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Summary Na Yeon Choi fired a one-under par 71 to keep a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Titleholders tournament.
South Koreas Na Yeon Choi fired a one-under par 71 on Friday to keep a one-stroke lead after the second round of the season-ending $1.5 million LPGA Titleholders tournament.Choi, winner of the LPGA Malaysia last month, opened with a 66 on Thursday and stood on seven-under 137 after 36 holes at Grand Cypress Resort, one stroke in front of Germanys Sandra Gal, who fired her second consecutive 69.South Korean Hee Young Park and American Paula Creamer shared third on 140 with American Wendy Ward next on 141 and World No. 2 Suzann Pettersen of Norway in sixth on 142.Choi opened with a double bogey but regained a stroke with a birdie at the par-3 fourth hole. She answered a bogey at the par-5 sixth with a birdie on the next hole and then added back-to-back birdies to close the front nine and start the back nine.For the second day in a row, Choi closed with a birdie at the par-3 17th and a bogey at the par-4 18th.World number one Yani Tseng, whose 11 global titles this season include seven LPGA crowns, fired a 75 to share 21st on 146. Among those level with her was US teen star Lexi Thompson.American Morgan Pressel, who opened with a 67, stumbled to a 78 in search of her first LPGA victory since Kapalua in 2008. She suffered three double bogeys, one of them on the final hole.
