The absence of world NO.1 Nelly Korda after a five-event winning streak opened the door for a new LPGA victor and Australia’s Grace Kim has stormed through it taking a big halfway lead at the JM Eagle LA Championship.
Motivated by a missed cut at last week’s Chevron Championship, the first LPGA major of the year, which was won by Korda amid a stunning run of five straight wins, Kim pushed don from an opening round seven-under 64 with a second round 66 to be four shots in front with two rounds to go.
Already a winner in her maiden year on the LPGA Tour last year, 23-year-old Kim said simplifying things was paying off.
“I really focused on just not having too much in my mind. I think I over thought a lot of things through my first and second round last week and struggled a little bit mentally,” she said.
“So just that self-belief, not forcing anything, and trusting that my muscle memory of a golf swing would work. Yeah, I guess that kind of worked out well.
“I think just having a clear mindset, not really focusing too much on result. Obviously I had a good day today, but it’s a fresh day on the weekend.”
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