Angel Yin Leads by Two Strokes Midway Through LPGA Finale

Angel Yin’s sole prior victory on the LPGA Tour occurred in 2023 at the Buick LPGA Shanghai. The second-round leaderboard for the CME Group Tour Championship is as follows: -10 A Yin (US); -8 N-R An (Kor), H-J Choi (Kor); -6 A Furue (Jap), N Korda (US), J Thitikul (Tha), A Yang (Kor), R Yin (Chi). Selected other scores include: -5 C Hull (Eng); +1 L Maguire (Ire). A full leaderboard is available. American golfer Angel Yin maintains a two-stroke advantage following her second-round score of three-under-par 69 at the CME Group Tour Championship, held in Florida. Building on an impressive opening round of 65 on Thursday, Yin extended her lead, placing South Korea’s An Na-rin in second position. The champion of this LPGA season-ending tournament, hosted at the Tiburon Golf Club, is set to receive $4m (£3.2m) in prize money. An encountered difficulties establishing her pace, recording two bogeys and two birdies, resulting in an even-par round of 72. South Korea’s Choi Hye-jin shares the eight-under score with An, having completed her second consecutive round of 68. Five players, among them American Nelly Korda, are positioned two strokes behind, at six-under-par. Korda, who secured a come-from-behind victory at The Annika just last week, demonstrated significant improvement, posting a six-under-par round to overcome her initial par score. England’s Charley Hull also completed her round with a six-under-par 66; however, her one-over-par 73 from Thursday means she faces a challenge over the remaining two days.