THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim shot a 3-under 68 on Friday in The Ascendant LPGA to take a two-stroke lead over Sofia Garcia into the weekend, with resurgent Lexi Thompson tied for third.
Kim had four birdies and a bogey in her morning round at Old American to reach 10-under 132.
Thompson won the last of her 11 LPGA Tour titles in June 2019.
The five-time LPGA Tour winner has two runner-up finishes and six other top 10s this season without winning.
Defending champion Charley Hull, another European Solheim Cup player, had a 69 to get to 1 under.
Persons:
— Hyo Joo Kim, Sofia Garcia, Lexi Thompson, Kim, ” Kim, Garcia, “, ” Garcia, Thompson, Celine Boutier, Boutier, ” Thompson, “ It’s, “ I’ve, It’s, haven’t, Lilia Vu, ” Boutier, Leona Maguire, Marina Alex, Maria Torres, Azahara Munoz, Charley Hull, ___
Organizations:
Texas Tech, Globe, Solheim, She's, CME Globe, Evian, Scottish, Duke
Locations:
Texas, Paraguay, Las Vegas, United States, Spain, Arkansas, France, Europe