Overview
- Kim followed a bogey-free opening 62 with a 66 on Friday to hold the halfway lead at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam.
- Brooke Matthews carded a bogey-free 64 in Round 2 to reach 15 under and sits one shot back.
- Hyo Joo Kim (68) and Rio Takeda (66) are tied for third at 13 under, three behind the leader, with Nasa Hataoka at 12 under after a 65.
- A bunched chase pack at 10 under includes Minjee Lee, Miyu Yamashita, Yealimi Noh and Hye Jin Choi, with Celine Boutier also at that mark.
- The 78-player, no-cut LPGA event offers a $2.3 million purse with $345,000 to the winner, after Round 1 began late due to waterlogged conditions and with gusty seaside winds expected to influence play.