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India's Aditi Ashok had yet another disappointing outing as she crashed out of the Dana Open after carding two-over 73 in the second round. Aditi, who shot five-over on the first day, needed a low score on the second but she struggled once again and exited early with a total of seven-over.
The Indian golfer who is currently 89th on the Race to CME Globe, the order of Merit on LPGA was missing her fifth cut in the last six starts on the LPGA. Meanwhile, two-time Epson Tour winner Lucy Li took the lead after scoring a sensational seven-under 64, which tied her career-low she first set earlier this season.
Li jumped into the top spot on the Dana open with a score of 10-under overall and leads the field by two. She needed 25 putts to get around Highland Meadows Golf Club.
However, Li earned her way into this week's field with her tie for a ninth finish at the CP Women's Open and is the only one in the field to be bogey-free through 36 holes.
The 19-year-old had earlier clinched her 2023 LPGA Tour card via the Epson Tour with her wins at the Carolina Gold Classix and Twin Bridges Championship along with four additional top-10 finishes that could earn an LPGA membership with a win on Sunday.
2022 Tour rookie Ruoning Yin and two-time LPGA Tour winner Carlota Ciganda, both shot 2-under 69s. Yin's two-day total of 134 surpassed her previous 36-hole record by six shots. Ciganda's only bogey of the event came on No. 5, but her third birdie of the day on No. 9 helped even out the over-par hole.
As of now, five players sit in a tie for fourth at 7-under, including defending champion Nasa Hataoka, who carded a five-under 66 in the second round. Major champion Hannah Green is among seven players tied for ninth.
