South Korea's Sei Young Kim picked up shots on six of her last nine holes on Friday to take the lead at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Pennsylvania, with Ireland's Leona Maguire six shots in arrears.
Kim was one over on Thursday after an opening 71 and, starting on the back nine, dropped two shots after three holes.
But her comeback started with a birdie on the 16th before birdieing five of the six last holes of the day to close with a six-under 29 on the front nine and a one shot lead.
Among the chasing pack is American Jennifer Kupcho, who started 40th but her 65 on Friday saw her leap into a tie for second place, alongside Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda and American Danielle Kang.
Five players sit on two under for the tournament in a tie for sixth.
Maguire followed up her opening 72 with a 69 to go two over for the tournament and tied for 24th. The Cavan golfer's round included three birdies and two bogeys.
Stephanie Meadow also carded a 69, but her tournament is over she missed the cut by a single shot, with the woman from Jordanstown left to rue Thursday's round of 78.
Beautiful shot from @leona_maguire! 🎯
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