Talent runs in the genes of Thailand’s Jutanugarn sisters. After sister Ariya’s amazing performance on Day 1, it was Moriya who excelled on the Day 2. Thailand’s two superstar women’s golfers, the Jutanugarn sisters, had very different rounds on Friday.

 

 

 

                           Moriya Jutanugarn excelled on Day 2 at the Honda LPGA

 

 

The 18th-ranked Moriya came out firing in her second round, carding three birdies in a row on the 6th, 7th and 8th holes, followed by birdies on the 11th, 17th and 18th. However, she stumbled with a bogey on the 9th to finish her first nine with a two-under 34. She shared the 9th place on the leaderboard with seven others at the end of the day.

 

The 13th proved to be an unlucky hole for her and she had a bogey, the only blemish in the second half of her round.

 

After finishing her round, Moriya said she’d been making adjustments to her swing, but was happy with her play in general. “I’ve been working with a coach for a while, but it’s just something I’ve been working on and it’s not that easy. I’m really close to getting there, but sometimes it’s going to be a bit off. I just have to be patient.”

 

 

 

Here is the link to the leaderboard: http://www.lpga.com/leaderboard

 

 

She said the subtle changes to her game were taking time but improving her play. “I’m just trying to play it one shot at a time and just keep moving. I mean, everybody can hit a bad shot, but when I hit a bad shot I just close the door and try to move forward.”  Moriya, who had her first win on the tour last season, said she had to keep working on her game and hopefully the good results would come. “I have to keep working on what I have to do and keep patient and just be the best I can.”

 

 

South Korean Jenny Shin snatched the lead with a birdie on the last hole during an exciting second round of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2019 ladies golf tournament at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course in Chonburi province on Friday.

 

 

 

 

                                 The 67^th-ranked South Korean Shin had five birdies

 

 

The 67^th-ranked South Korean had five birdies and one bogey in her round of 68 on Friday to lead the field by one stroke at 11-under par. Three players were tied in second place on 10-under – American Lizette Salas, Australian Minjee Lee and Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea.

 

 

Younger sister Ariya, the No.1 women’s player in the world, started well with a birdie on the 1st but had a bogey on the 5th and an uncharacteristic double bogey on the 6th. She finished her first nine with a four-over 40.

 

 

The top-ranked lady player bounced back on her second nine holes with four birdies and no bogies to end the day with a 72 and tied in 19th place. “It was not a very good front nine, but on the back nine I came back pretty good. I’m confident for tomorrow, but I still have a lot of things to work on,” Ariya said after finishing her round. “I need to be more committed.”

 

 

Ariya admitted she had not been happy with her game in her past few tournaments. “I got worried and scared after I made a bogey, and then a double bogey, so it was pretty tough for me. I’m nervous and worried because I’ve not played well in the last few tournaments. “I think we have to understand that we are humans, so we are always going to make mistakes and we are always going to have worried. I do enjoy seeing the kids, who come up to me and say ‘you inspire me’, and that means so much to me.”

 

The sisters are well placed and within striking distance of the heavily congested field above them going into the third round.