After two rounds, two Koreans occupy the head of the BMW Ladies Championship at -11: Hee Jeong Lim and Na Rin An. In the land of calm morning, the players hit hard on these first rounds: seventeen Koreans in the top 25. Céline Boutier, only Frenchwoman involved in this tournament is 26th at -4.

Na Rin An during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship

Na Rin An in the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship - Credits: LPGA Tour

This week, the American LPGA circuit is stopping outside its borders in South Korea on the LPGA International course in Busan for the BMW Ladies Championship. 84 players are involved in this tournament and they are all guaranteed to play four rounds because no cut is made during this event.

After two laps, Hee Jeong Lim and Na Rin An have the leadership at -11. The first of the two Koreans plays 67 (-5) and 66 (-6). Na Rin An, already a two-time winner at the KLPGA at the age of 24, opened the tournament with a 64 (-8) to take sole control of this BMW Ladies Championship. She scores 69 (-3) in the second round and now shares the lead with her compatriot.

Danielle Kang follows them closely, one stroke (-10). The American player of Solheim Cup, returns two cards of 66 and 68 during the first rounds.

Behind her, other Korean players responded as they are seventeen in the top 25. The best ranked among them in the Rolex Rankings offered a nice reaction in the second round.

World's second player Jin Young Ko, 42nd after round one, tied the week's lowest card in round two.  The double major winner in 2019 returns a card of 64 (-8) which allows him to point to 5th place in this BMW Ladies Championship.

In Bee Park, third in the world in the Rolex ranking, ranks 36th at -3.

Céline Boutier is in 26th position. La Francilienne started her tournament with a good 70 (-2) without error: sixteen pars for two birdies. She once again plays 70 (-2), four birdies for two bogeys and is therefore placed at -4 after two laps.

Lydia Ko, currently 4th in the Race to CME GLOBE, is also 26th alongside Céline Boutier, at -4. After a first day marred by a triple bogey on the par 5 of hole number 9 and a 73 (+1), the New Zealander scores 67 (-5) in the second round: she is seven strokes from the head.

By Baptiste Laurensou.

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