A huge storm system blew through the Williamsburg area this morning and delayed the start of the 2nd round of the Kingsmill Championship by three and a half hours. With a much wetter course and much different winds than yesterday, the key question was who would adjust quickest to the changed conditions? Stacy Lewis answered that question earlier today, firing a bogey-free 65 to move to -7 for the week, tied with Brittany Lang, who shot a 4-birdie 68 to get there. So did Mariajo Uribe, whose 7-birdie 65 got her to -5. But it was Hee Young Park whose 68 got her to the top of the leaderboard through the morning wave at -8.
With the afternoon wave unlikely to finish today, it'll be interesting to see if any of them can do as well as the morning foursome--or the others who shot 68s, such as Katherine Kirk, Suzann Pettersen, Mina Harigae, Mo Martin, Anna Nordqvist, and Silvia Cavalleri. So far, Lexi Thompson and Lizette Salas are making runs at Park, while further down the leaderboard Line Vedel, Chella Choi, and Paz Echeverria are also playing good golf. I'll check in with an update a little later tonight!
[Update 1 (8:15 pm): Shout-out to Jane Park for making the cut in her 1st start since injuries sidelined her months ago! Also nice to see that Ya Ni Tseng has put together 2 under-par rounds in a row and is only 4 shots off the lead. I'm hoping Ai Miyazato can join her tomorrow morning--right now she's +2 on her 2nd round with no birdies.]
[Update 2 (8:20 pm): Speaking of players I like, I'm hoping the cut line rises to +2 so that Morgan Pressel can play on the weekend. I'd also love to see Paula Creamer, Chie Arimura, and Tiffany Joh fight their way to the right side of that line tomorrow morning. It's too late for Laura Diaz (despite a fine 69 today), Jennifer Song, Harukyo Nomura, Se Ri Pak, Sun Young Yoo, and Moira Dunn, but I'm rooting for Louise Friberg, Amy Yang, and Christina Kim to make the cut.]
[Update 3 (8:22 pm): Also nice to see Seon Hwa Lee make a cut. It's easy to forget she's a 4-time winner on the LPGA! Glad that Carlota Ciganda will be playing on the weekend, too.]
[Update 4 (8:25 pm): It's official. 2nd-round play is suspended due to darkness!]
[Update 5 (5/18/14, 5:00 am): Yesterday was taken up by graduation and The Full Metal Archivist's and my 11-year anniversary, so I only found out this morning that Paula Creamer's made-cut streak came to an end on Saturday morning. Knowing her, she'll just start another one! Glad to see Chie Arimura made it. She's too good to keep suffering like she has been on the LPGA thus far.]
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