Summary Sandra Gal fired a three-under par 69 to stretch her lead in LPGA's Titleholders to three strokes.
NAPLES (AFP) - Germany s Sandra Gal fired a three-under par 69 on Friday to stretch her lead in the LPGA s season-ending Titleholders to three strokes.
Gal, who led by one shot going into the second round, had five birdies in her three-under effort at windy Tiburon Golf Club, and her 11-under total of 133 put her three strokes clear of South Korea s Yoo Sun-Young.
Yoo posted her second straight 68 for 136, and was two strokes in front of Thailand s Pornanong Phatlum (68) and Americans Gerina Piller (67) and Cristie Kerr (69).
South Korea s Park Hee-Young, Sweden s Anna Nordqvist and American Morgan Pressel were a further stroke back on 139 - one stroke in front of a group of six that included world number one Park In-Bee as well as China s Feng Shanshan and US teen star Lexi Thompson.
New Zealand s 16-year-old sensation Lydia Ko, playing her first tournament as a professional after an amateur career that included victories in four pro events, had two birdies and one bogey in her second straight 71.
The elite season finale, open to players who posted top-three finishes this year, features a winner s prize of $700,000, largest on the LPGA Tour.
