Stacy Lewis Leads At Midway Point Of 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship; Yani Tseng Is Lurking

Stacy Lewis

Former University of Arkansas NCAA Champion Stacy Lewis used a 4 birdie 1 bogey 3-under 69 to push her overall score to 9-under at the halfway point of the 2011 LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship. But the former LPGA Q-school medalist cannot be complacent as a host of stars are hot on her heels including the defending champion Yani Tseng, and two other former champions, Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lincicome. With three of the last four champions in pursuit, Lewis will need to continue to go low. To do so, she must improve on the 5 of 14 fairways hit she produced in round 2. That might have been fine for one round, but it is not a recipe for Major success.

Yani Tseng

Meanwhile, expect Yani Tseng to make a weekend push to win back to back titles at Mission Hills. Yani was at times brilliant and erratic on Friday, birdying 3 of the first 4 holes and smoking the ball off the tee, but also dropping in 3 bogeys with her 7 birdies. Let’s take a look at Yani’s round:

Michelle Wie

There were some tense moments when Michelle Wie hit a little girl in the head with her opening tee shot. The girl was ultimately ok, but it is a vivid reminder of the dangers inherent in being on a golf course during play. Wie would go on to tie In-Kyung Kim for low round of the day with a 5-under 67. Wie sits at 3-under overall midway through.

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POS	START	CNTRY	PLAYER	TO PAR	THRU	TODAY	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOTAL
1	1		LEWIS, Stacy	-9	1:10 PM		66	69			135
T2	T2		TSENG, Yani	-6	1:10 PM		70	68			138
T2	T2		LINCICOME, Brittany	-6	1:01 PM		66	72			138
T2	T2		PARK, Jane	-6	1:01 PM		68	70			138
T5	T5		PRESSEL, Morgan	-5	12:52 PM		70	69			139
T5	T5		YANG, Amy	-5	12:52 PM		70	69			139
7	7		GUSTAFSON, Sophie	-4	12:43 PM		72	68			140
T8	T8		WIE, Michelle	-3	12:43 PM		74	67			141
T8	T8		FUTCHER, Katie	-3	12:34 PM		70	71			141
T8	T8		KANG, Jimin	-3	12:34 PM		72	69			141
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T8	T8		ARIMURA, Chie	-3	12:25 PM		68	73			141
T8	T8		WARD, Wendy	-3	12:25 PM		70	71			141
T8	T8		GAL, Sandra	-3	12:08 PM		67	74			141
T14	T14		KIM, I.K.	-2	12:08 PM		75	67			142
T14	T14		GRANADA, Julieta	-2	11:59 AM		72	70			142
T14	T14		YOO, Sun Young	-2	11:59 AM		74	68			142
T14	T14		LEE, Seon Hwa	-2	11:50 AM		72	70			142
T14	T14		MIYAZATO, Mika	-2	11:50 AM		67	75			142
T19	T19		LINDLEY, Leta	-1	11:41 AM		72	71			143
T19	T19		STUPPLES, Karen	-1	11:41 AM		71	72			143
T19	T19		NORDQVIST, Anna	-1	11:32 AM		69	74			143
T19	T19		WEBB, Karrie	-1	11:32 AM		69	74			143
T23	T23		PAK, Se Ri	E	11:23 AM		73	71			144
T23	T23		SMITH, Sarah Jane	E	11:23 AM		72	72			144
T23	T23		NOCERA, Gwladys	E	11:14 AM		72	72			144
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T23	T23		STANFORD, Angela	E	11:14 AM		72	72			144
T23	T23		RANKIN, Reilley	E	11:05 AM		69	75			144