Perrine Delacour holds on to a one-stroke lead at the middle of the Portland Classic; the 29-year-old is one shot ahead of Sweden’s Linn Grant and 2 up on recently’s winner, Megan Khang; Both Grant and Khang shot 66 on Friday to surround Delacour.
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Perrine Delacour commemorates with her caddy after remaining bogey-free for the 2nd day directly
Perrine Delacour shot a five-under 67 on Friday to hold on to a one-stroke lead at the Portland Classic after the 2nd round in Portland, Ore.
At 14-under, the 29-year-old from France is one shot ahead of Sweden’s Linn Grant and 2 up on recently’s winner, Megan Khang. Both Grant and Khang shot 66 to surround Delacour.
After a sluggish start in the afternoon, with simply one birdie on the back 9 at Columbia Edgewater Nation Club, Delacour reached 14 under by getting birdies at the 3rd, 5th, 6th and seventh holes.
She remained bogey-free for the 2nd straight day and has actually shot 10-under on the front 9 over 2 days – regardless of requiring 5 more putts than she did throughout Thursday’s round of 63 that offered her the lead.
Delacour, who has simply one top-10 surface this season, is looking for her very first title in a decade-plus on the LPGA Trip.
” I’m going to attempt not to think of it since that’s when I’m the sort of individual to overthink, so the objective is I’m going to do some things to keep my head hectic and not think of golf,” she stated.
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Grant continued a hot run of kind by acquiring 7 birdies and simply one bogey. Grant won her very first LPGA competition July at the Dana Open and has 4 straight top-20 surfaces ever since.
” I believe I’m general really strong,” stated Grant, 24. “Like despite the fact that I have an off day, like I do not put excessive pressure on myself. I may awaken tomorrow and not have a swing, however I simply need to go out and make it work, and I believe I’m respectable at making work even on the days I do not seem like I got it.”
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