Overview
- Linn Grant shot a 5-under 65 at Pelican Golf Club to reach 14-under 196, missing only one green and two fairways to secure the 54-hole lead.
- Jennifer Kupcho posted a bogey-free 65 for 13-under 197 as she pursues a second LPGA title this season after her ShopRite win.
- Evian champion Grace Kim carded 68 and Russian rookie Nataliya Guseva surged with a 63 to share third at 11-under.
- First-round leader Ryu Hae-ran rebounded from a triple-bogey to finish at 10-under, joined by Lucy Li (65) and Gaby Lopez (67).
- Defending champion Nelly Korda sits at 8-under, six back, as the event in Belleair, Florida precedes the CME Group Tour Championship for the top 60 in the Race to CME Globe.