PRATTVILLE, Ala. – South Africa’s Paula Reto birdied her final hole Friday for a 6-under 66 and a three-stroke lead in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic.

Reto had five birdies in a six-hole stretch on her opening nine – the back nine on Capitol Hill’s Senator layout. The 24-year-old former Purdue player finished with eight birdies and two bogeys to reach 13-under 131.

“I was just really patient with myself,” said Reto, playing her first season on the LPGA Tour after a year on the Symetra Tour. “I hit a couple good irons, especially early in the round. I hit a couple close, 5 feet, so that was nice, got the momentum going pretty early. It was nice to birdie the last hole yesterday as well as today, that was really nice. Just trying to stay patient and not think too much, just simple things.”

She started playing golf when she was 16.

“I moved from South Africa with my family in `05,” Reto said. “We moved to Florida and I used to play field hockey and ran track. So I tried to start a team over here in Florida and the track and the field hockey wasn’t as good, so my dad used to play golf and he said, `So, why don’t you just try golf.’

“So got in my freshman year of high school and tried golf. I loved it and ended up just dropping track and field hockey and just kept playing and loved the game.”

South Korea’s Mi Jung Hur, tied for the first-round lead with top-ranked Stacy Lewis at 64, was second after a 70. Hur had four birdies and two bogeys.

“I had a cold last night, so it was really hard to focus today,” Hur said. “I finally wake up on the back nine and had a good nine holes.”

Lewis, the 2012 winner in the event that was dropped from the schedule last year after losing its title sponsor, was third at 9 under after a 71. She had five birdies and four bogeys.

“Just got in trouble a couple times off the tee and made some bogeys that I shouldn’t have,” Lewis said. “Really just got in some bad places where I couldn’t make par.

“The hole locations are a lot tougher today. Especially, you look at yesterday, some holes we had front pins and today they’re back pins. That’s an extra 30 yards on these greens.”

Sydnee Michaels, Alison Walshe and Moriya Jutanugarn were 7 under. Michaels shot 65, Walshe 68, and Jutanugarn 69.

Former University of Alabama star Stephanie Meadow was 2 under after a 74.

Lexi Thompson, the 2011 winner at age 16, missed the cut with rounds of 70 and 78.

Sue Kim is the top Canadian after two rounds. The Langley, B.C. native is tied for 45th at at 1-under 143. The only other Canuck to advance to weekend play was Hamilton, Ont.’s Alena Sharp, who is 2 over and tied for 70th.

PRATTVILLE, Ala. – Top-ranked Stacy Lewis birdied the last three holes and five of the final six Thursday for an 8-under 64 and a share of the lead with Mi Jung Hur in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic.

Lewis, the 2012 winner in the event that was dropped from the schedule last year after losing its title sponsor, had a bogey-free round on The Senator course. She has a tour-high three victories this season.

“I grew up playing on Bermuda grass, which I think that helps a lot, you know, just reading greens and understanding the different types of lies, but it feels like home,” said Lewis, the former University of Arkansas star from Texas. “The heat, the humidity, I’m used to it.”

Lewis tied for 16th last week in France in the Evian Championship in the final major of the year.

“I played really solid last week and that golf course was just a little goofy and the scores just didn’t really show how I played,” Lewis said. “So I felt like things were coming along and getting closer and it showed out there. I hit my wedges a lot better, which is always a good sign for me. When my wedges get back on track that usually gets the entire swing back going in the right direction.”

Hur also had a bogey-free round. The South Korean player won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2009.

“It was awesome with bogey-free,” Hur said. “That was my goal for today and I make it. My shot was really working good and also my putter was very good, so everything was perfect.”

South Africa’s Paula Reto had a 65, and Cydney Clanton was another stroke back along with Sweden’s Karin Sjodin and Japan’s Ayako Uehara.

Hur tied for third in the 2012 event.

“I feel pretty much good with this course,” Hur said.

She’s coming off a tie for ninth in Portland, Oregon, and a tied for third in France.

“I feel so much comfortable after I did the top 10 in Portland,” Hur said. “I think my confidence, it made me feel better and better. Also my putting doing really great.”

Former University of Alabama star Stephanie Meadow shot 68. She played alongside fellow former Crimson Tide players Jenny Suh and Kathleen Ekey.

“It was fun,” said Meadow, from Northern Ireland. “I mean, it’s not every day you hear Roll Tide for all of us, so it was really something special and I think it’s really cool we got to do it.”

Suh and Ekey shot 71.

Lexi Thompson, the 2011 winner at age 16, opened with a 70.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – South Korean teenager Hyo-Joo Kim beat Australian veteran Karrie Webb by one shot on Sunday to win the Evian Championship and become the third youngest major winner at 19 years, 2 months.

Kim trailed the 39-year-old Webb by one shot heading into the final hole. But she turned the tables with a birdie from 12 feet out, and Webb then missed a chance to force a playoff when a difficult attempt for par from the same distance drifted left of the hole.

Kim led Webb by one shot overnight and they both posted 3-under rounds of 68 in perfect playing conditions, with no clouds or wind to disrupt them.

“I was flying like a bird,” Kim said.

Webb was looking to win her eighth career major and first since Kraft Nabisco in 2006 – the year she also won Evian before it became a major.

“Obviously wasn’t meant to be. I believe in fate a little bit, and I wasn’t meant to win,” Webb said. “I hit a lot of good putts this week. Probably the one on the last was the poorest I hit all week.”

Kim, who finished on 11-under 273, had already set a record for lowest round in any major with a 61 on Thursday.

Only Morgan Pressel and Lexi Thompson – both from the U.S. – have won majors at a younger age than Kim, who is studying physical education at Seoul university.

She seemed to take it all in her stride.

When Webb’s putt rolled wide, Kim removed her glasses slowly and then walked up to Webb, giving her a small hug.

Webb finished ahead of three other South Koreans. Ha-Na Jang and Mi-Jung Hur were tied for third at 9 under, with Na-Yeon Choi in fifth another shot back. Defending champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway was one behind her and former champion Paula Creamer of the U.S. placed seventh at 6 under.

Meanwhile, Michelle Wie, who pulled out during the first round because of a recurrence of her right index finger injury, won the inaugural Rolex Annika Major award.

Named after retired Swedish great Annika Sorenstam, it honors the player with the best overall record in the five majors. Wie won the U.S. Women’s Open and finished second at the Kraft Nabisco.

Webb looked certain to clinch her 42nd LPGA title with two holes to play.

Kim’s approach on the 16th almost rolled into the water, leaving her a difficult uphill par putt from the fringe, which she missed as Webb took the lead with a par from 4 feet.

Webb missed a long birdie chance on the 17th and was way short, giving her a difficult par putt from six feet. Taking her time, she showed good composure to hold.

But that composure left her on the last. Webb’s second shot on the final hole took her too wide and slightly off the green.

“I don’t know what hit me actually,” Webb said. “Just probably a rush of adrenaline with the belly wedge. The putt was obviously a lot faster than I thought, too. Then hit a very poor putt after knowing I had to make it for a playoff.”

About 30 feet from the pin, Webb chose to chip and almost made an improbable birdie as the ball rolled just past the hole, but then carried on downhill for about 12 feet.

Kim punched the air after making her birdie.

“If I missed this hole, I would lose,” she said.

Webb was certainly impressed.

“The shot is definitely very mature,” she said. “I left the foot off the pedal a little bit. But she still had to make it.”

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – South Korean teenager Hyo-Joo Kim beat Australian veteran Karrie Webb by one shot on Sunday to win the Evian Championship and become the third youngest major winner at 19 years, 2 months.

Kim trailed the 39-year-old Webb by one shot heading into the final hole. But she turned the tables with a birdie from 12 feet out, and Webb then missed a chance to force a playoff when a difficult attempt for par from the same distance drifted left of the hole.

Kim led Webb by one shot overnight and they both posted 3-under rounds of 68 in perfect playing conditions, with no clouds or wind to disrupt them.

“I was flying like a bird,” Kim said.

Webb was looking to win her eighth career major and first since Kraft Nabisco in 2006 – the year she also won Evian before it became a major.

“Obviously wasn’t meant to be. I believe in fate a little bit, and I wasn’t meant to win,” Webb said. “I hit a lot of good putts this week. Probably the one on the last was the poorest I hit all week.”

Kim, who finished on 11-under 273, had already set a record for lowest round in any major with a 61 on Thursday.

Only Morgan Pressel and Lexi Thompson – both from the U.S. – have won majors at a younger age than Kim, who is studying physical education at Seoul university.

She seemed to take it all in her stride.

When Webb’s putt rolled wide, Kim removed her glasses slowly and then walked up to Webb, giving her a small hug.

Webb finished ahead of three other South Koreans. Ha-Na Jang and Mi-Jung Hur were tied for third at 9 under, with Na-Yeon Choi in fifth another shot back. Defending champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway was one behind her and former champion Paula Creamer of the U.S. placed seventh at 6 under.

Meanwhile, Michelle Wie, who pulled out during the first round because of a recurrence of her right index finger injury, won the inaugural Rolex Annika Major award.

Named after retired Swedish great Annika Sorenstam, it honors the player with the best overall record in the five majors. Wie won the U.S. Women’s Open and finished second at the Kraft Nabisco.

Webb looked certain to clinch her 42nd LPGA title with two holes to play.

Kim’s approach on the 16th almost rolled into the water, leaving her a difficult uphill par putt from the fringe, which she missed as Webb took the lead with a par from 4 feet.

Webb missed a long birdie chance on the 17th and was way short, giving her a difficult par putt from six feet. Taking her time, she showed good composure to hold.

But that composure left her on the last. Webb’s second shot on the final hole took her too wide and slightly off the green.

“I don’t know what hit me actually,” Webb said. “Just probably a rush of adrenaline with the belly wedge. The putt was obviously a lot faster than I thought, too. Then hit a very poor putt after knowing I had to make it for a playoff.”

About 30 feet from the pin, Webb chose to chip and almost made an improbable birdie as the ball rolled just past the hole, but then carried on downhill for about 12 feet.

Kim punched the air after making her birdie.

“If I missed this hole, I would lose,” she said.

Webb was certainly impressed.

“The shot is definitely very mature,” she said. “I left the foot off the pedal a little bit. But she still had to make it.”

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – South Korean teenager Hyo-Joo Kim emerged from a third round riddled with errors by contenders to lead the Evian Championship by a stroke on Saturday and in sight of her first major.

Kim hit four bogeys on the front nine before recovering for a 1-over 72. That she regained the lead was a legacy of her remarkable 61 on Thursday, the lowest score in major history, and her rivals also dropping on the leaderboard.

Karrie Webb mixed four birdies with three bogeys in a 1-under 70, leaving the 39-year-old one shot behind Kim and with a great chance of an eighth career major.

“Really just hung in there. The conditions were challenging today with the breeze,” Webb said. “I did a really good job and finished the last four in 2 under. That really made my round.”

Mi-Jung Hur of South Korea was two behind Kim at 6 under overall.

Overnight leader Brittany Lincicome of the U.S. dropped four shots off the lead after a 6-over 77, which featured two double bogeys and a triple bogey within the first seven holes.

“Hopefully tomorrow I can shoot a couple under par and see if I can get it back around,” said Lincicome, the 2009 Kraft Nabisco champion.

Kim was aged 11 when Webb won her last major: The Kraft Nabisco in 2006, the year she won Evian before it was a major.

“Just happy to be in this position. It’s been a while,” Webb said. “Haven’t gotten too down on myself when things haven’t been going well, which has helped me.”

Kim is in the first year of a physical education course at Seoul University. Ranked 20th in the world, she leads the Korean LPGA money list with three wins.

Anna Nordqvist of Sweden, the 2009 LPGA Championship winner, is three behind Kim in a tie for fourth with Mariajo Uribe of Colombia.

Nordqvist double-bogeyed the perilous 17th. As the ball flew over the green on her second shot she muttered, “You’re kidding me.”

Hur has even more reason to rue a triple bogey on the 16th – her only, but costly, mistake.

Hur made the Evian field by tying for ninth at the Portland Classic two weeks ago and earning $23,262 to move up to 93rd on the money list. She has one U.S. LPGA Tour title, five years ago, and has not finished higher than 25th in a major.

Suzann Pettersen, the defending champion, started the day level with Webb, and four behind Lincicome.

But the Norwegian’s chances of a third major took a dive. She was exasperated after a double bogey on the 17th and finished with 74 to drift five shots behind Kim in a tie for 10th, alongside top-ranked Stacy Lewis of the U.S., and five-time major winner Inbee Park of South Korea.

Lewis’ day ended with two bogeys, while Park fought hard for a commendable 2-under 69.

If it was frustrating for Lewis, it was torturous for Lincicome, chasing her first title since 2011.

She opened with two bogeys and triple bogeyed on the seventh. Her ball landed in the bunker, her escape shot rolled back in; and she got out on her second attempt as the ball nearly crept back down.

“There is so much silly sand in these bunkers,” she said.

The 17th caused problems all day, and Lincicome over-hit from the fairway and the ball rolled downhill into the rough.

Uribe found herself in trouble on 18 as her approach landed in the water. Taking her shoes and socks off, she splashed the ball out of the pond for a bogey finish.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Brittany Lincicome had six birdies in a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead from Hyo-Joo Kim of South Korea at the halfway stage of the Evian Championship on Friday.

The 28-year-old American has won a major before, the Kraft Nabisco in 2009, but clinched the last of her five LPGA titles in 2011 at the Canadian Women’s Open.

“Even when I felt like I didn’t hit a good shot today I kind of got away with it,” she said. “Golf isn’t always a perfect game and hitting great shots.”

She finished second behind South Korea’s Inbee Park at this year’s LPGA Championship, when she also led after 36 holes.

“At this point I would take any win. It’s been a while,” Lincicome said. “When I’m playing well, it’s just kind of light and easy and just having a good time, going with the flow, and not paying attention to the leaderboard.'”

Lincicome’s relaxed frame of mind is down to an unusual practice technique – whereby she hits balls bare-footed on the driving range.

It may seem eccentric, but the reason is to stop her driving too hard.

“It just slows it down, my tempo. Obviously I can’t swing as hard as I would like to with no shoes on because I will fall,” she said. “It makes me swing a lot slower, which is really good for me. With a driver I tend to want to hit it really hard, and with no shoes on I can’t do that.”

This has not gone unnoticed.

“It’s funny, because (U.S. player) Laura Diaz came over to the range,” Lincicome said. “She’s like, `Two questions: Why are you practicing and why don’t you have your shoes on? Because a lot of players know I don’t like to practice.”

Park, meanwhile, is tied for 20th at 1-under and drifting out of contention for a sixth major.

The day after making history with the lowest ever score in a women’s or men’s major with a 10-under 61, Kim had four bogeys and rescued her round with three birdies on the back nine – including a 35-footer on the last hole.

“I feel a little bit angry,” Kim said.

Countrywoman Mi-Jung Hur is three shots behind Lincicome, while veteran Karrie Webb of Australia and defending champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway are four shots back. The 39-year-old Webb is chasing an eighth major – her last was the Kraft Nabisco in 2006 – while Pettersen is eyeing a third.

One shot behind them are No. 1-ranked Stacy Lewis of the U.S., 17-year-old Lydia Ko of New Zealand and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn.

Lincicome also has an outside chance to also win the inaugural Rolex Annika Major – named after retired Swedish great Annika Sorenstam and honoring the player with the best overall record in the five majors.

Players have to win a major to qualify, however.

Michelle Wie, the U.S. Women’s Open champion, leads the standings with 84 points but she withdrew during Thursday’s first round with a recurrence of her right index finger injury.

Lincicome, who had three birdies each on the front and back nine, is eighth with 24 points and now needs results to go her way.

So-Yeon Ryu, the 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open champion, was disqualified for a breach of the rules.

After she damaged her putter by slamming it against her shoe and bending the shaft, she subsequently used it to tap the ball in. But it is forbidden to use a club that was damaged other than in the normal course of play.

Canada’s Alena Sharp missed the 36-hole cut mark, finishing at 16- over 158 (78-80).

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – South Korean teen Hyo-Joo Kim made history look easy, with barely a glitch as she posted the lowest score ever in a major with a 10-under 61 to open the Evian Championship on Thursday.

To boot, the first round of her major debut achieved perfect symmetry, with five birdies each on the front and back nine.

“I made a chance (for) a birdie on every (hole),” she said. “I missed some (but) it didn’t matter.”

If she didn’t sound fussed about the 61, it’s because she did it last year on Japan’s JLPGA circuit.

“My goal is to have a good experience here. That’s all,” said the 19-year-old Kim, who was in the first year of a physical education course at Seoul University.

Her good experience exceeded the previous best score in a major of 62, by Minea Blomqvist of Finland in the third round of the 2004 British Open – also when she was 19 – and Lorena Ochoa in the first round of the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship. In a men’s major, 63 is the lowest, and it has been achieved multiple times.

“I like a hard course,” Kim said. “I felt very comfortable today.”

Blomqvist and Ochoa might still be holding their record if not for Kim’s remarkable escape on the third hole, when she went into the bunker off the tee and still got a birdie.

“She had a few up and downs and a chip-in on the third, par four … after she shot a little bit left,” her caddie Gordon Rowan said. “She had a very difficult chip.”

“She’s not a massive hitter but has a very decent length, and keeps up with the girls. She’s so straight and this is a course where you need to hit fairways because the rough is very thick. Her accuracy into the greens means that she’s never far away. She also has a very good temperament, and even on days when she’s fighting and putts don’t fall, she keeps going.”

Kim is ranked 20th in the world, and leads the Korean LPGA money list with three wins.

She takes a four-shot lead over veteran Karrie Webb into the second round of the last major of the year.

Korean Mi-Jung Hur was five behind Kim in third after a round of 66, while defending champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway and Brittany Lincicome of the U.S. were six behind.

Inbee Park, bidding for back-to-back majors after defending her title at the LPGA Championship, was tied for 12th at 2 under.

Meanwhile, Michelle Wie’s bid for a second major ended early as she retired after just 13 holes, clearly still feeling the effects of a recent finger injury.

Wie had two double bogeys and was 5 over when she pulled out. The U.S. Women’s Open champion was returning after five weeks out and missing four tournaments following a stress reaction in her right index finger. She wore blue strapping around her hand.

“I had hoped it was a week later but I just really wanted to come to France. I really love this tournament,” she said. “The doctors told me `It’s all up to you.’ But they did tell me if it did hurt to stop right away because it could get worse.

“I should have stopped earlier but I was having so much fun out there.”

Wie believed she should be able to play next month, in Asia.

The 39-year-old Webb had eight birdies but was undone by two bogeys.

The last of Webb’s seven majors was at the Kraft Nabisco in 2006, the year she won at Evian.

“Probably the best I putted for a long time. Switched to an old putter I used about 12 years ago,” the Australian said. “I changed swing coaches in the middle of the season, so I’ve actually probably put more work in through the summer than I normally would. The changes are starting to click.”

Alena Sharp is the lone Canadian in the field. The Hamilton, Ont. native opened with a 7-over 78.

So Yeon Ryu had been racking up top-10 finishes, a total of 27, before finally pulling off her third career victory in record setting fashion at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. Ryu fired a tournament record 23-under-par to win by two strokes over one of her best friends, Na Yeon Choi. The World No. 5 player followed up her win with her 11th top-10 finish of 2014 – a tied for third – at the Portland Classic the following week and has been named the Kia Most Compelling Performance for the month of August.

Ryu began the week by firing a course record 63 (-9) in her first round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at the London Hunt and Country Club, and ended it by setting the tournament record with a 23-under-par 72-hole total (265), five shots better than the tournament record in relation to par.  While Ryu set one record, she made the tournament even more interesting by chasing another. Ryu had the LPGA record of of 27-under par held by Annika Sorenstam at the 2001 Standard Register Ping (261 total, par-72) in her sight until late in her final round. Despite not quite catching Annika, Ryu did win her first tournament since 2012 in convincing fashion and posted yet another top-10 finish.

The 2014 Kia Most Compelling Performance Award winner will be announced at the season-ending 2014 CME Group Tour Championship following an online fan vote which begins October 1, 2014. Performances may include a single tournament, multiple tournaments, single-round accomplishments or record-breaking performances. Winners of the 2014 Kia Performance Awards receive an all-new 2015 Kia K900, the brand’s first-ever luxury sedan, and the official vehicle of the LPGA.

Mo Martin earned the award for the month of July after clinching her first LPGA win and first major victory at the RICOH Women’s British Open. Martin was a shot behind the lead with a 240-yard second shot into the 18th – a par 5 – at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. She responded with the shot of her life – a 3-wood that thwacked off the pin that ended up five feet away from the hole. One short stroke later ended in the back of the hole for her first eagle of the year and a one-stroke victory.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Austin Ernst won the LPGA Tour’s Portland Classic on Sunday with a par on the first hole of a playoff against South Korea’s I.K. Kim.

It was the first professional victory for the 22-year-old Ernst, who shot a 5-under 67 in the final round to get to 14 under at Columbia Edgewater. Kim, the first- and second-round leader, carded a 68.

Ernst pulled into contention with a 5-under 31 on the front nine, highlighted by a chip-in eagle at the par-5 fifth. Kim made four birdies and no bogeys.

South Korean’s So Yeon Ryu and Chella Choi tied for third at 12 under. Ryu, last week’s Canadian Pacific Women’s Open winner, shot 70, while Choi had a 68.

Sue Kim of Langley, B.C. and Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont. finished as top Canadians with a share of 52nd at 1-under 287.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Defending champion Suzann Pettersen shot her second straight 5-under 67 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Portland Classic.

Trying to match Nancy Lopez’s record with her third victory in the event, Pettersen had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey at Columbia Edgewater. The fourth-ranked Norwegian star is winless this season after winning four times last year to push her career total to 14.

“I still feel the low one is out there. Got to go out tomorrow and just try to birdie as many holes as you can,” said Pettersen, who birdied Nos. 16 and 17.

The last five times Pettersen has led or had a share of the lead after three rounds, she has gone on to win.

“Tomorrow, just got to step on the pedal,” Pettersen said.

Spain’s Carlota Ciganda and South Korea’s Mi Jung Hur shot 70 to match Pettersen at 11-under 205. Ciganda bogeyed the par-4 18th to fall into the tie.

Ciganda is hoping to win her first LPGA Tour title in memory of Rogelio Echeverria, her long-time coach who died three weeks ago after a brief bout with stomach cancer.

“It would be unbelievable. I know he’s watching up there, and I would love to win for him. Everything I do from now on, it’s going to be for him,” Ciganda said.

On the final hole, she drove into a fairway bunker and missed a 6-foot par putt.

“Not the best, but I mean that’s a tough hole,” Ciganda said. “I hit it into a bunker and it wasn’t an easy shot, and I didn’t make the putt. Eighteen holes, I missed one hole.”

Hur won the 2009 tournament for her lone LPGA Tour victory.

“I think I hit only 10 greens today, but my putting was good. It saved me,” Hur said.

South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu and I.K. Kim and China’s Hi Yu Lin were a stroke back. Ryu, the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open winner last week, and Lin shot 70. Kim, the leader after each of the first two rounds, had a 74.

Colombia’s Mariajo Uribe, South Korea’s Eun Hee Ji, Denmark’s Line Vedel and Americans Austin Ernst and Laura Diaz were two strokes back on the crowded leaderboard at 9 under. Uribe shot 66, Ji 67, Vedel and Ernst 69, and Diaz 72.

Kim, who made 14 birdies during the first two rounds, took the lead after nine holes at 13 under, but slipped with bogeys on Nos. 11, 13 and 17.

“Just didn’t make putts,” Kim said. “I hit a lot of good tee shots. The greens were firm, and a lot of pins were in front, so I misadjusted and had a lot of downhill putts. I couldn’t be aggressive.”

Kim is trying to end a four-year winless streak on the LPGA Tour, although she won on the Ladies European Tour in July.

“I still have a chance, but I just not happy with how I kind of scored today,” Kim said.

Canada’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham is tied for 36th at 3-under 213.

Gigi Stoll, a senior at Beaverton High School who won the Portland Classic Amateur Open last week to earn a berth in the field, was even par after a 71.

South Korea’s Jeong Jang, who announced her retirement this week, was even par after a 75. Countrywoman Hee Won Han, also retiring, had a 74 to reach 2 over.