Jutanugarn leads after her bogey-free second round

PRIDDIS, ALTA. — No driver, no problem for Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn. Despite not carrying a driver in her bag, Jutanugarn shot a bogeyfree 8-under 64 on Friday to move atop the leaderboard through two rounds of play at the LPGA’s Canadian Open.

“I hit my tee shots pretty good and I was calm on every shot, so I feel good,” said the 20-year-old Bangkok native, who’s alone in first place at 12 under after carding eight birdies on the Raven course of the Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club.

South Korea’s In Gee Chun birdied the 17th hole before draining a nine-foot putt for eagle on the 18th to shoot a 5-under 67.

“I had three bogeys today, but it was a really good finish on the 18th hole,” said Chun, whose two-day total of 9 under has put her in striking distance.

Northern Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow followed up her round of 66 on Thursday with a 69 on Friday to pull into a tie with Chun for second spot. New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, No. 1 in the Rolex women’s world golf rankings, also shot 69 to put her in a five-way tie for fourth spot with Sei Young Kim, Hyo Joo Kim, Mi Jung Hur and Chella Choi, all of whom hail from South Korea.