• Hall in a share of second place with Lee and Higa
There may be little point in assessing previous form leading into the Women’s British Open. Pornanong Phatlum’s record in the major read like a golfing horror script before this week. To be precise: cut, cut, cut, 27th, cut, cut and cut. It was little wonder, then, the Thai was not fancied by the bookies.
Given that context, Phatlum’s first two rounds have been extraordinary. A second successive 67 has moved her to the summit of the leaderboard at 10-under par. Phatlum is yet to drop a stroke on the treacherous links of Royal Lytham & St Annes. The 28-year-old, one of a wave of prominent Thai women players, seemed rather taken aback by the situation herself.
Written by Ewan Murray at Royal Lytham & St Annes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/03/womens-british-open-pornanong-phatlum-georgia-hall-second-round under the title “Women’s British Open: Phatlum hits top with Georgia Hall in close attendance”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
