Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Wei-Ling Hsu lead the standings at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open after the second round. Angaise Ewart Shadoff, with two appearances in the Solheim Cup, made a buggy-free comeback making a card of 65 (-7). Score equaled Chinese Taipei's Hsu recovering from a bogey early in the game to come back with eight birdies on her last 15 holes.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Wei-Ling Hsu - © LPGA

"Obviously, having a good start is always pleasant", underlines Ewart Shadoff, who, like Hsu, is looking for a first title on the LPGA circuit. “I played very regularly today. The conditions were perfect this morning. I tightened the game and put in some good putts so it was a good day. "                       

The fight promises to be close, a trio of players are two strokes away at 67 (-5), led by the legendary Karrie Webb, five-time Australian Women's Open champion, in search of another LPGA victory having won nothing since 2014. She is tied for third place with a pair of European players including Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and England's Bronte Law who are also aiming for a PGA title

Céline Boutier, solid!

Still very solid this Friday, Céline Boutier joined the Top 20 of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open with a card of 70 (-2). The Montrouge player is seven strokes behind the leading duo but only one on the Top 10.

Céline Herbin, who was alongside Boutier at the end of the first round, had also started well with three birdies against a single bogey on her first ten holes. But bad luck was at the rendezvous on the 6th and 7th holes with two consecutive bogeys which made him fall back into the par for the day. With her card of 72, the Avranchinaise fell to 32nd place (-1 in total).

Last Blue entered at The Grange Golf Club, Joanna Klatten did not cross the cut after a somewhat complicated 2nd round (78, + 6).

Ewart Shadoff bets on his little game

Thursday was a stress-free day for Jodi Ewart Shadoff, who raced the 18 holes of The Virgin of Bogey's The Grange Golf Club. The 31-year-old from North Yorkshire, England, now living in Orlando, Florida, said improvements to her putting were the main factor in her success in the first round.

"I managed four birdies and overall I drove well and putt well", said Ewart Shadoff, who had four consecutive birdies between the 7th and 10th holes. “Last week I didn't play well, especially on the last day, so I worked a bit this week on my putting and it seems to have paid off. "

Ewart Shadoff wants to be the ninth English player to sign an LPGA Tour trophy. Laura Davies, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, has had the most victories for England with 20 titles. while Georgia Hall is the most recent British winner on the Tour at the AIG Women's British Open in 2018.

Hsu enjoys a "perfect" day

It's quite rare for a player to refer to a turn as being " perfect ", but that's exactly the term Wei-Ling Hsu used to describe his first ride. The 24-year-old from Taipei recorded eight birdies on Thursday, making up for a lone bogey on her third hole en route to the third 65 of her career on the LPGA Tour.

"Everything was perfect today"said Hsu, who is making his 2019 circuit debut this week. “I played a good driver, good iron shots, especially in putting. Internally, I would say about 2,50 m, I got everything in. So I make it clear that putting is the key. "

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