So-yeon shoots 67 to take lead in Meijer Classic

GRAND RAPIDS: Ryu So-yeon birdied all five par-five holes in a five-under 67 to take the second-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic.

The sixth-ranked South Korean star played her final nine holes – the front nine at Blythefield Country Club – in five-under 31 on Friday to top the leaderboard at 13-under 131. She rallied after making three bogeys in a five-hole stretch on her first nine.

Sandra Gal and Sakura Yokomine each shot 64 to reach 12-under. Caroline Masson (66) was 11-under, and Lee-Anne Pace (67), Anna Nordqvist (68) and Oh Su-hyun (68) followed at 10-under.

So-yeon is winless this season after taking the Major ANA Inspiration and Walmart NW Arkansas Championship last year. She has five LPGA Tour victories, the first in the 2011 US Women’s Open.

Kelly Shon, tied with So-yeon for the first-round lead after a 64, was four shots back at nine-under after a 71. Michelle Wie and Lydia Ko were eight-under, each shooting 67. Lexi Thompson, the 2015 winner, had a 70 to get to six-under. Ariya Jutanugarn, making her first start since winning the US Women’s Open, had a 70 to join sister Moria Jutanugarn (69) and defending champion Brooke Henderson (70) at five-under.

Annie Park, the ShopRite LPGA Classic winner last week in New Jersey for her first Tour title, missed the cut with rounds of 76 and 69. — AP