Suzann Pettersen Extends Lead After 2nd Round Of 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship

Suzann Pettersen (click to enlarge)

Ok, everybody. It’s been fun. Thanks for playing. Drive home safely. Oh alright, maybe the 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship isn’t really over yet, but it’s starting to feel like a wrap; like one of those events that (fill in the blank dominant player) grabs hold of and refuses to relinquish. This time that dominant player is Suzann Pettersen. The world #2 fired a 3-under 69 to extend to 7-under overall, increasing her lead from 3 shots after round one to 5 shots after round two. In an event where scoring is at a mininum (only 5 players under par and only Pettersen better than 2-under), Suzann is looking like she’s playing a game with which the rest of the field is not familiar. Add in a hole in one by the Norweigan star on the par 3 2nd hole and maybe it’s just her week.

On the other hand, I’ve watched enough tournaments to be wary about calling it a done deal after 36 holes. So much can happen, good or bad, to anybody. At the same time, I’ve watched players in the past like Annika Sorenstam, Lorena Ochoa and Yani Tseng seize events early and turn the weekend into a formality. Will anybody step up and go low to put some pressure on Suzann in the third round? It will be a daunting task. We’ll see if anybody is up to the challenge.

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SUZANN PETTERSEN

MICHELLE WIE

YANI TSENG

CANDIE KUNG

AZAHARA MUNOZ

KATHERINE HULL-KIRK

ASUKA KASHIWABARA

CAROLINE HEDWALL

IRENE CHO

CHELLA CHOI

LEXI THOMPSON

JULIETA GRANADA

PAULA CREAMER

ALISON WALSHE

VICKY HURST

BELEN MOZO

Pos	Start	Player	ToPar	Thru	Today	R2	R3
	1	1	PETTERSEN, Suzann	-7	9:50 AM	68	69	137
	T2	T2	YOO, Sun Young	-2	9:50 AM	73	69	142
	T2	T2	CIGANDA, Carlota	-2	9:50 AM	72	70	142
	T4	T4	HULL-KIRK, Katherine	-1	9:40 AM	73	70	143
	T4	T4	RECARI, Beatriz	-1	9:40 AM	72	71	143
	T6	T6	SEO, Hee Kyung	E	9:40 AM	74	70	144
	T6	T6	CHOI, Chella	E	9:30 AM	72	72	144
	T6	T6	HEDWALL, Caroline	E	9:30 AM	71	73	144
	T6	T6	WALSHE, Alison	E	9:30 AM	71	73	144
	T10	T10	HARIGAE, Mina	+1	9:20 AM	74	71	145
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	T10	T10	MUNOZ, Azahara	+1	9:20 AM	73	72	145
	T10	T10	CHO, Irene	+1	9:20 AM	71	74	145
	T13	T13	HUR, Mi Jung	+2	9:10 AM	75	71	146
	T13	T13	LINDBERG, Pernilla	+2	9:10 AM	75	71	146
	T13	T13	CHOI, Na Yeon	+2	9:10 AM	74	72	146
	T13	T13	KUNG, Candie	+2	9:00 AM	73	73	146
	T13	T13	CREAMER, Paula	+2	9:00 AM	72	74	146
	T18	T18	MATTHEW, Catriona	+3	9:00 AM	75	72	147
	T18	T18	PHATLUM, Pornanong	+3	8:50 AM	74	73	147
	T20	T20	NORDQVIST, Anna	+4	8:50 AM	77	71	148
	T20	T20	PAK, Se Ri	+4	8:50 AM	76	72	148
	T20	T20	PARK, Hee Young	+4	8:40 AM	74	74	148
	T20	T20	SHIN, Jenny	+4	8:40 AM	74	74	148
	T20	T20	THOMPSON, Lexi	+4	8:40 AM	74	74	148
	T20	T20	PILLER, Gerina	+4	8:30 AM	74	74	148
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	T20	T20	LEE, Ilhee	+4	8:30 AM	73	75	148
	T20	T20	URIBE, Mariajo	+4	8:30 AM	72	76	148
	T20	T20	JI, Eun-Hee	+4	8:20 AM	72	76	148
	T29	T29	INKSTER, Juli	+5	8:20 AM	75	74	149
	T29	T29	WRIGHT, Lindsey	+5	8:20 AM	75	74	149
	T29	T29	*KASHIWABARA, Asuka	+5	8:10 AM	73	76	149
	T29	T29	MOZO, Belen	+5	8:10 AM	72	77	149
	T33	T33	KANG, Haeji	+6	8:10 AM	77	73	150
	T33	T33	LACROSSE, Cindy	+6	8:00 AM	76	74	150
	T33	T33	KANG, Danielle	+6	8:00 AM	75	75	150
	T33	T33	PARK, Jane	+6	8:00 AM	75	75	150
	T33	T33	JOHNSON, Jennifer	+6	7:50 AM	75	75	150
	T33	T33	MARTIN, Mo	+6	7:50 AM	75	75	150
	T33	T33	MIYAZATO, Mika	+6	7:50 AM	75	75	150
	T33	T33	ERNST, Austin	+6	7:50 AM*	74	76	150
	T33	T33	GRANADA, Julieta	+6	7:50 AM*	74	76	150
	T33	T33	MIYAZATO, Ai	+6	7:50 AM*	74	76	150
	T33	T33	*SANGCHAN, Supamas	+6	8:00 AM*	72	78	150
	T33	T33	ICHER, Karine	+6	8:00 AM*	71	79	150
	T45	T45	SCHREEFEL, Dewi Claire	+7	8:00 AM*	78	73	151
	T45	T45	LANG, Brittany	+7	8:10 AM*	77	74	151
	T45	T45	TSENG, Hsiu-Feng	+7	8:10 AM*	77	74	151
	T45	T45	JUTANUGARN, Moriya	+7	8:20 AM*	76	75	151
	T45	T45	SHIH, Huei-Ju	+7	8:20 AM*	76	75	151
	T45	T45	KIM, Christina	+7	8:10 AM*	76	75	151
	T45	T45	WIE, Michelle	+7	8:30 AM*	74	77	151
	T45	T45	LEE, Meena	+7	8:20 AM*	74	77	151
	T45	T45	LEE-BENTHAM, Rebecca	+7	8:30 AM*	73	78	151
	T54	T54	O’TOOLE, Ryann	+8	8:40 AM*	76	76	152
	T54	T54	OH, Ji Young	+8	8:40 AM*	76	76	152
	T54	T54	MCCLOSKEY, Lisa	+8	8:30 AM*	76	76	152
	T54	T54	MORENO, Paola	+8	8:40 AM*	75	77	152
	T58	T58	SMITH, Sarah Jane	+9	8:50 AM*	80	73	153
	T58	T58	HAN, Hee-Won	+9	8:50 AM*	77	76	153
	T58	T58	MCPHERSON, Kristy	+9	8:50 AM*	77	76	153
	T58	T58	HURST, Vicky	+9	9:00 AM*	74	79	153
	T62	T62	ROSALES, Jennifer	+10	9:00 AM*	77	77	154
	T62	T62	SUWANNAPURA, Thidapa	+10	9:00 AM*	77	77	154
	T62	T62	TSENG, Yani	+10	9:10 AM*	76	78	154
	T65	T65	LEE, Jee Young	+11	9:10 AM*	78	77	155
	T65	T65	BOWIE YOUNG, Heather	+11	9:10 AM*	75	80	155
	67	67	MASSON, Caroline	+12	9:20 AM*	78	78	156
	T68	T68	*HUNG, Jo-Hua	+13	9:20 AM*	79	78	157
	T68	T68	MICHAELS, Sydnee	+13	9:20 AM*	78	79	157
	T68	T68	BOELJON, Christel	+13	9:30 AM*	77	80	157
	T71	T71	CONCOLINO, Jacqui	+14	9:30 AM*	80	78	158
	T71	T71	LU, Ya Huei	+14	9:30 AM*	80	78	158
	T73	T73	*WU, Yi-Ching	+15	9:40 AM*	79	80	159
	T73	T73	DUNN, Moira	+15	9:40 AM*	77	82	159
	75	75	LIU, Yi-Chen	+16	9:40 AM*	82	78	160
	T76	T76	*CHEN, Yu-Ju	+19	9:50 AM*	81	82	163
	T76	T76	*CHENG, Ssu-Chia	+19	9:50 AM*	78	85	163
	WD		JANG, Jeong	+12		84		84