Overview

• Four players sit atop the leaderboard at eight-under with Celine Boutier posting a 68 and both Carlota Ciganda and Hye-Jin Choi shooting 67 while Karis Davidson carded a 70.
• Lexi Thompson birdied three of her final four holes for a 3-under 69 to move to seven-under and chase a title a year after losing in a playoff at the same venue.
• A group of five competitors including Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Amanda Doherty, Bronte Law, Minjee Lee and Sofia Garcia also reached seven-under, intensifying the weekend chase.
• First-round leader Mi Hyang Lee slipped to five-under after a 75, dropping off the pace as the tournament heads into its final rounds.
• Haeran Ryu, the field’s highest-ranked player, made the cut at one-under while Lilia Vu failed to advance after rounds of 77 and 75.