—151
a-Grace Kim	70-81—151
Vicky Uwland	75-77—152
Joanna Klatten	74-78—152
Manon Molle	74-78—152
Noora Komulainen	73-79—152
Sarah Schober	72-80—152
Jackie Stoelting	72-80—152
Meghan MacLaren	72-80—152
Youngin Chun	77-76—153
Amelia Lewis	77-76—153
Ingrid Gutierrez Nunez	73-80—153
Sheridan Gorton	77-77—154
Ruixin Liu	74-80—154
Charley Hull	73-81—154
a-Stephanie Bunque	72-82—154
Camille Chevalier	78-77—155
Sarah Jane Smith	76-79—155
Whitney Hillier	75-80—155
a-Maddison Hinson-Tolchard	73-82—155
Hanee Song	77-79—156

BARWON HEADS, Australia – Kim Kaufman moved to the top of the leaderboard at the LPGA’s Vic Open after a 7-under 66 gave her a two-stroke lead after two rounds.

The American had a 36-hole total of 13-under on Friday, two better than Japan’s Haru Nomura. Australian Su Oh was another stroke behind in third.

Kaufman was diagnosed with glandular fever in 2018, but is back to full fitness for the 2019 season.

“The last time I was in the final group on a Sunday was at the 2017 Tour Championship,” she said. “It’s just nice to be back. It was a long year last year, but you just have to keep working hard and believing in yourself.”

Overnight leader Felicity Johnson of England was seven strokes behind after a 2-over 74.

In the men’s event being played concurrently with the women’s tournament, first-round leader Nick Flanagan shot a 4-under 68 and was tied for the second-round lead with fellow Australian Jason Scrivener.

The men and women are teeing off in alternate groups over two courses at the 13th Beach Golf Links.

The Beach course is being played as a par-72 for both men and women; the Creek is par-72 for men and 73 for women. Both courses will be used for the first two rounds of the tournament.

The Women’s Australian Open, also sanctioned by the LPGA, will be played next week at The Grange in Adelaide. The men’s European Tour is co-sanctioning the Perth International in Western Australia.

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