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Day two of the Ladies National Golf Association Amateur sets up exciting final round
Hailey Jones (Ladies National Golf Association Photo)
Hailey Jones (Ladies National Golf Association Photo)

Day two of the 93rd LNGA Amateur Championship played decidedly differently than day one, thanks to mother nature. The par 72 6,400-yard course firmed up under hot and humid summer temperatures and gusty conditions.

Winds of 15-20 miles per hour made the course play more like a U.S. Open than an amateur championship. Only four players managed to score under par today while others struggled, allowing the chase for first-round leader Hailey Jones to heat up.

Jones struggled today, including a triple bogey on hole No. 12, but she bounced back with birdies on No. 13 and 15 to stay atop the leaderboard.

“The wind was up today, and that made it a lot more difficult, but I hung in there and did the best that I could,” Jones said.

Two under par was the best score in round two and was shot by Arkansas’ Giovanna Fernandez and Baylor’s Britta Snyder. Snyder jumped into solo fourth after a closing birdie on the par-5 No. 18.

“I hit it as good as I could ask for today, obviously there were a couple of shots that I’d like to have back out there, but I was really happy overall,” Snyder said. “I’m gonna keep my foot on the gas and stay as aggressive as possible. I didn’t play well yesterday, so the goal is to just keep chipping away at it tomorrow.”

Fernandez, the Paraguayan native, is solo second and trails Jones by two shots.

“I didn’t start very good, I was two over in the front, but I made a lot of birdies in the back nine so I happily finished two under,” Fernandez said. “With this weather, it was not very easy, but I think I hit it pretty good today.”

Faith Choi, a local favorite and a junior at Ohio State University, made a day two charge and managed to post a one-under 71, including five birdies which catapulted her into a strong position going into the last day. She trails the leader by three strokes.

Another player who charged up the leaderboard was former Mizzou standout and two-time USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion Julia Potter-Bobb.

Potter-Bobb, an Indiana native, recently finished runner-up at the Indiana Amateur, where she posted a three-day total of four under par. That momentum is carrying into this week.

“You always want to play against good competition, great competition, and events like this provide that opportunity to me,” Potter-Bobb, “I’m trying to get ready for the (U.S.) Women’s Mid-Am, so to be able to come out here and have something that’s within two hours of my hometown and play against some of the best players in the country, it’s a hard opportunity to pass.”

Results: LNGA Amateur
1TXHailey JonesDallas, TX50066-74-75=215
2ParaguayGiovanna FernandezParaguay40072-70-74=216
3MDFaith ChoiFrederick, MD30072-71-74=217
T4CanadaTaylor KehoeCanada30074-75-71=220
T4IABritta SnyderAmes, IA30075-70-75=220

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ABOUT THE LNGA Amateur

The inaugural event, held in 1927 at Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo. set off decades of successful tournament across the United States, conducted by an organization then named the Missouri Valley Women's Golf Association. A year later, the name became the Women's Trans-Mississippi Golf Association, evolving into the Women's Trans National Golf Association by 1953 to include all states before changing to the Ladies National Golf Association in 2019. This 54-hole stroke play event spans the nation and has been hosted at some of the country finest courses, including Persimmon Ridge in Kentucky, Stonewall Links in Pennsylvania, and Eugene Country Club in Oregon.

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