“I don’t know what I was expecting, but I saw a lot of good and I think I just kind of carried on that momentum to today.
“I’m in a good position leading up to some tough golf ahead.”
Lydia Ko and Lottie Woad (pictured) are on eight-under, leading by one shot from Amy Yang and Nasa Hataoka. Photo / Getty Images
Rising English star Woad, meanwhile, who only turned professional last year after claiming a third place finish at the Evian Championship as an amateur, drained four birdies with only one bogey in her three-under-par 69.
Woad though was frustrated at her inability to shoot a lower score after missing a series of makeable birdie putts.
“Had a lot of eight-footers for birdie and just didn’t make them, which was really annoying,” the 22-year-old said.
Ko and Woad lead by one shot from South Korea’s Amy Yang and Japan’s Nasa Hataoka.
Hataoka had lit up the course with a six-under-par opening round but had to settle for a 71 on day two in a mixed outing that included three birdies and two bogeys.
Sweden’s Ingrid Lindblad and South Korean duo Hwang You-min and Kim A-lim are a further shot back on six under.
Thailand’s world No 1 Jeeno Thitikul is three off the lead on five under alongside Nelly Korda and another Thai, Chanettee Wannasaen.
-Agence-France Presse