PATTAYA, Thailand — Sponsor invite Akie Iwai of Japan shot a 5-under 67 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA's Thailand tournament at Siam Country Club's Pattaya Old Course.
After an opening-round 62, Iwai had a two-round total of 13-under 129.
The 22-year-old Iwai earned her LPGA tour membership after finishing in a tie for fifth at the LPGA Final Qualifier last year.
American Angel Yin shot 64 Friday and was in second place. Jeeno Thitikul, the world No. 2 who turned 22 on Thursday, was tied for third place, also after a 64.
The event is the first stop of the LPGA's so-called Asian swing before the tour moves to Singapore and China over the next two weeks.
COMMENTS
When submitting content, please abide by our submission guidelines, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.