Overview

• Thitikul posted rounds of 68 and 70 to reach 6-under overall and sit three shots clear of the field after 36 holes.
• Minjee Lee and Rio Takeda share second place at 3-under following Lee’s even-par 72 and Takeda’s 1-under 71.
• Lexi Thompson climbed into sole possession of fourth at 2-under with a two-under 70 in the second round.
• The cut line fell at 7-over, with defending champion Amy Yang finishing at 9-over and former major winners Kim Hyo-joo and Ko Jin-young withdrawing.
• Scorching 34 °C temperatures and the demanding Fields Ranch East layout drove the average second-round score to about 77.