First-round leader Jasmine Suwannapura trailed on the leaderboard for most of the day but emerged with a one-stroke lead going into Saturday’s third round of the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour. Suwannapura shot a second-round 3-under 69 for a two-round total of 12-under 132 on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course.
Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand lines up a putt on the 18th hole during the second round of the LPGA Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Chien Peiyun of Tawan shot from the 18th fairway during the second round of the LPGA Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Aditi Ashok of India hits from the tee on the seventh hole during the second round of the LPGA Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.
Suwannapura shot a second-round 3-under 69 for a two-round total of 12-under 132 on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course. Rose Zhang of the United States was in second place after a 68. She was followed by Celine Boutier of France, who had the round of the day with a 64 and was two strokes behind the leader and tied for third with Australia’s Hannah Green and Peiyun Chien of Taiwan, who shot 69.
Brooke Henderson had a 67 and was at 8-under, four strokes behind, and Nelly Korda shot 69 and was at 6 under.events on the tour’s Asian swing. Minjee Lee of Australia won last week’s stop in South Korea in a playoff and the final tournament is next week’s Toto Classic in Japan.
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