Kiwi Ko battling rain in pursuit of Ladies Championship lead
Rain has washed out much of the second day of the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, with none of the players — including Kiwi Lydia Ko — completing their rounds.
Hannah Green of Australia, Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa and Jenny Shin of South Korea led after the first round with scores of eight-under 64 at the Seowon Valley Country Club. Green stayed at the top of the leaderboard and was four under after nine holes — 12 under for the tournament — before play was suspended. Buhai was two strokes behind at 10 under, also after nine holes.
Olympic champion Ko is third, four shots behind Green, on eight under, but three under for the round, after 13 holes. After carding 67 on the opening day, she had birdies on the fourth, sixth and 13th to improve eight spots on the leaderboard.
The second round will be completed on Saturday before the start of the third round. Rain is not in the forecast for the rest the tournament, which is scheduled to wrap up on Sunday.
The field is loaded with eight of the LPGA Tour’s top 10 players and 17 of the 18 winners this season on the tour. The most notable player missing is American world No.1 Nelly Korda, who withdrew with a neck injury.
