Angel storms into second-round lead in Incheon

SEOUL: LPGA Tour rookie Angel Yin fired six birdies and one eagle to storm into the sole lead at the second round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship.

The 19-year-old American fired a sizzling seven-under 65 to post an 11-under total of 133, rising to the top of the leaderboard at the star-studded event that features the game’s top three players yesterday.

The highlight of the day came when Yin scored a par-five at the fifth where she hit a 6-iron to 12 feet and sank the eagle putt.

“That got everything started,” Yin, who turned pro last year, said after the event at the SKY72 Golf & Resort in Incheon.

“I made a few pars in the beginning, but that eagle just fired everything up.”

Local favourite Chun In-gee, a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour, carded 65 yesterday to a total of 135 to share second place with world No. 2 Park Sung-hyun and Ko Jin-young.

The current world No. 1 Ryu So-yeon scored four-under 68 to a total of 140 to lie 18th.

World No. 3 Lexi Thompson scored 69 to a total of 138 to lie 13th. — AFP