Mika Miyazato (click to enlarge)
Mika Miyazato fired a bogey-free 4-under 68 to lead the 2012 Safeway Classic after the 2nd round at 11-under overall. Mika was tied for first after the first round with Sydnee Michaels, but will now be the lone overnight leader going into the final round. The “other Miyazato” has been a terrific pro, but for all the times she has had great tournaments, she has only one professional win, which came on the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA). Sports isn’t always fair. However, if anybody deserves to get their first LPGA win, for all of the terrific golf she has shown, it’s Mika Miyazato.
So Yeon Ryu (click image to enlarge)
Before her name can be engraved on the Safeway Classic trophy, Mika has a host of superb golfers she will have to hold off. Only 2 shots back is last week’s winner, So Yeon Ryu. With Lexi Thompson’s missing the cut with a 2nd round 81, So Yeon looks to continue to pad her lead in the LPGA Rookie of the Year race. When Ryu gets hot, she really gets hot. Last week at Jamie Farr she had a streak of 6 straight birdies. In the second round here at Safeway, after a front side 1-over, she came in at 5-under 30 on the back 9. 2 shots is nothing if Ryu is playing well on Sunday. Mika will need to keep the birdies dropping. Even if Ryu stumbles, Miyazato will still face a stacked group of challengers right behind So Yeon including Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park, Paula Creamer and Yani Tseng. All four of those golfers, five if you include Ryu, are not only LPGA winners, but LPGA Major winners.
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MIKA MIYAZATO
YANI TSENG
NATALIE GULBIS
MICHELLE WIE
INBEE PARK
AMY YANG
SO YEON RYU
CRISTIE KERR
SYDNEE MICHAELS
PAULA CREAMER
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Miyazato | 65 | 68 | 4:55 pm | -4 | F | -11 | 133 |
| 2 | So Yeon Ryu | 67 | 68 | 4:55 pm | -4 | F | -9 | 135 |
| T3 | Inbee Park | 66 | 70 | 4:47 pm | -2 | F | -8 | 136 |
| T3 | Cristie Kerr | 66 | 70 | 4:47 pm | -2 | F | -8 | 136 |
| T5 | Yani Tseng | 70 | 67 | 4:39 pm | -5 | F | -7 | 137 |
| T5 | Paula Creamer | 68 | 69 | 4:39 pm | -3 | F | -7 | 137 |
| T5 | Sydnee Michaels | 65 | 72 | 4:31 pm | E | F | -7 | 137 |
| T8 | Amy Yang | 68 | 70 | 4:31 pm | -2 | F | -6 | 138 |
| T8 | Hee-Won Han | 68 | 70 | 4:23 pm | -2 | F | -6 | 138 |
| T8 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 | 71 | 4:23 pm | -1 | F | -6 | 138 |
| T11 | Alison Walshe | 67 | 72 | 3:59 pm | E | F | -5 | 139 |
| T11 | Momoko Ueda | 69 | 70 | 4:07 pm | -2 | F | -5 | 139 |
| T11 | Michelle Wie | 69 | 70 | 4:07 pm | -2 | F | -5 | 139 |
| T14 | Angela Oh | 70 | 70 | 3:35 pm | -2 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Haeji Kang | 71 | 69 | 3:43 pm | -3 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Brittany Lang | 71 | 69 | 3:43 pm | -3 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Na Yeon Choi | 69 | 71 | 3:27 pm | -1 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Jennifer Johnson | 72 | 68 | 3:51 pm | -4 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Sandra Gal | 68 | 72 | 3:19 pm | E | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | I.K. Kim | 71 | 69 | 3:51 pm | -3 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Belen Mozo | 69 | 71 | 3:35 pm | -1 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Dori Carter | 69 | 71 | 3:27 pm | -1 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Jee Young Lee | 67 | 73 | 3:19 pm | +1 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T14 | Mindy Kim | 72 | 68 | 3:59 pm | -4 | F | -4 | 140 |
| T25 | Lizette Salas | 71 | 70 | 3:03 pm | -2 | F | -3 | 141 |
| T25 | Giulia Sergas | 71 | 70 | 3:11 pm | -2 | F | -3 | 141 |
| T25 | Karine Icher | 71 | 70 | 3:11 pm | -2 | F | -3 | 141 |
| T28 | Amy Hung | 68 | 74 | 2:31 pm | +2 | F | -2 | 142 |
| T28 | Mo Martin | 69 | 73 | 2:47 pm | +1 | F | -2 | 142 |
| T28 | Jane Rah | 69 | 73 | 2:47 pm | +1 | F | -2 | 142 |
| T28 | Chella Choi | 72 | 70 | 3:03 pm | -2 | F | -2 | 142 |
| T28 | Suzann Pettersen | 71 | 71 | 2:55 pm | -1 | F | -2 | 142 |
| T28 | Tiffany Joh | 70 | 72 | 2:55 pm | E | F | -2 | 142 |
| T34 | Amelia Lewis | 69 | 74 | 2:07 pm | +2 | F | -1 | 143 |
| T34 | Karlin Beck | 68 | 75 | 1:59 pm | +3 | F | -1 | 143 |
| T34 | Angela Stanford | 75 | 68 | 2:31 pm | -4 | F | -1 | 143 |
| T34 | Azahara Munoz | 74 | 69 | 2:23 pm | -3 | F | -1 | 143 |
| T34 | Karin Sjodin | 69 | 74 | 2:15 pm | +2 | F | -1 | 143 |
| T34 | Candie Kung | 68 | 75 | 2:07 pm | +3 | F | -1 | 143 |
| T34 | Shanshan Feng | 72 | 71 | 2:23 pm | -1 | F | -1 | 143 |
| T34 | Jiyai Shin | 71 | 72 | 2:15 pm | E | F | -1 | 143 |
| T42 | Pornanong Phatlum | 66 | 78 | 1:35 pm | +6 | F | E | 144 |
| T42 | Leta Lindley | 73 | 71 | 1:51 pm | -1 | F | E | 144 |
| T42 | Catriona Matthew | 72 | 72 | 1:51 pm | E | F | E | 144 |
| T42 | Laura Diaz | 72 | 72 | 1:43 pm | E | F | E | 144 |
| T42 | Gerina Piller | 70 | 74 | 1:43 pm | +2 | F | E | 144 |
| T42 | Reilley Rankin | 73 | 71 | 1:59 pm | -1 | F | E | 144 |
| T48 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 69 | 76 | 12:47 pm | +4 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Cindy LaCrosse | 73 | 72 | 1:19 pm | E | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Nicole Castrale | 73 | 72 | 1:27 pm | E | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Anna Nordqvist | 72 | 73 | 1:03 pm | +1 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Jodi Ewart | 74 | 71 | 1:27 pm | -1 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Meena Lee | 71 | 74 | 12:55 pm | +2 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Karrie Webb | 72 | 73 | 1:03 pm | +1 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Ai Miyazato | 70 | 75 | 12:47 pm | +3 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | M.J. Hur | 72 | 73 | 1:19 pm | +1 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Amanda Blumenherst | 74 | 71 | 1:35 pm | -1 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T48 | Mariajo Uribe | 71 | 74 | 12:55 pm | +2 | F | +1 | 145 |
| T59 | Paige Mackenzie | 74 | 72 | 12:31 pm | E | F | +2 | 146 |
| T59 | Kristy McPherson | 75 | 71 | 12:39 pm | -1 | F | +2 | 146 |
| T59 | Juli Inkster | 71 | 75 | 12:23 pm | +3 | F | +2 | 146 |
| T59 | Beatriz Recari | 70 | 76 | 12:15 pm | +4 | F | +2 | 146 |
| T59 | Christina Kim | 76 | 70 | 12:39 pm | -2 | F | +2 | 146 |
| T59 | Karen Stupples | 71 | 75 | 12:23 pm | +3 | F | +2 | 146 |
| T59 | Heather Bowie Young | 74 | 72 | 12:31 pm | E | F | +2 | 146 |
| T66 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 74 | 73 | 11:59 am | +1 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Natalie Gulbis | 71 | 76 | 11:35 am | +4 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Wendy Ward | 71 | 76 | 11:35 am | +4 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Sun Young Yoo | 72 | 75 | 11:43 am | +3 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Maria Hjorth | 74 | 73 | 12:07 pm | +1 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Stacy Lewis | 73 | 74 | 11:51 am | +2 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Sophie Gustafson | 72 | 75 | 11:43 am | +3 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Jennifer Rosales | 74 | 73 | 12:07 pm | +1 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Kathleen Ekey | 73 | 74 | 11:59 am | +2 | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Pernilla Lindberg | 75 | 72 | 12:15 pm | E | F | +3 | 147 |
| T66 | Sarah Jane Smith | 73 | 74 | 11:51 am | +2 | F | +3 | 147 |
| 77 | Lisa Ferrero | 82 | 10:37 am | – | – | – | +10 | 82 |
| 78 | Stephanie Sherlock | 81 | 5:16 pm | – | – | – | +9 | 81 |
| WD | Ji Young Oh | WD | WD | WD | WD | – | WD | WD |
| WD | Jeong Jang | WD | WD | WD | WD | – | WD | WD |
| T79 | Marcy Hart | 74 | 74 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Taylor Coutu | 71 | 77 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Julieta Granada | 79 | 69 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Ilhee Lee | 69 | 79 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Hee Kyung Seo | 74 | 74 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Lindsey Wright | 75 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Ryann O’Toole | 71 | 77 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Stephanie Kono | 78 | 70 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T79 | Hannah Yun | 75 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 148 |
| T88 | Danielle Kang | 73 | 76 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Morgan Pressel | 74 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Hee Young Park | 72 | 77 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Jenny Shin | 76 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Jessica Korda | 76 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Vicky Hurst | 76 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Irene Cho | 78 | 71 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Beth Bader | 76 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T88 | Jin Young Pak | 73 | 76 | CUT | – | – | – | 149 |
| T97 | Maria Hernandez | 75 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Jane Park | 76 | 74 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Jennifer Song | 77 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Becky Morgan | 72 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Jacqui Concolino | 75 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Jennie Lee | 75 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Eun-Hee Ji | 78 | 72 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Katherine Hull | 70 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Alena Sharp | 76 | 74 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T97 | Janice Moodie | 77 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 150 |
| T107 | Ayaka Kaneko | 78 | 73 | CUT | – | – | – | 151 |
| T107 | Tanya Dergal | 71 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 151 |
| T107 | Lexi Thompson | 70 | 81 | CUT | – | – | – | 151 |
| T107 | Lee Lopez | 76 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 151 |
| T107 | Hanna Kang | 73 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 151 |
| T112 | Allison Hanna | 76 | 76 | CUT | – | – | – | 152 |
| T112 | Jessica Shepley | 74 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 152 |
| T112 | Lorie Kane | 77 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 152 |
| T112 | Katie Futcher | 73 | 79 | CUT | – | – | – | 152 |
| T116 | Sandra Changkija | 74 | 79 | CUT | – | – | – | 153 |
| T116 | Mina Harigae | 78 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 153 |
| T116 | Veronica Felibert | 73 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 153 |
| T116 | Nicole Hage | 75 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 153 |
| T116 | Christel Boeljon | 78 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 153 |
| T116 | Diana D’Alessio | 75 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 153 |
| T122 | Meaghan Francella | 77 | 77 | CUT | – | – | – | 154 |
| T122 | Moira Dunn | 78 | 76 | CUT | – | – | – | 154 |
| T122 | Katy Harris | 76 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 154 |
| T122 | Sara Ovadia | 79 | 75 | CUT | – | – | – | 154 |
| T126 | Christine Song | 74 | 81 | CUT | – | – | – | 155 |
| T126 | Jimin Kang | 77 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 155 |
| T126 | Meredith Duncan | 78 | 77 | CUT | – | – | – | 155 |
| T126 | Elisa Serramia | 79 | 76 | CUT | – | – | – | 155 |
| T126 | Stephanie Louden | 75 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 155 |
| T126 | Kris Tamulis | 75 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 155 |
| T132 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 78 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 156 |
| T132 | Victoria Tanco | 80 | 76 | CUT | – | – | – | 156 |
| T132 | Ashli Bunch | 77 | 79 | CUT | – | – | – | 156 |
| T135 | Cydney Clanton | 80 | 77 | CUT | – | – | – | 157 |
| T135 | Lacey Agnew | 73 | 84 | CUT | – | – | – | 157 |
| T135 | Min Seo Kwak | 79 | 78 | CUT | – | – | – | 157 |
| T138 | Anna Grzebien | 82 | 77 | CUT | – | – | – | 159 |
| T138 | Isabelle Beisiegel | 79 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 159 |
| T140 | Sarah Kemp | 80 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 160 |
| T140 | Numa Gulyanamitta | 80 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 160 |
| 142 | Na On Min | 87 | 80 | CUT | – | – | – | 167 |
| – | Minea Blomqvist | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Song-Hee Kim |
Fairways and Forehands 