Day 2

:00:00. > :00:41.and warm and the breezes sweeping in from the Irish Sea were nice. But

:00:42. > :00:47.this was a tough task. Only nine players broke par and the narrow

:00:48. > :00:51.fairways and thick rope broke a few hearts along the way amongst those

:00:52. > :00:59.harbouring hopes of lifting this, the beautiful 21st-century styled

:01:00. > :01:05.women's claret jug. A fascinating day at Royal Birkdale for the first

:01:06. > :01:20.day and the top names of ladies golf were blessed with a glorious

:01:21. > :01:29.Thursday. Leading was Japan's a Yacob O'Hara. Mo Martin finished

:01:30. > :01:33.three under and in second place. What a superb shot that was. Then

:01:34. > :01:52.three names all on two under par and type of bird. This is a good links

:01:53. > :01:55.shot for you. The sun it's hat on all day, even if the officials

:01:56. > :02:02.couldn't. Some players went to extreme lengths to keep fares on.

:02:03. > :02:07.Leading the British charge was Holly Clyburn, shooting one under par.

:02:08. > :02:17.Matching that of last year's champion, world number one, Stacy

:02:18. > :02:21.Lewis. Look at this! Teenager Charlie Harle is still in contention

:02:22. > :02:30.at one over. Absolutely glorious shots. Laura Davies found it hard

:02:31. > :02:39.going. She finished three over alongside the world number 12. At

:02:40. > :02:49.the end of 12.5 hours of golf, this is how the leaderboard looked.

:02:50. > :03:01.Mo Martin, statistically the most accurate off the tee. Amongst the

:03:02. > :03:24.other seven women who broke part was Morgan pretzel. Stacy Lewis and the

:03:25. > :03:29.top Briton, Holly Clyburn. There is a leading scrap for the leading

:03:30. > :03:33.amateur. Some big named professionals have work to do to

:03:34. > :03:39.make sure they are the right side of the cot when it falls this evening.

:03:40. > :03:53.Dame Laura Davies shot an opening 75. She is in the company of Jessica

:03:54. > :03:57.Corder. I Myers at Ogata underway this morning. We will be keeping an

:03:58. > :04:09.eye on the two-time champion in this event, Sinn.

:04:10. > :04:17.Once again it was an early start. 6:30am and conditions are very

:04:18. > :04:24.friendly. Light winds, sunshine, who will make hay today? This is where

:04:25. > :04:37.we will pick up late today. Not a great deal of movement.

:04:38. > :04:43.Let's get out onto the Royal Birkdale will

:04:44. > :04:55.it is a very placid looking links when you view it from here but it

:04:56. > :05:01.was at via -- fierce test yesterday. Frisky breeze today. But looking at

:05:02. > :05:10.the pin positions, the flags are in a more friendly position. We will

:05:11. > :05:18.maybe get more than nine players breaking par. This is our first look

:05:19. > :05:34.today at Dame Jessica Davies -- Dame Laura Davies. Successful member last

:05:35. > :05:38.August. Just spoiling the card a little bit after a good comeback

:05:39. > :05:46.with a couple of birdies on 13 and 15. Pretty much ideal scoring

:05:47. > :05:49.conditions out here today. The players in the morning part of the

:05:50. > :05:55.draw need to go out and take advantage like Dame Laura. This for

:05:56. > :06:09.a birdie trying to get to three over par. Should be easily inside the cut

:06:10. > :06:13.line at the end of the day. Laura looks like she is walking better

:06:14. > :06:22.than she was yesterday. She has a very painful heel. It is a condition

:06:23. > :06:29.she cannot pronounce the name of, she just knows it is very, very

:06:30. > :06:34.painful. This is her 30th consecutive British Open

:06:35. > :06:43.championship. Not counting the four she played as an amateur. Well done.

:06:44. > :06:46.Laura has had a tendency over the last few years to shoot herself out

:06:47. > :06:56.of contention with some big numbers at this championship. But things

:06:57. > :07:06.looking good for the weekend. Paula creamer for a par at the 14th. Ken

:07:07. > :07:13.Brown is out following this group. I am sure you are enjoying being out

:07:14. > :07:17.there? Absolute delight. Flags are almost limp at the moment so ideal

:07:18. > :07:32.conditions. Greens are a little fast. ' last night. They are pretty

:07:33. > :07:44.slippery. Three bogeys and two birdies. She is currently at five

:07:45. > :08:04.over. Jessica, ahead on 16. An opportunity spurned. Lydia also

:08:05. > :08:13.caught out by the pace. Has this to save a par. 14th, par three.

:08:14. > :08:24.Good-looking card, but managed to have a triple bogey at number eight.

:08:25. > :08:33.Now she has steadied the ship. Well done.

:08:34. > :08:45.Tremendous calmness about Lydia in everything she does. Sometimes we

:08:46. > :08:49.take it for granted she is 17. But when you look at what she has

:08:50. > :08:54.achieved in the game, it is remarkable. Michelle way out on the

:08:55. > :09:02.pack your screen. Her training aid which is the yellow stick she has in

:09:03. > :09:16.her hand. She has this an orthodox putting style. She calls it the

:09:17. > :09:29.table top. Back to the 14th. Nice par. Strides off to the 15th. Steady

:09:30. > :09:34.day, single bogey on the card. She is trying to get more confidence.

:09:35. > :09:39.Has been struggling this year, but loves this championship. It is her

:09:40. > :09:58.favourite major and if she can have a good week here, it will spur her

:09:59. > :10:05.arm for the rest of the season. Jessica, on the elevated tee on 17.

:10:06. > :10:07.Exhilarating shot this for the players between two towering sand

:10:08. > :10:15.dunes. That looks pretty perfect, bounding down the fairway. Just have

:10:16. > :10:26.a look at this. No tee peg for Laura. There will be a heave to the

:10:27. > :10:28.right. Bango! She just has the thrill of enjoyment of hitting golf

:10:29. > :10:31.balls. Why did she not use a tea? There was one stage in her stage

:10:32. > :10:34.when she wasn't very good with the driver. She found she could hit it

:10:35. > :10:46.off the deck. She has employed that ever since.

:10:47. > :10:55.Flag today cut at the back of the green. Several paces back from the

:10:56. > :10:59.edge. The breeze is supposed to pick up this afternoon but it might get

:11:00. > :11:06.really windy at the weekend, especially on Sunday. A Yacob Louis

:11:07. > :11:26.Hara. Talented group of players. Level

:11:27. > :11:38.par. Especially Carrie Webb and Lexie Thompson. Charley Hull looking

:11:39. > :11:54.for a good Friday afternoon. Georgia Hall, the English amateur. Very tidy

:11:55. > :12:16.start. Carlota Ciganda who was involved in the Solheim Cup Europe.

:12:17. > :12:20.Three over for the day. Par five. 499 yards and just off to the right.

:12:21. > :12:38.Creamer setting off for a draw. That has scampered down, missing the

:12:39. > :12:45.bunkers. The. In the middle of the fairway is a yardage and marker for

:12:46. > :12:53.the players. That says she has hit it out 250 yards. This is for an

:12:54. > :13:00.eagle. They don't help your scorecard. Yes! Dead centre for the

:13:01. > :13:12.young Spaniard. That was a sick of a good move back hurts her back to one

:13:13. > :13:16.over for the championship. She birdied on 15, eagled at 17 and now

:13:17. > :13:32.has another par five to get her teeth into. Suzann Pettersen. Laying

:13:33. > :13:35.alongside Katrina Matthew who is not going along very well at all. Suzann

:13:36. > :13:54.Pettersen at one over. Three bogeys today, a couple of

:13:55. > :14:02.birdies. Another birdie chance coming up. She is one of David led

:14:03. > :14:13.that's stable of players he coaches and he rates her swing as the best

:14:14. > :14:19.of the lot. That is some praise indeed. Nice to see plenty of

:14:20. > :14:25.youngsters out watching the golf. Good crowds here and a great two

:14:26. > :14:29.weeks of golf in this area, the open championship being played at Hoylake

:14:30. > :14:37.next week. They do know their golf in this neck of the woods. Very

:14:38. > :14:48.educated spectators. This is the young American amateur, Emma Talley

:14:49. > :14:59.and out watching hair is Mark James. Yes, she looks very talented

:15:00. > :15:02.indeed. 150 yards to this pin today. A friendlier position than

:15:03. > :15:14.yesterday. I think she just dragged it a touch left. It's easy to set

:15:15. > :15:16.pin positions that tees the players into chasing them and that's where

:15:17. > :15:31.all sorts of trouble can accrue. Now she's made bogey at the last, as

:15:32. > :15:55.soon as I joined the group she did well to make a bogey.

:15:56. > :16:01.shot that because she can't have been hitting much more than a

:16:02. > :16:08.7-iron. Just seems to have lost her appetite for the game slightly. Won

:16:09. > :16:12.this title two times in the past but is now concentrating on playing

:16:13. > :16:19.mostly in Japan. Appeared in the States on two occasions this year.

:16:20. > :16:39.Well done. At ch championship last year she was trying to main four

:16:40. > :16:41.Majors in a row. This year coming in somewhat under the radar. Dame Laura

:16:42. > :16:54.with her second. Well, when the camera pulls out we

:16:55. > :16:59.will see where the flag is. We knew from yesterday's flag position that

:17:00. > :17:03.would have been - she's more room to work with today.

:17:04. > :17:12.You can't be more dead centre than that.

:17:13. > :17:20.Cries of anguish there. Well, the quality of the tee shot

:17:21. > :17:27.hasn't been matched by the quality of the second so far.

:17:28. > :17:33.That flag all the way at the back of the green. Yes, they could have

:17:34. > :17:38.afforded to carry it to the heart of the green today. Yesterday it was

:17:39. > :17:44.trying to bump it in that was the task.

:17:45. > :17:49.I played in the championship here when Laura won and it's amazing to

:17:50. > :17:53.me to see her still out there, loving it anteing it up. She's so

:17:54. > :17:58.hungry for the game. Just trying to get back to level

:17:59. > :18:13.par. Certainly gave that one a go.

:18:14. > :18:16.Suzanne looking for a first victory in 2014. She did have some injury

:18:17. > :18:22.problems earlier in the year, struggled with a back issue.

:18:23. > :18:30.Back to 12 and problems for Jiyai Shin. Yeah, a problem here, and

:18:31. > :18:35.although she's got a back swing it's not going to be easy, the ball will

:18:36. > :18:41.come out low and running. A bank S on the right which she wants to get

:18:42. > :18:49.close to. Anything within ten feet will be a good shot here.

:18:50. > :18:52.I think she can get it out all right, I think control is the key.

:18:53. > :18:54.It's going to come out low and skidding. And just really hard to

:18:55. > :19:19.get it close. Well, I know it's a disappointing

:19:20. > :19:22.that it hasn't come out, but she probably semibudgeted for that. It's

:19:23. > :19:44.not an easy shot, but it's easier. Left herself a birdie chance but may

:19:45. > :19:54.have wanted to get a bit closer. Now back to the 12th.

:19:55. > :19:59.So take two. It really wasn't that difficult a shot, I didn't think,

:20:00. > :20:01.but I don't know if she's trying to get too cute with it. This will be

:20:02. > :20:17.easier from the flat of the bunker. Now it's getting really bad for her,

:20:18. > :20:22.Mark. I am not sure what she's doing to be honest. It's not that bad a

:20:23. > :20:25.bunker. She's taking quite a lazy swing at it. You want

:20:26. > :20:35.bunker. She's taking quite a lazy face wide open and give it some

:20:36. > :20:53.wellie. It's out. A chance to save a double

:20:54. > :20:58.bogey. But what a costly couple of holes, she was going along pretty

:20:59. > :21:13.well, fallen at the 11th and 12th. Ahead at 17, Korda, a long bunker

:21:14. > :21:17.shot. And that was brave. She flew it all the way to the top level. And

:21:18. > :21:47.not bad. Birdie putt for Laura. Uphill,

:21:48. > :21:51.slightly off the right-hand side. Look at the high hand position. Come

:21:52. > :22:02.on! She's looking more comfortable with

:22:03. > :22:23.the putter in her hands this week than I have seen her for a while.

:22:24. > :22:31.At the 18th hole, Munoz. May just be laying up here, Maureen. It's

:22:32. > :22:39.difficult to see exactly how it's lying. But that seemed to have quite

:22:40. > :22:43.a bit of loft on it. Got to avoid those bunkers, which she has done.

:22:44. > :22:47.The lay-ups here at Royal Birkdale require some consideration because

:22:48. > :22:52.you just have to plot your way around through the bunkers. You

:22:53. > :22:56.can't just have a quick lash at it and hope to carry them. It's just a

:22:57. > :23:17.thinker's course and that's what I love about it.

:23:18. > :23:30.A distinctive upright back swing, with another one lasor-like at the

:23:31. > :23:33.flag. It's unique. It's not a position you would teach but that's

:23:34. > :23:39.the great thing about this game there's many weird and wonderful

:23:40. > :23:44.ways of playing it. Jessica Korda Father a birdie at the 17th -- for a

:23:45. > :23:47.birdie at the 17th. This is to get into red numbers. You have to look

:23:48. > :23:55.back at the second shot, do you not, Maureen? Yes, heart of the fairway,

:23:56. > :23:59.off the tee. Mid-iron. Well this is for a double bogey at 12.

:24:00. > :24:09.At least she got that in, that's something. A bad run of form for

:24:10. > :24:15.Shin. It's been 24 weeks at the top of the world rankings from May 2010

:24:16. > :24:22.to February 2011. On and off, being world number one in that period. And

:24:23. > :24:36.struggled withier in 2012, she had -- with injury in 2012.

:24:37. > :24:45.An uphill from here. The greens are quick. This is on an awkward slope.

:24:46. > :24:56.Will it be her first red number? She just hit that straight through

:24:57. > :25:06.the break. Never really looked as if it was tracking at the hole at all.

:25:07. > :25:19.Anything short will get dragged to the left. An awkward spot, difficult

:25:20. > :25:23.to get at and difficult to putt to. I was watching her after a round

:25:24. > :25:28.yesterday, must have been about 20 journalists gathered around her and

:25:29. > :25:31.she started moving backwards towards the advertising board that there is

:25:32. > :25:36.there and moved about 20 feet over the course of ten minutes as they

:25:37. > :25:42.all got closer and closer, trying to get her comments after the round.

:25:43. > :25:45.It's so intense, the intense media scrutiny that the Japanese players

:25:46. > :25:59.endure at these tournaments. Creamer had a chance to reach the

:26:00. > :26:05.green. This is her second putt. This will give you an idea of what slope

:26:06. > :26:07.this is cut on. It's got a break from the right, despite it being a

:26:08. > :26:22.short one. A nice roll. Beautiful putting

:26:23. > :26:40.surfaces. A bit of bling there on the ankle,

:26:41. > :27:04.Maureen. Yes, and name on the shoes. A lovely four. You have been

:27:05. > :27:07.impressed by her, haven't you, Ken? I have been stunningly impressed,

:27:08. > :27:11.actually. She's not short, but not long, but very accurate, great

:27:12. > :27:13.attitude. But such a delightful touch around the greens. Lovely

:27:14. > :27:51.putter. Another one boomed away by Korda.

:27:52. > :27:54.She's a very long hitter. And has the distance, good chance for an

:27:55. > :28:00.eagle at the closing hole for Jessica. Korda -- Jessica Korda.

:28:01. > :28:23.Let's see what Laura can do here. You mentionled struggling with the

:28:24. > :28:28.driver and went to the tee. You have a certain amount of talent to hit it

:28:29. > :28:34.off the deck. But if you ever see Laura using tee pegs look out,

:28:35. > :28:39.because she must be really, really confident.

:28:40. > :28:48.A good chance to finish with a birdie. Could be an eagle birdie

:28:49. > :28:56.finish for the Spaniard trying to boost level par for two days here at

:28:57. > :29:00.the Ricoh British Women's Open. The players at the top of the board out

:29:01. > :29:04.later. All those good scores yesterday came from the very early

:29:05. > :29:06.starters who were - there were only a couple of late scores that

:29:07. > :29:27.threatened par. Left to right-er, watch this putting

:29:28. > :29:34.stroke. Last year she was the best in the world, man or woman. Didn't

:29:35. > :29:37.quite have the read there. But that's going to be a very, very

:29:38. > :29:53.secure birdie. So it's a birdie, birdie finish for

:29:54. > :29:58.Park and a 72. To the 16th hole and Lydia Ko. Looking a little bit

:29:59. > :30:14.anxious, that went down the right side.

:30:15. > :30:38.The caddie, a new relationship for Lydia. She's been trying to find

:30:39. > :30:42.someone that she jels with. How she rescued that round. Home in 36 48

:30:43. > :31:16.per of 72. Very good work indeed. This 16th. Nice time to welcome in

:31:17. > :31:23.Peter Alice. It has been a bright and breezy morning so far. Golf is

:31:24. > :31:44.pretty lively, lots of birdies, but also lots of bogeys, I am afraid.

:31:45. > :31:57.Paula creamer. Finding it hard work. Steady. It is OK.

:31:58. > :32:10.Good crowd out watching the big groupings early on Friday. Suzann

:32:11. > :32:30.Pettersen now. This is her third to the 17th.

:32:31. > :32:47.Trying to get that want to trundle up but I'm not sure it is going to

:32:48. > :32:49.get all the way to the back of the green. She will not be happy with

:32:50. > :32:52.that one. Korda's second. She does not appear to like it very much. In

:32:53. > :33:06.the sand? Yes! Could be worse places to be dandy greenside bunker. Dame

:33:07. > :33:14.Laura. Second shot. 18th hole. 472 yards, an eagle chance coming up for

:33:15. > :33:21.Dame Laura Davies. That will delight the crowd. Be nice to see her finish

:33:22. > :33:30.with an eagle. She won't have seen the little hop over the corner of

:33:31. > :33:32.the bunker either. Quite a few remarkable rounds going on. Several

:33:33. > :33:40.Eagles this morning. The amateur remarkable rounds going on. Several

:33:41. > :33:58.from Australia dropped three strokes in the first three holes will stop

:33:59. > :34:01.then went par, eagle, birdie. 72 or anything under will be a very good

:34:02. > :34:06.score today, as it was yesterday. 14th tee, this is Beatriz Recari

:34:07. > :34:14.from Spain. Had a very good year in 2013. Hasn't had as good a season

:34:15. > :34:33.this year. Two under for the day will stop --.

:34:34. > :34:42.She is from Spain where they do the running of the bulls. Good swing.

:34:43. > :34:47.Just find it interesting watching the different tempos and rhythms,

:34:48. > :34:53.length of swings, particularly amongst the women. Those from the

:34:54. > :34:58.far east, long, will we. Not very pretty swings but very effect give.

:34:59. > :35:02.The others are more tight, compact and punchy. This is Suzann

:35:03. > :35:26.Pettersen, she has a good swing. Coming up at the 17th. It was never

:35:27. > :35:36.going to reach. It was half way, it was tired. Just having a rummage

:35:37. > :35:41.football. Where Arnold Palmer hit his marvellous shot on his way to

:35:42. > :35:49.winning the open championship on July the 16th, 1961. He did not do

:35:50. > :35:58.it out of bushes that tight. He was a legend, but not that much of a

:35:59. > :36:04.legend. Korda now at the bunker shot at the 18th. Nicely played. Bit of a

:36:05. > :36:40.runner. She has had a bit of success on the

:36:41. > :36:45.ladies tour but has never won in the knighted States. Travels with her

:36:46. > :36:50.husband, who is her caddie and their daughter, Lola. It is quite an

:36:51. > :36:56.effort going through the airports, with all of the luggage you need to

:36:57. > :37:05.travel with a small baby. I don't envy them. Her name was Lola!

:37:06. > :37:17.Lookout. There you are. She was a showgirl. But that was many years

:37:18. > :37:22.ago. It is a hard life travelling with young. I have listened to Gary

:37:23. > :37:29.Player travelling with his entourage. 84 bits of luggage, 14

:37:30. > :37:33.children, or what ever it was. He did not have them all at once, mind

:37:34. > :37:46.you. Dame Laura Davies for an eagle. That should be a birdie.

:37:47. > :37:56.Laura will be here for the weekend. Has not made the cut in this

:37:57. > :38:01.championship since 2010. 75 on day one but felt like she had played

:38:02. > :38:06.better. It is a better day on Friday for Dame Laura, 72. Two birdies, two

:38:07. > :38:26.bogeys. Suzann Pettersen now with a little

:38:27. > :38:32.bit of work left for her par at the 17th. That is an interesting

:38:33. > :38:44.routine, the dropping of the left arm and then placing it in the right

:38:45. > :38:55.position. That is an expensive whole! She is such a good player.

:38:56. > :39:02.But this is not a happy hole. She had to drop out of the bush. Now it

:39:03. > :39:17.has gone to the left. Nasty. She has short sighted herself at the 16th.

:39:18. > :39:21.Korda at the 18th, birdie putt. Shots can slip away. It is

:39:22. > :39:27.extraordinary looking at the scoring sheets. The amount of bogeys, double

:39:28. > :39:34.bogeys and also birdies. It is a real mixed bag. Paula Creamer hit it

:39:35. > :39:44.in the lies in the left rough. I think play prudently. Chipped it

:39:45. > :39:50.back into play. Slightly elevated green but plenty of landing area

:39:51. > :39:56.towards the back left of the green. Currently where I am standing,

:39:57. > :39:59.putting surface doesn't have a breath of wind. Unbelievable. This

:40:00. > :40:33.is her third. Don't see too many days like this,

:40:34. > :40:37.Peter in this championship? This coastline, Ireland gets in the wake

:40:38. > :40:52.of it, but nothing else to stop it coming over from the Atlantic. 72.

:40:53. > :41:02.She did not get a good finish. Only a drive and an iron for her today.

:41:03. > :41:13.Not to birdie, is not exactly sinful. Good old timer, bring your

:41:14. > :41:21.binoculars. Dust having a little kip. Steady breathing... Up and

:41:22. > :41:41.down... Back to Beatriz Recari at the 14th

:41:42. > :41:45.for a birdie. It really has been a tough season. She has struggled with

:41:46. > :41:55.illness on a couple of occasions but her best finish, tied for 28th and

:41:56. > :41:58.that was in Australia. She has missed seven cuts in 2014, which is

:41:59. > :42:09.surprising considering the year she had in 2013. Been better today. It

:42:10. > :42:14.can happen so easily in a part one especially if it enters from the

:42:15. > :42:20.Greenside, you land on the down slope. Elevated green and the Green

:42:21. > :42:22.running away from her. If she gets on the putting surface, she has

:42:23. > :42:34.played a belter. Might be a bit ambitious. Open the face and chip

:42:35. > :42:38.underneath it. Nearly brilliant. Awkward shot, we saw one at the

:42:39. > :42:44.12th. It took a couple to get out. Nowhere to swing. It is one of the

:42:45. > :42:52.features of so many links courses. Some people think they are unfair.

:42:53. > :43:09.But they are called hazards. So try to avoid them! Early days, but the

:43:10. > :43:23.scores going out at the bottom. You said there was no wind, can it be no

:43:24. > :43:27.wind, Kenn? I have seen no movement. The 16th is covered by the sand

:43:28. > :43:32.Junes. Have you seen any interesting wildlife? I have. I have seen some

:43:33. > :43:47.wonderful butterflies. A hummingbird. This is your

:43:48. > :43:53.favourite. I was watching Lord Bath this morning, he was in the

:43:54. > :44:02.butterfly area. They are wonderful creatures all settling on the old

:44:03. > :44:07.boy's knows. I think this has got to be one of the best courses for

:44:08. > :44:13.butterflies. Why would that be? There is a great expanse of land

:44:14. > :44:30.that helps them. At St Andrews, it has all been trampled away, but they

:44:31. > :44:33.like being out, glittering around. Beatriz Recari has got through most

:44:34. > :44:43.of the round incredibly well this morning. She is smacking one away on

:44:44. > :44:47.15. It has skipped the bunker but the bubbly won't be able to get

:44:48. > :45:10.there in two. clubhouse, they're fluttering a wee

:45:11. > :45:13.bit. Very tranquil looking out across the bay. Wonder who they're

:45:14. > :45:23.supporting? ! That was for a bogey, so costly.

:45:24. > :45:41.It's going to be a double. All started with a slightlierant

:45:42. > :45:47.drive into the bushes and you walk away with a double bogey. -- lightly

:45:48. > :45:58.errant drive. You can learn a lot from Paula

:45:59. > :46:02.Creamer's play here. It was in the rough, decided not to take a chance,

:46:03. > :46:04.pitched out sideways and eliminated taking more than a five and given

:46:05. > :46:19.herself a chance of a four. It's there. Perfect speed. Well

:46:20. > :46:37.done. Have you given any thoughts to what

:46:38. > :46:42.the qualifying score might be, Ken, for the final 36 holes? Well, after

:46:43. > :46:49.one round it was plus four, scoring may be easier today, so it's

:46:50. > :46:53.suggesting plus six, seven. Five, six, seven, that sort of thing? It's

:46:54. > :46:56.hard to tell, if the wind picks up this afternoon it might be eight or

:46:57. > :47:15.nine. Well done. I did see I think a sand

:47:16. > :47:20.lizard, this is one of the few places you can see sand lizards, I

:47:21. > :47:33.wasn't sure if it was sand or common. I am not sure they have a

:47:34. > :47:39.great collection, but as you say, they're being squeezed out.

:47:40. > :47:56.This is going to be her final hole of the championship. It's not been a

:47:57. > :48:01.day to remember for Katrina. 13 over par for the round. Five bogeys in

:48:02. > :48:06.the first nine, a six and eight and a seven coming home. Pettersen has

:48:07. > :48:14.been struggling, as well. You never know, you wake up feeling

:48:15. > :48:18.great and first shot goes into trouble and it's a struggle. Another

:48:19. > :48:23.day, you go out, you don't feel all that great and you break the course

:48:24. > :48:28.record. People try to explain it, but you can't.

:48:29. > :48:37.No scores on the right mean they haven't started yet. Players near

:48:38. > :48:41.the top of the leaderboard going out after lunch.

:48:42. > :48:54.Matthew tapping in for an eagle. Very un-Matthew-like that round.

:48:55. > :49:05.She's such a steady performer. A tricky chip, very fast from the

:49:06. > :49:12.front. You have to get the ball landing softly and slowly, if you

:49:13. > :49:20.can. You don't want too much fizz. Some of you may remember Ken

:49:21. > :49:25.attached to the club for years, he had a wonderful touch around, slow

:49:26. > :49:29.swing, difficult to play shots like that.

:49:30. > :49:36.She nipped it, if you nip it and it doesn't stop that's pretty good, but

:49:37. > :49:40.could do better. But it needs a different technique. Old-fashioned,

:49:41. > :49:55.I am afraid, but true. Three eagles at the 18th hole today,

:49:56. > :49:59.so that could make for an interesting day. Two par-5s to

:50:00. > :50:02.finish and a good chance to better the score card. 17th tee and Paula

:50:03. > :50:15.Creamer. The second rounds this year have not

:50:16. > :50:26.been kind to Paula. She hasn't broken 70 in the second round since

:50:27. > :50:32.February. Talley back on the 14th. A good tee shot, affording her a great

:50:33. > :50:38.opportunity there which she has grabbed gladly.

:50:39. > :50:56.Back to the 18th and Suzanne. Only had a couple of birdies. Four

:50:57. > :51:05.dropped shots. This isn't a pushover either. It's 13, 14 feet, I suppose.

:51:06. > :51:08.I am fascinated by her putting technique, Maureen, how she

:51:09. > :51:16.addresses it and it looks as if she's going to putt cross-handed.

:51:17. > :51:19.Extends her left arm down. Some little trick she's working on, in a

:51:20. > :51:24.minute the left hand will appear down there. Oh, holding it away down

:51:25. > :51:31.there. I don't know what that's all about. If it goes in, it works.

:51:32. > :51:50.There you are, don't know why everybody doesn't do it!

:51:51. > :51:59.Calm waters out there, Maureen. They can never be too calm for me, Peter.

:52:00. > :52:08.I am in the same boat. I am not a water baby. I am not too happy on

:52:09. > :52:14.the water. There is a great bit of golfing country and lizard country

:52:15. > :52:26.and slow worm country. Ko has been having a few woes. A six

:52:27. > :52:44.and seven, a couple of birdies would do a power of good.

:52:45. > :52:51.67 yards for Recari. There is a bank short and left of the pin. She needs

:52:52. > :53:12.to keep this just right of the pin. Just releasing a bit there. She's

:53:13. > :53:17.not a long hitter but usually deadly accurate. A couple of seasons ago

:53:18. > :53:22.was known as the iron woman of the LPGA tour, played 62 consecutive

:53:23. > :53:30.tournaments on the LPGA and that takes some doing.

:53:31. > :53:40.241 yards to the flag. Has to tip-toe over that and let it run on

:53:41. > :53:50.to the green. Narrow target. 14 paces or so wide.

:53:51. > :54:00.The club looks miles too big for her. Oh, over the top! Oh, you lucky

:54:01. > :54:04.girl. She won't know where that is, she will have a big smile on her

:54:05. > :54:24.face when she sees that. Oyama on 18 trying to tidy up with a

:54:25. > :54:31.birdie. And a 72. Well-played, a much better day for the Japanese

:54:32. > :54:35.player. The first seven players in of this second round all scored 72

:54:36. > :54:38.which makes strange looking reading when you look at the scoring board.

:54:39. > :54:56.Then we hit an 83 with Matthew. Sort of hit that bank. Hasn't got a

:54:57. > :55:00.terrible lie. Not a bad angle of the flag. Could she have had a cut

:55:01. > :55:06.terrible lie. Not a bad angle of the the green, Ken? Just too far back.

:55:07. > :55:17.Both of them played... They were playing as a three-shot. She needs

:55:18. > :55:21.to land this short of the tier on the green, let it dribble up. Over

:55:22. > :55:29.is not good. Yeah, that's getting better all the

:55:30. > :55:56.time. This was one of the strong

:55:57. > :56:05.departments of Recari's game in last year's Solheim Cup.

:56:06. > :56:12.So far there's been a masterclass in chipping from Ko. Spinning it, it

:56:13. > :56:32.better sit. That was a bit risky. She will have

:56:33. > :56:41.another challenge facing her when she gets up there.

:56:42. > :57:02.Got to release it up. No birdies yet today.

:57:03. > :57:10.Well, it was a very strange one that, wasn't it, Ken? It seemed to

:57:11. > :57:20.be the wrong type of shot. The ball is sitting on the top of the grass,

:57:21. > :57:26.and opened it. A switch back of a green this, lots of bumps and

:57:27. > :57:40.hollows. Perfect golfing weather, perfect watching weather.

:57:41. > :57:50.Laura is into the grub. 72 under the belt. Just sit here Father a little

:57:51. > :58:04.while now and watch the world go by! -- for a little while now.

:58:05. > :58:21.A beautiful free swing. Solid, sensible. Compact swing.

:58:22. > :58:31.Workmanlike. Not many things to go wrong.

:58:32. > :58:44.A long putt up the 17th, after that strange chip shot she played.

:58:45. > :58:56.That was a beautiful pace putt. No nerves, stress required for the next

:58:57. > :59:04.one. She's going to remain at one over par. Shot 72 yesterday. One

:59:05. > :59:09.over so far today. 16 pars, one bogey on 13. A nice red number would

:59:10. > :59:32.redress that. She's five over, she could do -

:59:33. > :59:41.doesn't want to take any more than par on the last two holes. They're

:59:42. > :59:47.two 5s. Particularly today because it's wide open birdie chances. Quite

:59:48. > :59:56.quick from this side. Might move towards the tee for a - to the right

:59:57. > :00:03.a little. Not much. Nice putt. Oh, didn't go. Just stayed out. I think

:00:04. > :01:01.she thought it was in. So only a par-5.

:01:02. > :01:05.hard, I am afraid. It was too hard. Just catch the edge of the wrong

:01:06. > :01:25.speed and they spin away. That was a costly, untidy. Just a whisker too

:01:26. > :01:32.much left and would not go in. Couple of sixes. Two sixes and

:01:33. > :01:39.seven. You can see those are the early

:01:40. > :01:49.starters beginning to show on the board. Azahara Munoz, two rounds

:01:50. > :01:56.completed. A number of good scores coming in and a lot of nationalities

:01:57. > :02:07.represented yet again. Acute strong players yet to go. Lexi Thomson and

:02:08. > :02:09.carry web still to go. As we looked down, Georgia Hall becoming the

:02:10. > :02:35.leading amateur yet again. Missed the bunker. But it saddled.

:02:36. > :02:41.Just a thump down the fairway. 230 yards to clear the bunker. It is

:02:42. > :02:49.basically the line the players want to take. Creamer should clear it.

:02:50. > :02:56.She will fly it slightly longer than Ai Miyazato. But if in doubt you

:02:57. > :03:19.need to go a little bit slightly left. That is a drill David Whelan

:03:20. > :03:38.coaches, to keep the head level. Here she goes. Anxious. No longer

:03:39. > :03:43.anxious. Yesterday there was a little bit more breeze, so the

:03:44. > :03:49.medium length hitters were sailing over that. But once the wind drops

:03:50. > :03:58.or switches into you, it is very much in play. Interesting, the

:03:59. > :04:04.fairway to the right of it, fairway to the left of it. There is almost a

:04:05. > :04:16.danger if you do clear it, of running into the next one. It is

:04:17. > :04:20.like landing an aircraft carrier on a deck. It is so calm and

:04:21. > :04:38.controlled. She is only 17. The wind is slightly helping but

:04:39. > :04:47.almost directly across the angle of the tee shot. She has dropped eight

:04:48. > :05:03.shots so far. She has got away with it. Will it stop? Yes.

:05:04. > :05:11.That is why, if you are in a heavy rough, pitching out isn't the

:05:12. > :05:13.easiest. All of those bunkers, two on the left, two on the right, can

:05:14. > :05:33.catch you out. Beatriz Recari. Perfect for

:05:34. > :05:49.difference. The Spaniard lives in Orlando now, she actually lives in

:05:50. > :05:59.Sergio's old house. Going well. Could be. Pace again. With a little

:06:00. > :06:06.bit more speed, it would not have gone. Just got it right, well done.

:06:07. > :06:08.Last year's US amateur champion. That was the qualification that got

:06:09. > :06:38.her into this championship. Meet Key said he has had good

:06:39. > :06:52.showings in the past. There have been a couple of withdrawals. Bad

:06:53. > :06:59.back for Christie Kerr. Not sure about Siri Pack, to be honest. The

:07:00. > :07:15.young and -- amateur has had an amazing round. You can always tell

:07:16. > :07:23.the one with dentures. They take it serene Lee. It is the ones with a

:07:24. > :07:38.few fillings, ouch. Keep your mouth closed when you are eating!

:07:39. > :07:48.If you go in that bunker up against the face you will not be able to

:07:49. > :07:52.reach the green in three. The pin is in a much more accessible spot than

:07:53. > :08:01.yesterday. Towards the back right today. If ever you are in this

:08:02. > :08:07.situation and you cannot reach with this shot in hand, get the ball on

:08:08. > :08:19.the fairway and then make sure you reach with the next. Six on the

:08:20. > :08:25.card. It looked a heavy light, Kenn? It was, on the upslope. -- a heavy

:08:26. > :08:43.lie. Beatriz Recari just sizing this up.

:08:44. > :08:53.Good, solid seven iron. Right to left, not a difficult putt, but it

:08:54. > :09:24.will be a bit slippery. She has been stalking this for a minute or two.

:09:25. > :09:34.What a beauty! What a beautiful putt. I remember her holding all of

:09:35. > :09:39.those putt, magic. Timed it to perfection. When she gets the

:09:40. > :09:59.putting boots on, there is no one better. 239. She wants it to be

:10:00. > :10:09.straight to run between the bunkers. She has not done it. That would have

:10:10. > :10:22.been through the back of the green, I fancy, if it had got through the

:10:23. > :10:36.gap. Not a bad spot to be. Good angles. Nice lie for Lydia. It looks

:10:37. > :10:54.to have possibilities. Very well done. An opportunity to pick one or

:10:55. > :11:00.maybe two up here on the last hole. May he said key, this for a birdie.

:11:01. > :11:09.They are all finding their range now. I was in the second -- it was

:11:10. > :11:12.in the second round of this championship last year that she had

:11:13. > :11:35.a couple of Eagles at St Andrews. Finished tied seventh. That counts

:11:36. > :11:42.as much as a 300 yard drive! Out in 33 with three drop shots. It is

:11:43. > :11:53.pretty good. Two bogeys coming home. One under for the championship so

:11:54. > :12:05.far. Famous old clock in the clubhouse. It is very comfortable in

:12:06. > :12:18.there. It looks 1930s doesn't it? That was the style of it years ago.

:12:19. > :12:35.Come on, let's see a good swing here. From 142. That will do.

:12:36. > :12:40.Extraordinary rhythm, that swing? Amazing. She is only about five foot

:12:41. > :12:52.two inches. She is not a very big person. An elongated swing. What are

:12:53. > :13:16.they looking at? Tiny little tart. Ungainly looking -- tiny little tot.

:13:17. > :13:24.As a footballer's warp. In 2010, she had five winds around the world. She

:13:25. > :13:41.was consistently near the top of all of the scoring stats. Today she

:13:42. > :14:04.still hasn't won a major. Great view of the hospitality unit here.

:14:05. > :14:09.Good view of this swing. Quicker read them all together. Pushed it a

:14:10. > :14:52.bit. -- rhythm. Beatriz Recari has had four birdies

:14:53. > :15:02.today. This is more of a return to the form she enjoyed this year --

:15:03. > :15:23.last year. 17th tee. Reachable par five. That came off the putter so

:15:24. > :15:29.softly. Pretty long, too. Yes, three wins in America for Recari, very,

:15:30. > :16:20.very competent player. A deft touch required from Ko. Oh!

:16:21. > :16:25.You can't really be more deft than that. Delightfully played. Two in a

:16:26. > :16:30.row. Ken's been singing her praises about the chipping and putting and

:16:31. > :16:38.he knows a thing or two about that, but that was really lovely.

:16:39. > :16:47.It's a closing birdie, but it's home in 39 for Ko. Two sixes and a seven,

:16:48. > :16:52.that's not a bad score. Tacking that on to yesterday's 72, leaves her at

:16:53. > :16:58.plus four total. Miyazato, a long birdie putt.

:16:59. > :17:17.Travelling - moving right. She's had one dropped stroke and

:17:18. > :17:38.that was at the 13th hole. Not a birdie. Very competent play. 73.

:17:39. > :17:49.Should be an easy card to mark and sign.

:17:50. > :17:57.This group have been a little behind all day. I hope there's no news at

:17:58. > :18:06.the end of their rounds but I think they're OK. After a splendid bunker

:18:07. > :18:11.shot, for a birdie. We have watched this a few times and you have to be

:18:12. > :18:15.careful, if you are a bit weak and right-half it can dribble right

:18:16. > :18:17.here. This needs to be struck nice and firm, dead middle. Like that.

:18:18. > :18:31.Well done. That's a 73 for Creamer, that should

:18:32. > :18:34.be good enough for the weekend. Top 65 players plus ties play at the

:18:35. > :18:42.weekend. This is the emerging story on

:18:43. > :18:45.another beautiful day in Southport. We have had terrible weather for

:18:46. > :19:01.this event the last couple of years so this makes a glorious change.

:19:02. > :19:11.Recari's momentum continued, at the 17th she had this putt, about 18

:19:12. > :19:17.feet or so. Would it be back-to-back birdies? No danger. Down to 2-under

:19:18. > :19:23.for the championship and well into red figures and surging up the

:19:24. > :19:29.leaderboard. Here from a greenside bunker. That gives her a chance of

:19:30. > :19:43.three birdies in a row. Very elegantly done.

:19:44. > :19:47.And so was that. A superb round. Upstaging that of Ayako Uehara

:19:48. > :19:52.yesterday. I got her reaction to that round afterwards.

:19:53. > :19:56.A 67, the best round in this championship so far. A wonderful

:19:57. > :20:00.finish, birdie, birdie, birdie, tell us about it. Yes, it was a great

:20:01. > :20:03.day. I drove it really well all day long so that gave me a lot of

:20:04. > :20:10.confidence. The putter behaved today. I made some really good putts

:20:11. > :20:15.especially in the end so just really thrilled that I could put this round

:20:16. > :20:20.together and that I managed to stay patient and do a good job out there.

:20:21. > :20:23.You are probably pinching yourself, this is the second time in six

:20:24. > :20:29.previous appearances you have made the cut here. Why have you suddenly

:20:30. > :20:33.got to grips with lynks golf at this point? I learn from experience,

:20:34. > :20:41.definitely many mistakes in previous years so I managed to learn a few

:20:42. > :20:45.things here and there and I think in all lynks course it's vital to put

:20:46. > :20:48.it on the fairway and I did that yesterday and today, that was the

:20:49. > :20:52.key. You had a wonderful 2013, two wins and a debut on the Solheim Cup

:20:53. > :20:56.and a real star in that victory over America. How difficult is it to try

:20:57. > :21:03.to follow up a year like this and is this a real flash of that previous

:21:04. > :21:08.form last year? Yes, it's been an eventful 2014, especially the

:21:09. > :21:11.beginning with injuries and definitely expectations like you

:21:12. > :21:19.say, definitely expectations are high after I consider my best year

:21:20. > :21:24.on the LPGA and so it was tough but I learn from everything and all the

:21:25. > :21:28.challenges just make you grow and I learned many things about myself and

:21:29. > :21:34.about my game and I just worked on basics and worked on just getting

:21:35. > :21:38.back on track and get confidence back and I feel really good and

:21:39. > :21:41.could feel that way on the course yesterday and today and the score

:21:42. > :21:47.reflects that. You have shown the way, keep it going. Thank you. Thank

:21:48. > :21:56.you. So now a co-leader with Ayako Uehara. The Japanese player dropped

:21:57. > :22:02.a shot early in her round. A three-way tie at the top.

:22:03. > :22:09.Some of the great names as you look down the leaderboard. Par has been

:22:10. > :22:11.one of the great scores the last couple of days, it's been tough for

:22:12. > :22:32.all these players. There really is nothing like a Dame

:22:33. > :22:36.and here she is, Dame Laura. Relieved to be with us for the

:22:37. > :22:42.weekend because it's been a good few years have you been with us for this

:22:43. > :22:46.weekend. That's right. Missed it, missed a few cuts already this year.

:22:47. > :22:49.Any time you are on for the weekend, if the weather turns nasty anything

:22:50. > :22:54.can happen. You want to be in with a chance. In your 30th year of playing

:22:55. > :22:57.this great championship, and now as the latest member of Royal Birkdale,

:22:58. > :23:02.you have something to live up to here. I know, yeah, local member

:23:03. > :23:08.now. It's a place obviously I - I won it in 86 which is almost a

:23:09. > :23:12.lifetime ago, it's good to be back. I remember finishing eagle-eagle

:23:13. > :23:14.last time I think on the Saturday night, hoping to do that again

:23:15. > :23:20.tomorrow and maybe have a chance on Sunday. You don't know. If things go

:23:21. > :23:25.against you on - I saw electiony started with a ten -- Lexie started

:23:26. > :23:30.with a ten today, anything can happen. You won it by a street, five

:23:31. > :23:34.shots something like that, and the prize 28 years ago was rather

:23:35. > :23:39.different to the elegant slender Cup that it is today. As you will see

:23:40. > :23:45.Laura finishing here in the famous pink cardie, this was the prize. A

:23:46. > :23:49.pair of candlesticks, very charming. Very nice. Different to the one they

:23:50. > :23:55.give now. I am surprised I didn't drop that. They were a bit up

:23:56. > :24:05.stable. We were looking through your 3046 year -- 30-year career here. I

:24:06. > :24:09.remember the days, and here you are and it's amazing to think that you

:24:10. > :24:12.have something like 84 worldwide victories and here you are

:24:13. > :24:19.yesterday, this one going in the other day. Laura, it's an amazing

:24:20. > :24:22.career to reflect upon. If I were to ask you which is the best victory of

:24:23. > :24:35.your career and why what would you say? It has to be be the 87 US Open.

:24:36. > :24:38.It opened doors for me. Turned up as a no-hoper and one of the greatest

:24:39. > :24:41.prizes in women's golf and they allowed me to join the tour and

:24:42. > :24:46.didn't have to go to tour school which was the best part, that was

:24:47. > :24:57.it. 88 was my rookie year in America and it's gone well since. You

:24:58. > :25:00.changed so many things, the he eligiblibility for the tour. Your

:25:01. > :25:06.attitude, that's what people have really enjoyed. How much fun has it

:25:07. > :25:09.been genuinely or is there some tigress inside you bursting to win,

:25:10. > :25:14.is that what drives you? It's all about the winning. When you are

:25:15. > :25:17.winning, if you are winning and not having fun there's something wrong.

:25:18. > :25:21.I have been fortunate to win. When you are not doing so well it's hard

:25:22. > :25:25.to smile. I am not very good at hiding my feelings. You can tell

:25:26. > :25:28.when I am not doing well. Certainly over the years the victories are

:25:29. > :25:32.what makes the game fun. Everyone wants to see people enjoying the

:25:33. > :25:36.game and the best way is rolling in that 30-footer to win a championship

:25:37. > :25:42.somewhere. Obviously the oldest player on the field at 5... Thank

:25:43. > :25:46.you for that. You have kids here who are 30 years your junior and below.

:25:47. > :25:50.What keeps you fresh, what makes you want to still compete against these

:25:51. > :25:55.youngsters? I think the basic fact is I still think I am good enough.

:25:56. > :25:59.That's the thing. My results recently in the last few years

:26:00. > :26:03.haven't shown that but I know how I am hitting on the range, if I can

:26:04. > :26:05.make more putts I can be in contention again. Not many people

:26:06. > :26:11.probably think that because it's been a long time since I won on the

:26:12. > :26:14.LPGA, two or three years since I won a tournament anywhere. I won a

:26:15. > :26:18.seniors event two years ago. If you think in your own mind you can still

:26:19. > :26:22.do it you definitely can. If I were to say, are you resetting your goals

:26:23. > :26:27.as a Dame, clearly there are responsibilities one has to live up,

:26:28. > :26:34.but in golfing terps what would fascinate -- terms what would be

:26:35. > :26:37.Laura Davies Solheim Cup captain, is that a realistic ambition? It's not

:26:38. > :26:42.something I particularly want to do, I am still going to try to qualify

:26:43. > :26:46.for the Solheim Cup in Germany and just coming up to a year's time, so

:26:47. > :26:50.that's the biggest thing, the thought of being a captain at any

:26:51. > :26:53.stage hasn't entered my mind because I still consider myself a player and

:26:54. > :26:58.want to keep playing. If there is one player on the circuit now that

:26:59. > :27:05.reminds you of yourself in your pomp, who is it? Charley Hull

:27:06. > :27:08.springs to mind immediately, has the same attitude, sees the pin and goes

:27:09. > :27:12.for it. She will have a go. That's the way I always played my golf and

:27:13. > :27:16.she impressed me very much two years ago when I played with her in

:27:17. > :27:20.Morocco, one shot and I said this girl's good. Obviously at that stage

:27:21. > :27:24.it was her first pro event and she's gone on well since then. How many

:27:25. > :27:29.tournaments have you thrown away where little cautious might have won

:27:30. > :27:31.you even more? You can't say that because the amount of shots I have

:27:32. > :27:35.hit to win tournaments, you never got to be scared to fail. That's the

:27:36. > :27:40.best thing. In Japan one year I had a shot to a par-5, I was eagle got

:27:41. > :27:45.me probably second, maybe in a play-off, I made a ten. Went for it,

:27:46. > :27:48.I went for it again and I walked off miserable that day. But another year

:27:49. > :27:51.I knock it in the middle of the green and maybe win the play-off.

:27:52. > :27:56.That's always been my attitude. I don't really want to change it. It's

:27:57. > :27:58.great to see you here for the weekend and everyone will look

:27:59. > :28:02.forward to seeing you over the next couple of days. Thank you for

:28:03. > :28:07.joining us. We look forward to seeing Laura Saturday and Sunday.

:28:08. > :28:10.Next week we will be looking forward to the turn of the men just down the

:28:11. > :28:37.coast on the Wirral peninsula. Where we see a magnificent landscape

:28:38. > :28:42.they see a hostile terrain, the magic of the Open starts 17th July

:28:43. > :28:47.across the BBC. And magical it should be, the 143rd

:28:48. > :28:55.Open championship. We will have highlights this weekend of events at

:28:56. > :29:00.the Royal Aberdeen Club. Rory McIlroy is tuning up nicely. We

:29:01. > :29:10.saw 64, course record from him yesterday.

:29:11. > :29:17.In fact, Scotland will be under the sporting microscope shortly again, a

:29:18. > :30:30.week on Wednesday at the start of the 20th Commonwealth Games.

:30:31. > :30:36.Wednesday. I have another visitor in the studio. The most beautiful

:30:37. > :30:43.crystal trophy. This is the Solheim Cup. Played for by the European

:30:44. > :30:53.women against the top American professionals. It has been going

:30:54. > :30:56.since the 1990s. This is your big event. It is heading to central

:30:57. > :31:03.Europe in Germany and that is a bit of a coup in central Europe, how

:31:04. > :31:10.much German who you speak? Not enough. I have a year to learn will

:31:11. > :31:14.stop I took French and Spanish in school but I will work on my German.

:31:15. > :31:18.It will get a great welcome over there because there are some great

:31:19. > :31:25.German players hoping to get into this team. What impact is this

:31:26. > :31:29.competition having on women's golf after Europe won for the first time

:31:30. > :31:34.on American soil last year in Colorado. How do you sense this

:31:35. > :31:41.competition is evolving? You can feel the interest growing. A lot of

:31:42. > :31:47.people watched the Colorado matches. People who like golf, people not in

:31:48. > :31:57.golf, it is raising women's golf a lot. Coming to Germany now, we are

:31:58. > :32:03.so excited. They are ready to have the best Solheim Cup ever, they say.

:32:04. > :32:10.I believed them. Europe going for three in a row, which would be

:32:11. > :32:16.unprecedented. It has had an impact that thumping defeat, 18-10, for the

:32:17. > :32:22.Americans. It has had an impact on the American players. American

:32:23. > :32:27.players seem to have reclaimed their own tour with nine US victories so

:32:28. > :32:35.far. I bet they wish this was this year and not next? I am happy we are

:32:36. > :32:39.not playing them this year. But you never know, we still have a good

:32:40. > :32:44.game. It is nice to see so many American girls play well on their

:32:45. > :32:51.own tour. But it is nice for others in Europe to see the American girls

:32:52. > :32:55.performing. The win in Colorado was amazing, to beat them on their own

:32:56. > :33:00.ground for the first time and with those numbers, it was very

:33:01. > :33:09.exciting. Does it show the strength of the European tour as well?

:33:10. > :33:12.Obviously, quite a lot of players were Rockies at the time and began

:33:13. > :33:20.to show exactly what they were capable of? Definitely, the quality

:33:21. > :33:24.of golf on the tour is growing. I am out playing a few events every year

:33:25. > :33:30.myself and there are so many young girls, so much talent. Charley Hull

:33:31. > :33:37.came out last year and played so great. She played a very good

:33:38. > :33:41.Solheim Cup, being that young. She is not the only one. So many young

:33:42. > :33:49.girls coming out, it is so much fun to see. You were assistant captain,

:33:50. > :33:56.what kind of captain do you hope to be this year? I will try to be

:33:57. > :34:01.pretty relaxed. The last captain was calm and collected and I will try to

:34:02. > :34:07.copy that a little bit. What we did so well in Colorado, we had the best

:34:08. > :34:11.team spirit and so much fun together. So many good laughs. I

:34:12. > :34:16.will build on that and have a fun week together. We had a get-together

:34:17. > :34:21.here on Wednesday at the open. It was fun to see a lot of the girls.

:34:22. > :34:27.We have had some good laughs already. That is a big part of it,

:34:28. > :34:30.have a good time together. The European team seemed to do that

:34:31. > :34:42.easily. We don't have a hard time getting together as a team. I will

:34:43. > :34:52.try to be a fun captain, I guess. What will you learn from this

:34:53. > :34:57.year's Ryder Cup at the needles? Can you watch the male professionals

:34:58. > :35:05.going about their business? I have never been to the Ryder Cup and I

:35:06. > :35:19.will be able to go this year. I am excited to be able to go and pick up

:35:20. > :35:21.anything I can from them. It is a great excuse to get a ticket. That

:35:22. > :35:23.is what I thought. A quick word about this championship, how it has

:35:24. > :35:25.evolved and these fantastic conditions we are playing in. It is

:35:26. > :35:26.amazing, it is always like this in England. It is absolutely beautiful

:35:27. > :35:31.out there and the condition of the course is as good as it can be. It

:35:32. > :35:33.is good to see some of the European girls playing well. It goes without

:35:34. > :35:40.saying, we wish you all the best. Look after this little beauty. I

:35:41. > :35:48.will, for sure. We will see some of her European potential, team members

:35:49. > :36:04.over the coming hours. These are some of the top names we will be

:36:05. > :36:10.watching today. The leader over night was Ayako Uehara. Charley Hull

:36:11. > :36:16.made such an impact last year. After a positive start for Morgan

:36:17. > :36:26.Pressel, she presses her case for a win at St Andrews. She is out with

:36:27. > :36:41.Anna Nordqvist of Sweden. A few shots to update you with at the

:36:42. > :36:50.moment. That was a fine round of 70 or the former US open champion. Her

:36:51. > :36:54.overnight leader, a birdie putt at nine to go back into the outright

:36:55. > :37:01.lead. It has been an up-and-down round for the young Japanese. Three

:37:02. > :37:06.bogeys and three birdies. This is at the very next hole and she will be

:37:07. > :37:12.out of the lead. That was for her par. Her fourth bogey of the day. A

:37:13. > :37:13.roller-coaster round for our overnight leader. This is how it

:37:14. > :37:46.looks: Sun Ju Ahn, nicknamed big mamma

:37:47. > :37:58.making her way up the leaderboard. We go back to our commentary team.

:37:59. > :38:08.Out on the 11th green, Morgan Pressel. Sorry, that was Stacy

:38:09. > :38:15.Lewis. Let's go down to Mark James. Pressel. Sorry, that was Stacy

:38:16. > :38:29.Lewis. Let's It was indeed Stacy Lewis. Two fine shots. Left her with

:38:30. > :38:36.a tricky birdie putt. Lewis has stayed the same. Is the breeze

:38:37. > :38:44.getting up at all? There is a little bit of winds, it is no more. Not

:38:45. > :38:48.much of a problem will stop quite a benign day for the links. Charley

:38:49. > :38:56.Hull with an absolutely lovely second shot. She has been rewarded

:38:57. > :39:11.with probably the easiest putt you can get in this position. Downhill a

:39:12. > :39:25.touch, but not desperately quick. It finished right on top of her

:39:26. > :39:31.partner's marker. In fact, I suspect Lewis' cloying stopped it rolling a

:39:32. > :39:32.bit further. They will be fiddling around a bit trying to move various

:39:33. > :39:41.markers. Good around a bit trying to move various

:39:42. > :39:52.for Charley Hull. She has had two bogeys, one birdie. A couple of

:39:53. > :40:18.pars. But they have been comfortable pars.

:40:19. > :40:30.Amy Yang with a chance for an eagle at the 18th. This for a round of 71.

:40:31. > :40:37.Going to be back-to-back days to finish the day for Amy Yang. She is

:40:38. > :40:38.in the hunt to win her first major championship, heading into the

:40:39. > :41:00.weekend. 71, 72. Quality player. Won her

:41:01. > :41:01.first tournament at 16. Quickly to Charley Hull. Smacked it into the

:41:02. > :41:23.middle with no-nonsense. Identical putt now. Well done. But

:41:24. > :41:37.another one goes adrift. The overnight leader is slipping down

:41:38. > :41:45.the board. Two under, now. Problems at the 13th for Holly Clyburn. She

:41:46. > :41:52.went into the long graphs. This is her third. When you hit one shot in

:41:53. > :41:54.trouble, you have got to play safe. If in trouble, get it out and start

:41:55. > :42:07.A reminder of the situation here. again. Don't compound and error.

:42:08. > :42:14.A reminder of the situation here. Beatriz Recari has lit up this royal

:42:15. > :42:18.but they'll course with 67. She is having her lunch and looking forward

:42:19. > :42:34.to the challenge over the next couple of days. Sun Ju Ahn, is also

:42:35. > :42:39.a winner already twice. Back to the 10th green we go. Morgan Pressel,

:42:40. > :42:56.chance for a birdie. Good try. Ninth appearance in the

:42:57. > :43:05.British open. She is almost a veterinarian her mid-20s. Yes,

:43:06. > :43:15.started young. Seems to enjoy these links greens. Has promised a couple

:43:16. > :43:26.of decent putt. Lovely condition is out here. Sunshine and a light

:43:27. > :43:39.breeze. Almost perfectly blue sky. Onto this beautiful par 3/12 hole,

:43:40. > :43:54.Stacy Lewis. -- par three, 12th hole. Couple of bunkers. That looks

:43:55. > :44:01.lovely. Beautiful bit of draw in. The flag is virtually still. More

:44:02. > :44:14.often than not this whole plays in a hefty crosswind from right to left.

:44:15. > :44:20.152 yards. This 12th is playing today. Charley Hull will be trying

:44:21. > :45:12.to keep this up to the right. Not too far. It looks pretty safe.

:45:13. > :45:22.Well, all three safely aboard the 12th.

:45:23. > :45:40.It's a lovely corner of the golf course.

:45:41. > :45:54.The 13th, Holly Clyburn. And that was not what she needed. 13th hole

:45:55. > :46:02.looking to be quite costly for Holly Clyburn. From the elevated 11th tee.

:46:03. > :46:22.352 yards. That's a brave one. She was the first player to record a

:46:23. > :46:29.hole in one in the Solheim Cup matches which she did in Denver,

:46:30. > :46:35.Colorado, rather timely at the 17th. It ended the match. Yeah, I think

:46:36. > :46:49.the opponents had... They had a shot to tie. That's not very appetising.

:46:50. > :46:52.She was playing with Caroline, the two Swedes. A tremendous week for

:46:53. > :47:10.the Europeans in Denver. A nice little shot. I am surprised

:47:11. > :47:14.to see her at seven over par. She looked in complete control of her

:47:15. > :47:18.game in the run-up top the championship. She did, I felt she

:47:19. > :47:23.went out yesterday on a relatively calm day and tried to play a lot of

:47:24. > :47:26.wind shots which to me the conditions didn't exactly require.

:47:27. > :47:31.She could have played a more normal game.

:47:32. > :47:44.There's really nothing you can do except get it back out on the

:47:45. > :47:46.fairway from here. You have no options. It's chop it out and get

:47:47. > :48:06.going again. Lucky bounce. That will work out

:48:07. > :48:12.pretty well indeed. You can make up the score on the back nine. She

:48:13. > :48:24.needs to play it in probably three or four under. Introduced to the

:48:25. > :48:25.game by Tiger's father. He was her first coach, she had a close

:48:26. > :48:45.relationship with her grandfather. 35 feet uphill for Uehara. Good safe

:48:46. > :49:05.tee shot. She can give this a fair whack up

:49:06. > :49:27.Par-3 steadies the ship a little bit. There is today's work so far.

:49:28. > :49:48.Just a bit more! That's going to be a double bogey, I am afraid. It's

:49:49. > :49:55.been a good year, though, for Holy. -- Holly. Hopefully Charley Hull

:49:56. > :50:00.will have seen her opponents putt. Well, she had seen it and hit it

:50:01. > :50:04.further right. Never had the confidence to hit it hard enough,

:50:05. > :50:10.simple as that. You can see on her right leg some of that, I can't even

:50:11. > :50:13.say it, the tape they have. She told me yesterday she was off to the

:50:14. > :50:20.physio to get treatment on the back of her leg, it was a bit tight.

:50:21. > :50:28.Everybody is using that tape, Maureen. If you have any money you

:50:29. > :50:39.might want to invest in it. Yeah, I wish I had invented it! Michelle Wie

:50:40. > :50:48.had it on her leg at the US women's Open. A par for Michelle. Michelle's

:50:49. > :50:52.battled injuries, multiple injuries in her career. Seems to be healthy

:50:53. > :50:58.at the moment, apart from that leg which is a bit sore. Stacy Lewis

:50:59. > :51:17.with a birdie. players suffer from injuries. As you

:51:18. > :51:21.mentioned there, Wie has had a lot of injuries, Pressel has suffered,

:51:22. > :51:26.as well. You wonder are they putting their bodies through too much at a

:51:27. > :51:31.young age? Charley just leaked that one, that was a careless dropped

:51:32. > :51:37.shot there. Very, very unlike her. It was unlike her to leave the first

:51:38. > :51:41.putt short. Might be her biggest strength but also her weakness,

:51:42. > :51:46.she's a little careless. Seems to go about her business and not worry

:51:47. > :51:50.about it too much but then on those short putts sometimes she let's them

:51:51. > :51:52.slip by. She's usually good at putting that behind her. At the

:51:53. > :52:08.11th. Second shot for Pressel. Played well in this championship

:52:09. > :52:14.last year. Led after the first round. Led going into the final

:52:15. > :52:22.round but shot 76 to finish tied for fourth.

:52:23. > :52:29.She was in the deep stuff off the tee remember. Putting across her

:52:30. > :52:44.shadow. It's got to move... Not enough.

:52:45. > :52:52.Good start there with three birdies in the first six holes. That has not

:52:53. > :53:04.proved to be the easiest scoring part of the course so far.

:53:05. > :53:23.This is for a birdie. She needs some birdies on the back nine.

:53:24. > :53:33.There we go. Lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Her uncle, Tiger, bases

:53:34. > :53:35.himself in Florida, which is probably about a four-hour flight

:53:36. > :53:54.from Phoenix. Lewis, has a club in her hand that

:53:55. > :54:19.cannot reach there. There we have a look from the tee.

:54:20. > :54:24.You see the rank of three bunkers down the right side. In 2010 that

:54:25. > :54:28.right-hand rough was very sparse and the players bombed it down there.

:54:29. > :54:33.That bunker on the left is the one they need to miss off the tee. Then

:54:34. > :54:39.it's a very flat approach to this big circular green. Bunker trouble

:54:40. > :54:41.is at the front and a few humps and hollows off the back, but it's all

:54:42. > :55:00.about the tee shot. Just a sea of bunkers up there. 350

:55:01. > :55:09.to the first bunker on the left. 274 to the far one. It looks like Stacy

:55:10. > :55:22.Lewis may have stopped short. This is hit up the right.

:55:23. > :55:34.She's having a busy time that marshal down the right. Let's see if

:55:35. > :55:39.Charley can regroup after that rather careless, unnecessary putt at

:55:40. > :55:53.the last. Well, it was heading towards the

:55:54. > :56:05.right bunkers, we will have to wait and see where that one finished.

:56:06. > :56:25.You were saying earlier how well she performed at St Andrews last year.

:56:26. > :56:29.That fourth place finish got her into an automatic spot for the

:56:30. > :56:34.Solheim Cup, her fourth Solheim Cup. It was an important week for her

:56:35. > :56:58.because up to that point she was not in the team.

:56:59. > :57:12.Good shot from Michelle. She worked on the range late in the day with

:57:13. > :57:25.David Leadbetter. This is Webb on 14.

:57:26. > :57:33.That's pretty handy. She needs to pop that one in and then go for a

:57:34. > :57:41.Recari-type finish over the last four holes.

:57:42. > :57:44.Recari-type finish over the last Yesterday the cut, remember it's 65

:57:45. > :57:48.players plus ties, was sitting on plus four and frequently what you do

:57:49. > :57:52.is you double it and take one off. So the players will be looking at

:57:53. > :57:55.plus seven. But conditions are benign, so you are thinking plus

:57:56. > :58:16.six, plus seven. 302 yards to the front of the green.

:58:17. > :58:20.-- 203 yards to the front of the green. I don't think she's really

:58:21. > :58:24.going anywhere, it's a question of playing a sensible recovery, just a

:58:25. > :58:33.wedge probably towards the bunker. 120 yards ahead of her up the right.

:58:34. > :58:41.That would be the safe play. A good time to - that looks like Mark James

:58:42. > :58:58.It can't be the old boy having a kip! He is his double. You can't

:58:59. > :59:05.trust anyone. Holly Clyburn. A little bit off her right.

:59:06. > :59:51.Here is Michelle, who's going to have to battle to qualify.

:59:52. > :00:03.APPLAUSE Nothing really happening for her.

:00:04. > :00:13.Michelle famously had many years combining her golf and her studies.

:00:14. > :00:18.Was whenless in that time, but let's go to in order in order. Golf and

:00:19. > :00:22.her studies. Was whenless in that time, but let's go to in order in

:00:23. > :00:27.order -- go to Nordqvist. A fine approach giving this fine putter

:00:28. > :00:41.another birdie opportunity which she snaps up with gusto.

:00:42. > :00:56.This for a par. My goodness, a little too steamy.

:00:57. > :01:06.She's hoicked it left towards the spectators. That could be right on

:01:07. > :01:16.the edge of the thick stuff. That could leave her another difficult

:01:17. > :01:22.shot. It's a delightful day with, for this part of the world, a modest

:01:23. > :01:28.wind. With the thick rough, speedy greens, it is a monster test. But as

:01:29. > :01:34.I was told by a lady in high places, this is a Championship and we want

:01:35. > :01:44.to go to great places. It is certainly hard work. Charley Hull is

:01:45. > :01:49.in the right-hand trip. Hit it out sideways. A bit risky to go forward.

:01:50. > :01:55.She's got 201 yards to the pin. Something like a four or five iron

:01:56. > :02:09.pitching round the front edge I would guess.

:02:10. > :02:51.Stacey Lewis. Thinking about the qualifying score, if it's the six

:02:52. > :03:08.over there'll be a lot of players will be four over and six over. 1 6

:03:09. > :03:12.pin for Stacey Lewis. Yers will be four over and six over. 1 6 pin for

:03:13. > :03:32.Stacey Lewis -- 166 pin for Stacey Lewis. She's got an eight iron.

:03:33. > :03:44.A very impressive strike. Exactly as Mark James suggested. That's

:03:45. > :03:50.excellent. Two excellent shots. Lewis has the honour of wearing a

:03:51. > :03:55.green bib with the Rolex rankings on it. Number one in the world. It is a

:03:56. > :03:59.little bit like the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France. The other

:04:00. > :04:03.caddies have to make do with white and red ones. Does he get some

:04:04. > :04:24.special honour, do you know? Uehara on the right. Could be in an

:04:25. > :04:29.awkward spot. Just a word for you. If you happen to be interested in

:04:30. > :04:32.golf and you've got someone with a computer, or better still can work a

:04:33. > :05:07.computer, work out getintogolf.org. It is all going a bit Pete Tong, to

:05:08. > :05:16.be honest. 108 yards from the left rough. Although it is not a

:05:17. > :05:21.desperately difficult one, she's got to be careful here to take her

:05:22. > :05:27.medicine. Can she reach the green from her lie, Mark? I think so. But

:05:28. > :05:31.it is long rough and she seemed comfortable with her second shot. It

:05:32. > :05:39.seemed that a wedge she went with. Went with way more than that. Who

:05:40. > :05:46.knows what she's got in mind? If she gets tangled up she could end up by

:05:47. > :05:57.that white sign or towards it. You've got to be very careful here.

:05:58. > :06:03.Aiming to the green marker. Right of that by the camera tower. She's got

:06:04. > :06:05.to take the club back through the long grass and get it down, back to

:06:06. > :06:18.the ball through the long grass. Trouble again. Missed the sign,

:06:19. > :06:32.Peter, but - A dangerous shot, particularly

:06:33. > :06:49.when you were not massively powerful.

:06:50. > :06:54.The course is taking no prisoners and it is very much accuracy off the

:06:55. > :07:13.tee that's of vital importance. A long narrow target of two evil

:07:14. > :07:22.bunkers at the front of the green but you can come in bit. That might.

:07:23. > :07:25.We saw when well up the hill, came down five or six feet away, so you

:07:26. > :07:45.can be lucky. Not a big face on this bunker. The

:07:46. > :08:22.one thing you need clear is club head speed.

:08:23. > :08:39.Michelle Wie. Playing for position down the left side. That's good.

:08:40. > :08:46.Some of you will remember, if you are coming to Hoylake next week for

:08:47. > :08:50.the Open Championship, how Tiger Woods plotted his way around. I

:08:51. > :08:55.don't think he used a driver more than two or three times.

:08:56. > :09:10.Here's Pressel. Found trouble. An interesting swing

:09:11. > :09:15.there. She's so quick at changed direction at the top. So fast with

:09:16. > :09:24.her body action, it throws the club slightly outside the line. Lincicome

:09:25. > :09:33.for a par and it ain't going to do it. She's been on a good roll.

:09:34. > :09:39.Things can come to an end so quickly around here. Back to par. 4 over for

:09:40. > :09:55.the Championship. A long bogey putt now for Uehara. A

:09:56. > :09:58.strange bunker shot. Catching the sand just before the ball, a

:09:59. > :10:08.dangerous way to play this shot. Right to left, not a hard putt but

:10:09. > :10:13.lengthy. It must seem like a bit of a never ending hole for the Japanese

:10:14. > :10:22.player. It's been a truggle from the tee and it's going to take six of

:10:23. > :10:46.her not so very best shots. -- struggle.

:10:47. > :10:56.CLEAR She's got a few bogeys sprinkled in. I don't know whether

:10:57. > :11:00.the weather's deteriorated or the wind is getting more difficult or

:11:01. > :11:08.pressure is beginning to tell, but dozens of sixes and sevens of the

:11:09. > :11:10.score card. Still a lot of birdies. This is a strange mixture, looking

:11:11. > :11:28.at the score card. Stacey Lewis popping one in... Oh,

:11:29. > :11:40.Stacey, Stacey. Stays one-under par. Deserved a birdie there. Three

:11:41. > :11:45.beautiful shots. But only a four. Just not the greatest of lies.

:11:46. > :11:51.Settled down fractionally on the down slope. This is where the

:11:52. > :12:01.ability to accelerate the club quickly to get the ball up. A tricky

:12:02. > :12:04.shot. That was wonderfully played. APPLAUSE

:12:05. > :12:11.The club entered the sand just at the right angle. Everything worked

:12:12. > :12:18.out perfectly. The best front nine of the day has been posted by the

:12:19. > :12:29.amateur Georgia Hole, birdies at four, seven and nine. She's moved up

:12:30. > :12:54.to 2 under for the Championship. Charley Hull slips past the edge.

:12:55. > :13:06.Still a couple of lone scores under 70. Very few players-under par. It

:13:07. > :13:11.is a tremendous battle for 80% to qualify for 30%. Big reward for

:13:12. > :13:17.those that can do it. The main thing is footing the final 36 holes. Hose

:13:18. > :13:20.that can do it. The main thing is footing the final 36 holes. The --

:13:21. > :13:30.the main thing is to get into the final 36 holes. Georgia Hull from

:13:31. > :13:35.Devon, the youngster. Wanted to turn professional in April this year but

:13:36. > :13:39.says it is a struggle to find the fund to enable her to do so. Surely

:13:40. > :13:42.she will get financial support, because this is a wonderful

:13:43. > :13:47.performance from this young lady. Two under for the Championship so

:13:48. > :13:51.far. She was the coleader in the amateur stakes in this Championship

:13:52. > :13:56.last year with Lydia Ko. The youngster, who is the daughter of a

:13:57. > :14:01.plasterer from Devon, she's really loved this game ever since she was a

:14:02. > :14:07.child. She was only nine years of age. She's a real talent and going

:14:08. > :14:09.very well right at the top of the leaderboard in this great

:14:10. > :14:14.Championship. Great to see her playing so well here at Royal

:14:15. > :14:20.Birkdale. Back to another major winner, Anna Nordqvist. Just in time

:14:21. > :14:28.to join Anna and her birdie celebration. How right Hazel was.

:14:29. > :14:31.Hannah's first win was in 2009, her only major Championship win to date.

:14:32. > :14:37.She's had a couple of Wednesday this year. R only major Championship win

:14:38. > :14:38.to date. She's had a couple of Wednesday this year -- wins this

:14:39. > :15:02.year. A couple of them. Pressel's got this a yard to save

:15:03. > :15:51.her par. Yesterday she had 22 putts. These are tricky fast greens.

:15:52. > :16:10.Michelle Wie. Nicely done. That's OK. Coming up nicely.

:16:11. > :16:15.Right at the flag. Beautifully tracked. Lovely shot from Charley

:16:16. > :16:37.Hull. She was doing all right until we

:16:38. > :16:58.arrived. 164 yards. The others hit 7-irons.

:16:59. > :17:03.Uehara has a five. It will be hard for her to hit at the pin and stop

:17:04. > :17:10.it. She gave it a fair bit of height, straight for the middle of

:17:11. > :17:14.the green. Hanging on nicely. Deceptive when they use the clubs

:17:15. > :17:18.which are shaped like the old-fashioned woods. You think it

:17:19. > :17:24.must be a four or five and you suddenly find it has a six or 7-iron

:17:25. > :17:25.loft on it. Swing those arms. You don't see many people swinging like

:17:26. > :17:43.that. Get those arms moving. What do you really think of it,

:17:44. > :17:49.Maureen? It is hard work. One has to be sensible but it is painful to

:17:50. > :17:53.watch. It is so hard, I am sorry. Well, I think one of the major

:17:54. > :17:58.differences between the men's and women's golf is obviously the

:17:59. > :18:08.strength in the forearms. Rough like this is so penalising for the women.

:18:09. > :18:12.Great river. We have seen Brittany Lincicome in the rough, and she is

:18:13. > :18:16.one of the strong players. She was really struggling to advance the

:18:17. > :18:20.ball at all. As for getting control out of the rough, it is difficult. I

:18:21. > :18:28.think the Greens are drying out as well. Royal Birkdale always sets a

:18:29. > :18:33.very stiff challenge. All of the Championship courses. They are great

:18:34. > :18:37.courses, wherever they go to play. I like to climb, but I prefer the

:18:38. > :18:44.Pennines to Everest. There is no disgrace walking either way. That

:18:45. > :18:55.tee shot flying out the right has gone way to the right. You have to

:18:56. > :18:59.be... It is so penal. 3D pen pops down the right and further down the

:19:00. > :19:13.fairway couple more. A little bit of fade is ideal.

:19:14. > :19:29.This one doesn't give many birdies away. A good swing.

:19:30. > :19:44.Georgia Hall, patting out after a weak first putt. -- putting out.

:19:45. > :19:49.Well done. She played on the Curtis cup team in the States. Stacy Lewis

:19:50. > :19:53.was the very first Curtis cup player to record five wins out of five, at

:19:54. > :20:00.Saint Andrew 's, the first year that it moved to five series of matches.

:20:01. > :20:07.This sort of chip is very easy in your 20s. In your 40s, you are not

:20:08. > :20:16.sure whether to putt. She played it nicely but it did not trickle out.

:20:17. > :20:20.If you look at the yardage book in the back of her pocket, it has

:20:21. > :20:28.Razorbacks written on it. I think that is her football team. College

:20:29. > :20:38.football team, is it, Tom is giving me thumbs up. Michelle Wie.

:20:39. > :20:43.6-over. She needs this one. Come on. You have to earn your keep now,

:20:44. > :21:14.Michelle. Those secret little runs. Birdie

:21:15. > :21:46.missed. Hopefully the next one goes in.

:21:47. > :21:54.Should have been a birdie. I wonder how many people will be trying that

:21:55. > :21:59.patting style over the weekend. Not many, Peter, I don't believe. It is

:22:00. > :22:35.one thing getting into that position, another getting out of it.

:22:36. > :23:00.It is just over 18 months since Charley Hull turned professional. It

:23:01. > :23:05.is amazing, really, because already she seems to have been around for

:23:06. > :23:12.quite a long time. A golden opportunity here, after a wonderful

:23:13. > :23:22.tee shot over the flag. All the way for Charley. Excellent. A very well

:23:23. > :23:28.come birdie. She had a birdie two on the fourth as well. Back to plus

:23:29. > :23:36.three. Have you noticed how she salutes the crowd, with the hand

:23:37. > :23:43.going up? It is interesting. I think she has copied a few of Paula's

:23:44. > :23:45.moves. Interestingly enough, she said that Morgan Pressel taught her

:23:46. > :23:55.how to wave to the crowd when she was nine and she played with Pressel

:23:56. > :24:04.in this programme at live. -- at Royall the thumb.

:24:05. > :24:25.Lovely tee shot from Morgan Pressel, decent distance and down

:24:26. > :24:31.the left, giving a better angle at Pressel, decent distance and down

:24:32. > :24:40.the flag. 176 left, down breeze, so the ball will release a little bit.

:24:41. > :24:46.Always looks like she is setting up slightly for a draw. They are just

:24:47. > :24:50.trying to judge the bounce. There is a ridge which would kill it. Getting

:24:51. > :25:25.the flight just right. right. Her trademark twirl at the

:25:26. > :25:34.top of the backswing. This is a dangerous hole. Another one goes

:25:35. > :25:53.ripping by. You can become frustrated and angry.

:25:54. > :26:11.That is no good. Four birdies, and still a bit of a

:26:12. > :27:06.struggle. Michelle Wie was a major winner

:27:07. > :27:10.couple of weeks ago at the US open. That has just drifted off. If you

:27:11. > :27:14.are wondering about news of the other major winner, Thomson, who

:27:15. > :27:18.shot 72 yesterday, but opened with ten today at the 1st hole and is

:27:19. > :27:42.currently plus five for the Championship.

:27:43. > :27:50.Suzann Pettersen, unbelievable to think she has only taken two Majors

:27:51. > :28:00.so far. Play goes on here until eight p.m..

:28:01. > :28:38.Laura Davies is around for the weekend, we are delighted to say.

:28:39. > :28:46.A little uphill from Morgan Pressel. The ball seemed to hop a little.

:28:47. > :28:56.Four is always a good result on 13. It has produced a number of bogeys.

:28:57. > :29:01.Who is that? Wonderful collection of head covers and accessories. That is

:29:02. > :29:05.why golf is such a wonderful game. A good shot, you can sell the punters

:29:06. > :29:10.all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff. From tip to toe, they come

:29:11. > :29:13.in. If you have a few members with a few bob and some silly extravagance

:29:14. > :29:23.is, it is wonderful. Welcome back, Tom. Thank you, Peter. Georgia Hall,

:29:24. > :29:30.second shot to the 11th. I spoke to her before she teed off today. She

:29:31. > :29:37.was very excited, having shot 73 on day one. She turns professional

:29:38. > :29:41.after the Championship. I hope she gets some invites, Peter, because

:29:42. > :29:46.she has played tremendously. Yes, it is nice when they getting carriage

:29:47. > :29:48.man, because you have to consider when to stop. She obviously has

:29:49. > :30:02.talent which needs nurturing, not smothering.

:30:03. > :30:06.about the club selling greating 15 years of

:30:07. > :30:12.about the club selling greating 15 years of its existing -- 125 years

:30:13. > :30:21.of its existence. Epsom Golf Club also celebrating 125 years.

:30:22. > :30:25.Wilmslow, Macclesfield. There won't be many more centenaries until the

:30:26. > :30:32.mid 2020 because of the First World War. Congratulations to all of them.

:30:33. > :30:34.1250 years of more centenaries until the mid 2020 because of the First

:30:35. > :30:38.World War. Congratulations to all of them. 1250 years of golf -- 125

:30:39. > :30:44.years of golf. 500 yards this. The bunker at the left is 220 to carry

:30:45. > :30:48.it. The wind has pepped up a bit now. Two big hits to get up here in

:30:49. > :31:20.two. And that's a corker! Uehara doesn't have Hull's length,

:31:21. > :31:25.the bunker won't be a factor for her. She won't be able to get up in

:31:26. > :31:32.two either, I wouldn't have thought. It is a good 12 miles per hour wind.

:31:33. > :31:48.Accuracy is the name of the game for her.

:31:49. > :31:57.Things are not going her way at the moment. Uehara, who led after the

:31:58. > :32:02.opening round, really struggling at the moment.

:32:03. > :32:17.Michelle Wie at the 14th, deciding to putt it.

:32:18. > :32:21.A disappointing bogey. Not too bad a tee shot or

:32:22. > :32:31.A disappointing bogey. Not too bad a be keen to get that back. That's

:32:32. > :32:35.going awfully close to the bunkers. He's going to be... That that's got

:32:36. > :32:45.to be difficult. She's got to get that up over the bunker lip. She'll

:32:46. > :32:51.be very conscious of it, Mark. It is easy to drive into it that face or

:32:52. > :33:02.into the hill. Anna Nordqvist for three birdies in a row.

:33:03. > :33:09.Not to be. Won a major Championship in 2009 and didn't have full status

:33:10. > :33:18.on the tour. Won again later that year. It took her a little while to

:33:19. > :33:25.win her third event. In fact 95 starts on the LPGA Tour. Morgan

:33:26. > :33:47.Pressel for a par. It is looking beautiful here at

:33:48. > :33:54.Royal Birkdale. Uehara has dropped down. Coming home she's had two

:33:55. > :34:20.bogeys and a double and is now in a tie for seventh place.

:34:21. > :34:27.Can Michelle Wie make the cut now? That's the big question. She's one

:34:28. > :34:33.of a few of very big names the the women's game struggling he. That's

:34:34. > :34:39.hard to believe with the way she's played over the last few weeks.

:34:40. > :34:47.Played in the final group of the final day. Lost to Lexi Thompson,

:34:48. > :34:54.who won the Women's Open at Pinehurst.

:34:55. > :35:02.Didn't work on that occasion, the new putting style. She's a member of

:35:03. > :35:08.the Bears Club, Jack Nicklaus's club in Florida. She said there are old

:35:09. > :35:17.pictures of Jack and he was quite bent over when he was in his prime.

:35:18. > :35:25.Have you ever been to the Bears Club? I have. Very smart too. Very

:35:26. > :35:28.nice indeed. It is a very fashionable place to be for golfers

:35:29. > :35:46.now in that part of the world. This is the first time I've had a

:35:47. > :35:54.good look at her swing. What part of the world is this girl from? From?

:35:55. > :35:59.She's new on the scene. Devon. An old Devonian girl. Plays at park

:36:00. > :36:05.stone. Really? They've kept it quiet from me then. There's one of those

:36:06. > :36:19.little... It didn't quite kick back on to the green, but not bad. I wish

:36:20. > :36:23.her all the very best. Looks good. Ayako Uehara is staring up the

:36:24. > :36:30.fairway. She's continuing her policy of aggression out of the rough.

:36:31. > :36:42.That's fine. Wasn't much she could do. Any chance of reaching in three?

:36:43. > :36:45.Should be able to reach. She'll have about 200 to the front but it will

:36:46. > :36:53.be a fair hit for her. The wind's not helping a lot. The other two

:36:54. > :36:57.girls could reach two. Uehara can just about get there. That looks a

:36:58. > :37:14.long way to me. Morita makes the birdie.

:37:15. > :37:22.APPLAUSE Battling to make the cut. And it is

:37:23. > :37:28.a battle, Tom. It is very hard work when they deserve everything. And

:37:29. > :37:40.it's a beautiful day. It is hard work. Mark James send they can knock

:37:41. > :37:51.this on. If anyone can do it, he can.

:37:52. > :38:06.The ball will tend to draw in across the front of the green. Oh, Mark.

:38:07. > :38:13.She knobbed it. I don't know whether that ran into a bunker or up the

:38:14. > :38:21.fairway. A tight lie. Let's see if we can spot it here. She really

:38:22. > :38:27.launched herself at it. I see. Hit that little bank in front. With the

:38:28. > :38:34.other ball, it has to climb over the bunkers. That's more difficult.

:38:35. > :38:42.Dangerous. I'm told that Charley Hall's ball is in a bunker. But

:38:43. > :38:46.information from Marshall is notoriously inconsistent. Stacey

:38:47. > :38:58.lieu sis going with an iron. She didn't clear it by much. That's not

:38:59. > :39:02.good. . The fairway is the right-hand side. A misjudgment,

:39:03. > :39:07.wrong alignment, I don't know what it is, but luckily there's someone

:39:08. > :39:16.there or it might have been a lost ball.

:39:17. > :39:21.Interesting that, Peter, the lip of the bunker got into her head,

:39:22. > :39:29.because it shoot have been a simple shot. Once you are conscious of it

:39:30. > :39:32.and you play e been a simple shot. Once you are conscious of it and you

:39:33. > :39:35.play that short -- it should have. The little one is playing her third.

:39:36. > :39:42.Let's see if she can miss trouble. Uehara, the biggest club in the bag

:39:43. > :39:51.that's not a driver. My goodness me, that was some form of mass panic.

:39:52. > :39:58.Missed that fellow in the blue shirt, but it is waist deep. I don't

:39:59. > :40:07.think you're going to enjoy it when you find it.

:40:08. > :40:25.Oh, dear. Feng on the tee at the 12th.

:40:26. > :40:44.That looked a nice shot. That's a beauty.

:40:45. > :40:52.I haven't seen anyone near the flag for a couple of which hours.

:40:53. > :41:22.Georgia Hall had an invite to play in April but couldn't afford to go,

:41:23. > :41:27.which I find quite sad really. If she's playing golf at park stone I'm

:41:28. > :41:29.sure some of the lads there I left 40 years ago, or their sons, will

:41:30. > :41:43.chip in and give her a helping hand. It is all happening here. She's

:41:44. > :41:49.topped it up the fairway but it's OK. She's hit it over the bunker, I

:41:50. > :41:54.should say. I'm getting a little tizzy here. The other two players

:41:55. > :42:02.aren't in good shape. Is your pulse racing? Does it bring back horrible

:42:03. > :42:13.memories? It does died, Peter. Not distant enough ones. Charley's

:42:14. > :42:17.third. Just when you want to bounce, it stops and when you don't want it

:42:18. > :42:22.to run, it charges through the back. It is very annoying, but that's

:42:23. > :42:56.modern links golf. It is amazing how the game has

:42:57. > :43:03.spread through the Far East. It appeared in Japan, Thailand and

:43:04. > :43:06.Korea. Over the last ten years China has blossomed. They used to creep

:43:07. > :43:11.over from Hong Kong and build a few courses. It is really taking over.

:43:12. > :43:16.Any news, Mark? What's on? There's a lot of staring happening. She's

:43:17. > :43:25.calling for an official but I'm not sure why. It is a bad line. It is

:43:26. > :43:31.not that easy to get it out from this life. The ball will be way

:43:32. > :43:36.below her feet. Oh, dear. This is very hard work. When you see the

:43:37. > :43:41.best players struggling like this, I suppose it pleases some people who

:43:42. > :43:49.think, serves them right, let them suffer.

:43:50. > :44:12.Come on Christie, roll him. In yes! A character.

:44:13. > :44:19.Pressel's left herself easy as possible putt from 12 and a bit

:44:20. > :44:27.feet. Very slight movement from the left up the hill. This is cut on an

:44:28. > :44:34.awkward spot. Very few birdies here today. Not too much to report.

:44:35. > :44:39.Uehara is sizing the shot up. Lewis appears to be waiting but it's not

:44:40. > :44:44.that easy for Uehara to get it out. It looks a horrible place. The one

:44:45. > :44:46.good thing is it is an uphill lie, which makes it easier to make

:44:47. > :45:19.contact. Fourth shot. how far it went. Georgia Hall,

:45:20. > :45:29.making par. Her instructor, Dan Frost, is her caddy this week. Is

:45:30. > :45:42.this the cavalry arriving? Oh, my goodness me. We didn't really

:45:43. > :45:47.understand. What it is is that they go every place and if you start to

:45:48. > :45:54.move one, things are moving. There is no relief from them. They are

:45:55. > :45:59.warning you to be careful not to... OK, we are going to do an

:46:00. > :46:04.unplayable. It is obviously the middle of something. What is she in

:46:05. > :46:13.the middle of, Mark? I cannot tell you. She said if you move one, you

:46:14. > :46:24.move another and it could make... I don't know what she could be in the

:46:25. > :46:28.middle of there. Yes, the referee pretty much dismissed any claim for

:46:29. > :46:34.a free drop. She has measured two club lengths and she will be playing

:46:35. > :46:38.her fourth shot. Howell is on for four. Uehara has played four. It is

:46:39. > :47:06.carnage at this hole. On some courses, the ball seems to

:47:07. > :47:11.gather into the hole. On these, it just whizzes past the edge. Time and

:47:12. > :47:18.time again, well struck putts are not going in.

:47:19. > :47:37.Lewis, had her drop. She has indeed. 100 odd yards to go. Difficult

:47:38. > :47:44.control. -- difficult to control. Very hard to get this within ten

:47:45. > :47:49.feet. The players had an note, apparently, about being careful when

:47:50. > :47:52.they are around the bramble bushes. They may move the branch ten feet

:47:53. > :47:58.from the ball but it is connected and the ball moves and they are

:47:59. > :48:01.penalised. The official from the United States golf Association was

:48:02. > :48:13.warning her that she has to be careful because she could move the

:48:14. > :48:22.golf ball and be penalised. She did not get it far, did she?

:48:23. > :48:32.You just have to log it up and let it chase up. That is going left. My

:48:33. > :48:38.goodness me! It has gone right into the edge. My goodness. When you come

:48:39. > :49:10.to the end of a perfect day. I was reading an article yesterday

:49:11. > :49:15.about royal clubs. There are 66 around the world, including Royal

:49:16. > :49:22.Birkdale. The most recent was one in Hamburg, which gained royal status

:49:23. > :49:27.in April last year. There was one in Czechoslovakia not so long ago. It

:49:28. > :49:33.used to be if one of the royal family came and had a game. The old

:49:34. > :49:39.story went long ago, couple of people thought they were royal clubs

:49:40. > :49:44.but they in fact were not. One or two stories over the years about

:49:45. > :49:49.some clubs which didn't let the right people in, or refused entry to

:49:50. > :49:55.the juke of Windsor or something. There are a few old stories rustling

:49:56. > :50:02.around. King Edward, the one who was in the early 19 hundredths, he

:50:03. > :50:05.played golf. And the Duke of Windsor, who abdicated in 1936, he

:50:06. > :50:10.would go and play and then the club would write and say, can we say we

:50:11. > :50:14.are a royal club because you visited? Buckingham Palace would

:50:15. > :50:18.say, yes, you can. The Duke of York has promoted a couple of clubs since

:50:19. > :50:28.taking up the game. It is a nice thing to have. The latest in a

:50:29. > :50:33.succession of miserable lives for Uehara. She has to hit this quite

:50:34. > :50:43.hard -- miserable lives. That is a great result. A little

:50:44. > :51:22.unlucky that it just pulled up. She just could not make it stop. She

:51:23. > :51:24.has fallen outside of the top 50 in the world, struggling over the last

:51:25. > :51:40.year or so. Stacy Lewis, fifth shot. I think Mark James was right, there

:51:41. > :51:46.is a bit of a melt down here. I think the golfing brains are

:51:47. > :51:51.becoming a little bit scrambled. Open Championship next week. Tickets

:51:52. > :51:56.are available on the gate. The great thing about the Championship, they

:51:57. > :52:02.don't put a limit on how many people come along. If you are under 16,

:52:03. > :52:09.accompanied by a grown-up, you can come for nothing. If they are

:52:10. > :52:12.paying! Play will start at about half past six and there is something

:52:13. > :52:25.for everybody. If the weather is nice, which we all pray for. Well, I

:52:26. > :52:27.wouldn't know... I was going to say I wouldn't know whether that was

:52:28. > :52:52.granny or grandchild from That was quite a haircut, wasn't it?

:52:53. > :53:02.They are all traipsing about. They are going to break camp in a minute.

:53:03. > :53:08.Stop it! Shanshan Feng. First player from mainland China to qualify for

:53:09. > :53:10.the LG PA Tour and went on to win a major a few years ago, as Hazel

:53:11. > :53:27.mentioned. She was a winner at the end of last

:53:28. > :53:31.year. That was done in Naples, Florida, where they play the shark

:53:32. > :53:42.shoot out. Great place to be in November. Bogey putt for Lewis, and

:53:43. > :53:49.another one slips by. You will remember this 15th hole.

:53:50. > :53:56.What do you think, one player starts to struggle and it brings the whole

:53:57. > :54:00.group down? It can do. I have been laughed at many times, but I have

:54:01. > :54:05.always said I think sport is wonderful when it goes well, and

:54:06. > :54:08.when it does not it is cruel. It is the hardest profession. I watched

:54:09. > :54:13.the Cricketers and golfers, and you lose form and dozens of people tell

:54:14. > :54:26.you what you are doing wrong. It is not easy. Wonderful when it is

:54:27. > :54:38.wonderful. Coming round. It has stopped on the bank.

:54:39. > :54:50.It is going to be a triple bogey for Uehara. What a difference a day

:54:51. > :54:53.makes. Eight. We just said when she was on the tee, one of the

:54:54. > :54:58.straight, good drivers. You said if you are short you want to be

:54:59. > :55:10.straight. Look at that, six, three, eight. It brings you down. What a

:55:11. > :55:12.struggle. You have to collect your thoughts before reaching the 16th,

:55:13. > :55:52.and don't blow some more shots. 21, full house. Now they really have

:55:53. > :55:57.to regroup, because they could have thrown away the chance of being here

:55:58. > :56:02.for the weekend if this continues. She is very determined, so it

:56:03. > :56:05.wouldn't surprise me if she went birdie, eagle, birdie to finish, if

:56:06. > :56:22.something kicks into gear. Not often we see the umbrella for

:56:23. > :56:31.the sunshine. It has been grand, a fascinating day. Maureen is

:56:32. > :56:34.adjusting her dress and is going to sit down and give us the benefit of

:56:35. > :56:39.her great wisdom. She will tell me to shut up, but I love her dearly. I

:56:40. > :56:44.leave you in charge for a few minutes and look what you do! That

:56:45. > :56:50.may bring you up-to-date with Alexey Thompson. She shot 72 yesterday and

:56:51. > :56:55.opened ten, five this morning, going 7-over par. She has had all par,

:56:56. > :57:02.birdied the seventh, ninth and 15th, back to plus four for the

:57:03. > :57:09.Championship. Georgia Hall, a neat little chip but it has run on too

:57:10. > :57:14.much. Last year's British amateur champion. Enjoyed her time in

:57:15. > :57:36.America in the Curtis cup this year. That has trundled up nicely.

:57:37. > :57:39.Michelle's best finish in this Championship came here at Royal

:57:40. > :57:42.Birkdale the first time she played as an amateur in 2005, when she

:57:43. > :58:01.finished tied for third that week. I would imagine there are a few deep

:58:02. > :58:04.breaths being taken on the 16th tee. Ever aggressive, she is out

:58:05. > :58:08.breaths being taken on the 16th tee. driver. She has hit it a long way up

:58:09. > :58:14.in the air and it looks pretty good to me. Perfect. Have you recovered

:58:15. > :58:20.from the 15th? It was entertaining. Everything happened. Someone even

:58:21. > :58:26.got a ruling because of a plant. Most peculiar. There was a stunned

:58:27. > :58:37.disbelief of silence from the spectators. They are now laughing at

:58:38. > :58:40.me. I think Tom is right. Stacy Lewis is not world number one for

:58:41. > :58:41.nothing and the measure of a great player is how they bounce back from

:58:42. > :58:51.adversity. So let's just watch her go over

:58:52. > :59:42.these last three holes. regroup. That looks more like it.

:59:43. > :00:02.Straight up the middle. Christina Kim from the back of 13.

:00:03. > :00:10.The shoulder on the left-hand side will throw the ball to the right. In

:00:11. > :00:16.fact she missed that shoulder. That was coming back t'other way. A

:00:17. > :00:22.wonderful character. Effervescent but did admit last year to suffering

:00:23. > :00:25.quite badly from depression and decided she would

:00:26. > :00:29.quite badly from depression and about it to give those in the same

:00:30. > :00:39.situation a bit of hope. She's a wonderful character.

:00:40. > :00:57.Georgia Hall, the third shot to the back of the green. This for a bogey.

:00:58. > :01:06.A little fist pump. You can tell how much it means for her. This is a

:01:07. > :01:12.huge stage for Georgia Hall and she is right up there at the moment.

:01:13. > :01:25.Just got to keep the doubles off the card. A good chance to finish with a

:01:26. > :01:34.few birdies. A wee scuttler for Michelle. Nicely done. A linksy-type

:01:35. > :01:41.shot, that one. I first saw Michelle playing in the Curtis cup in 2004 at

:01:42. > :01:43.form by. She could play those little links-type shots even when she was

:01:44. > :02:11.just a 14-year-old. Let's see if we can see who is going

:02:12. > :02:19.to be with us at the weekend. Only the top 65 players and those who are

:02:20. > :02:24.tied. Laura Davies safely under that cut line. At the moment it looks

:02:25. > :02:32.like it is going be plus five or plus six. There's a lot of golf to

:02:33. > :02:36.be played here at Royal Birkdale. Last night there was 12-and-a-half

:02:37. > :02:59.hours of golf. It looks like we are going that way today. The

:03:00. > :03:10.It's been a real battle in the sunshine here in Southport today,

:03:11. > :03:17.particularly for Ayako Uehara. Approached the 16, trying to bounce

:03:18. > :03:24.back, but that needs too hang on. That's going to be on the grass. It

:03:25. > :03:28.is amazing what this game can do to you, Maureen. Yes, when it is not

:03:29. > :03:33.going your way it doesn't seem to go your way. But the three of them

:03:34. > :03:39.suddenly turned into other players on the 15th. It was suddenly as if

:03:40. > :03:43.they had somebody else's arms on. Let's hope normal service is resumed

:03:44. > :03:50.here. She's measuring the ball against the flag. That's why she

:03:51. > :04:10.really does strike a glorious number of sound, crisp iron shots.

:04:11. > :04:18.Stacey Lewis. From what I've seep, pretty much the best swing in cey

:04:19. > :04:21.Lewis. From what I've seep, pretty much the best swing in the field --

:04:22. > :04:27.from what I've seen. Good turn, late hit, balanced, powerful, she's got

:04:28. > :04:48.110 to the pin. Probably playing 120 with this breeze.

:04:49. > :04:56.Stacey has an incredible story. She suffered from scoliosis and wore a

:04:57. > :05:03.back brace from 11 to 18. She underwent surgery to insert a rod in

:05:04. > :05:09.her back,s which still there. She didn't know if she was going to be

:05:10. > :05:12.able to walk again, let alone play the game. She said, I have to take

:05:13. > :05:17.advantage of which all the opportunities I have because I don't

:05:18. > :05:25.know how long I'm going to be able to play golf, and she's the world

:05:26. > :05:32.number one. She had a metal rod and five screws into her back. I think

:05:33. > :05:34.she sets off a few alarms at airports

:05:35. > :05:45.-- at airports now. Needed another hop. The bunkers here

:05:46. > :06:05.are very gathering. Shenshe, in on tour is known to her

:06:06. > :06:08.friends as Jenny. The only Chinese player ever of the won a major on

:06:09. > :06:28.any tour. That will do. She's a really fun

:06:29. > :06:35.character. She speaks tremendous English. A very bubbly character.

:06:36. > :06:39.Does she get as much adulation in China as the Japanese players get

:06:40. > :06:45.this their home country? From talking to her, I think golf is

:06:46. > :06:52.growing in China. The young chap to played in the Masters, and we have

:06:53. > :06:59.another Chinese player on the LPGA Tour, who's been inspired by

:07:00. > :07:04.Shenshen, in the run-up to the Olympics, that's going to inspire a

:07:05. > :07:09.lot of players around the world. And it allows a lot of funding in

:07:10. > :07:14.countries that only fund Olympic sports. Prior to golf brought into

:07:15. > :07:18.the Olympics it wasn't funded in certain countries, but now it is in

:07:19. > :07:30.the Olympics, you get Government funding. That is key. Third shot of

:07:31. > :07:39.Uehara. You always need trailblazers to take the golf into new countries.

:07:40. > :07:50.Feng is a great ambassador for China.

:07:51. > :08:00.Wie trying to knock this one in on the 15th. This might be to get her

:08:01. > :08:14.inside the cut line. You never quite know.

:08:15. > :08:23.She flattened her putter by 4.5 degrees prior to the US Open. David

:08:24. > :08:27.Leadbetter had been telling her to do that for about a month, but she

:08:28. > :08:33.said, it takes me a month before I listen to David. He was dead right.

:08:34. > :08:38.He must have the patience of a saint. He's been telling her things

:08:39. > :08:44.all his golfing life. A wonderful coach.

:08:45. > :09:04.Not bouncing back quite with a birdie. 14th hole. Georgia, a good

:09:05. > :09:11.chance to save par. She hasn't played in this rarified atmosphere

:09:12. > :09:16.too often, but she with Lydia Ko shared the salver last year and

:09:17. > :09:24.seems to blossom in this environment. That was never going

:09:25. > :09:33.anywhere else. She's fired up by that dropped shot at the last.

:09:34. > :09:42.I'm not sure how long we've been on this hole but it can't be far off 25

:09:43. > :09:49.minutes. 255 to the flag at 15. Wind is straight off the right. If she

:09:50. > :10:04.hits it Sunday best she might scuttle it near the front edge. A

:10:05. > :10:09.sweet hit. A beautiful shot. That must have been pretty near her

:10:10. > :10:20.Sunday best, Ken. A lovely flight. Just enough cut on it to hold it

:10:21. > :10:24.into the breeze. T caddy, his any more name is Rock. A big fella. He

:10:25. > :10:50.used to caddy for Donald Trump. You minced her battle with

:10:51. > :10:55.depression. It is pretty serious. She made an attempt to take her own

:10:56. > :11:01.life. It was a serious problem she had, so it is great to see Christina

:11:02. > :11:13.bouncing back to her usual safe. Uehara, a good save for par off that

:11:14. > :11:16.15th hole. 68 on day one. She's fallen right back to a tie for 29th

:11:17. > :11:43.at 3 over for the Championship. Apparently next week we are going to

:11:44. > :11:48.find out how the Olympic teams will be put together, the qualifying will

:11:49. > :11:53.be announced. It is quite a complicated procedure isn't it? Yes,

:11:54. > :11:57.a lot of talk how they are going to do it, two players from each country

:11:58. > :12:06.and they are going to use the world rankings. And then you will get

:12:07. > :12:13.players like Stephanie Meadow in the same situation as Rory McIlroy.

:12:14. > :12:22.Georgia. That was a shame after a very good bunker shot.

:12:23. > :12:31.Level par for the Championship. Four holes left. A good test now to see

:12:32. > :12:36.how she responds to back to back bogeys. The end of the course is

:12:37. > :12:41.where you can make your score. Lift be interesting to see how she can

:12:42. > :12:51.bounce back. Good news for her if she shines on the bigger stages.

:12:52. > :12:59.Catriona Matthew partnered with Christina Kim in the final round in

:13:00. > :13:03.2009 at Royal Lytham. Leading the applause for Matthew as she came up

:13:04. > :13:34.the final hole. A very sporting player.

:13:35. > :13:41.In the last few moments there's been a significant move in this

:13:42. > :13:45.Championship. Just out of range of our cameras. Mo Martin has had an

:13:46. > :13:51.eagle at the par fiver sixth and followed that with a birdie at the

:13:52. > :13:55.7th. Suddenly out of nowhere it is a three-shot lead for the 31-year-old

:13:56. > :14:06.from California. This is the player that uses the long putter. Always

:14:07. > :14:10.has, and is renowned for her accuracy. This is only the third

:14:11. > :14:12.time she's taken part in this great Championship. She's made a decisive

:14:13. > :14:21.move. Back to our world number one, Stacey

:14:22. > :14:47.Lewis. signalling is straight. Oh, dear.

:14:48. > :14:52.That popped up and just settled at its own plug mark. She won't be

:14:53. > :15:09.going far from there, that's for certain.

:15:10. > :15:12.finish for state C Lewis. Unusual to see her compounding errors. --

:15:13. > :15:47.Stacey Lewis. That will count as a fairway hit.

:15:48. > :15:49.The stats of all Department of the game are kept by the Tours and the

:15:50. > :16:26.players. -- departments of the game. She has some green to work with. I

:16:27. > :16:34.think she is far enough back. The turf is not too bad over there.

:16:35. > :16:45.Morgan Pressel has this for an eagle at the 15th.

:16:46. > :16:55.We have not had an eagle yet at the 15th hole.

:16:56. > :17:07.She got married in January to a tournament director. Where do you

:17:08. > :17:19.get those chairs? He looks like he is out in the middle of nowhere.

:17:20. > :17:25.Looks like he has a tournament sweater on. I hope he wasn't

:17:26. > :17:38.supposed to be working. We may have just got him in trouble.

:17:39. > :17:41.Anna Nordqvist, putting from off the green. Picking the ball out of the

:17:42. > :17:56.hole. Saving a bogey, but at 6-over par,

:17:57. > :18:00.that could be useful come the end of the round. She is right on the cut

:18:01. > :18:08.line, one of the players battling with the golf course, trying to be

:18:09. > :18:13.here for the weekend. I think that was actually Nordqvist birdieing 15.

:18:14. > :18:20.They were on the par-5 with Morgan Pressel. Michelle Wie, we have

:18:21. > :18:27.heard, has just had to take an unplayable lie. She is suspiciously

:18:28. > :18:32.near Arnold Palmer's plaque. She has dropped under penalty. This will be

:18:33. > :18:41.her third shot. Uphill to the table top green. The flag is 22 yards on,

:18:42. > :18:43.hugging the left-hand side. You want to hit it centre of the green, not

:18:44. > :19:06.left of centre. Well... Everything is a bit of a

:19:07. > :19:29.struggle at the moment. Pressel, showing us how the 15th

:19:30. > :19:32.should be played. Two glorious shots to the front edge of the green and

:19:33. > :20:08.two putts. First birdie of the day. That will do very well. Didn't

:20:09. > :20:12.expect to get up in two. Was laying up, in fact, to her favourite

:20:13. > :20:20.pitching distance. The group ahead still on the 17th green.

:20:21. > :20:28.Uehara has played her second shot and hit a utility club well short of

:20:29. > :20:34.the green. 290 to the green, could not reach. The others are sizing up

:20:35. > :20:40.their shots. 226 front for Stacey Lewis, 219 front for Charley Hull.

:20:41. > :20:43.They are waiting for the group in front, who have had problems on this

:20:44. > :20:49.hole, apparently. So it will be a couple of minutes. That is the

:20:50. > :21:03.Alexey Thompson group ahead. Interesting to see how she finishes.

:21:04. > :21:12.The right to line, but not running out enough. She will be very well

:21:13. > :22:11.aware of the significant of this upcoming putt. -- the significance.

:22:12. > :22:20.Would you take a level par at the end of the week, Maureen? Yes, I

:22:21. > :22:22.would be very tempted to take that. I hear rumours that Sunday's weather

:22:23. > :22:42.might be challenging. That was a conservative play, but it

:22:43. > :22:46.was within her compass to have got there. It is not to like Charley to

:22:47. > :22:50.not be aggressive. I am wondering if they are a bit wary of the golf

:22:51. > :23:03.course now. Discretion is the better part of valour. Karrie Webb for a

:23:04. > :23:14.birdie at the 18th. This might be to play on the weekend.

:23:15. > :23:27.She is going to hope that it does go to 7-over. Among the players outside

:23:28. > :23:38.the cut line, Stephanie Meadow, Cheyenne Woods. Catriona Matthew

:23:39. > :23:49.really struggled today and will not be here at the weekend.

:23:50. > :24:14.That was pretty much as well as she could do from there. The flag and

:24:15. > :24:26.the green surface sitting many feet above her. A double bogey, a finish

:24:27. > :24:33.for the Englishwoman. Englishwoman. 82. Ouch! Plus nine for the

:24:34. > :25:01.Championship. 71 yesterday, but unfortunately packing her bags.

:25:02. > :25:09.The flag today is at the back of the green, and that is a good shot.

:25:10. > :25:24.Might finish with a couple of word is. -- birdies.

:25:25. > :25:51.Very sad to see the departure of all three players from this group.

:25:52. > :26:04.Lewis decided to lay up on this 17th.

:26:05. > :26:18.Has she got the pace? Well, on the 17th, there has been a bit of a move

:26:19. > :26:24.by the French player, who was in the group ahead of Stacey Lewis. Just

:26:25. > :26:39.eagled 17, and has reached level par. 1-under for the day.

:26:40. > :26:58.That could be good. Well done. Three birdie chances coming up.

:26:59. > :27:22.First look at Mo Martin today. This is the eighth.

:27:23. > :27:28.That putter must be working pretty well for her. We talk to her after

:27:29. > :27:34.the round on first day and she was raving about the golf course, really

:27:35. > :27:38.enjoys the layout of Royal Birkdale. First time she has visited here, and

:27:39. > :27:47.she says every hole is a test. Maybe that is the attitude you need.

:27:48. > :27:55.Very interesting, Maureen, that she is a very short hitter but she is at

:27:56. > :27:58.the top of the leaderboard. Yes, the long hitters, if they decide to

:27:59. > :28:03.carry a lot of cross bunkers, staggered bunkers at the side of the

:28:04. > :28:06.fairways, they are landing in very narrow areas. Some of them will

:28:07. > :28:13.choose to go to rescue clubs and take different clubs, where the

:28:14. > :28:16.shorter hitters will hit anyway. I love the way you can make your

:28:17. > :28:20.decisions and plot your way round the golf course. You can have any

:28:21. > :28:27.kind of game here and produce a good score. Mo Martin went birdie, birdie

:28:28. > :28:31.at six and seven. There was a mistake in the scoring, so she is

:28:32. > :28:42.5-under par. Not the eagle at the 6th. A good time to welcome back

:28:43. > :28:48.Peter. Thank you. The drama continues and there are still four

:28:49. > :28:57.hours to come. So it is a long day. The struggle will continue.

:28:58. > :29:08.Let's hear from Mark. Three lovely shots from this group, beautifully

:29:09. > :29:14.controlled. Charley Hull hit a low fade with a wedge, a very

:29:15. > :29:18.accomplished shot. Stacey Lewis as a birdie attempt from 12 feet, which

:29:19. > :29:36.should move a little from right to left.

:29:37. > :29:51.That was a good save after driving into the bunker.

:29:52. > :30:02.Should have had a bit of a read from that, coming from the same side of

:30:03. > :30:11.the hole. That was a par from Lewis. I lost track of things. Seems to be

:30:12. > :30:16.moving slowly all of a. Is Uehara I'm pretty certain does have there

:30:17. > :30:19.for a boy. This is pretty much on Stacey Lewis's line, so it should

:30:20. > :30:44.edge right to left. Uehara I'm pretty certain does have

:30:45. > :30:46.a birdie. Only a five. Five. Disappointing that. One more chance

:30:47. > :31:16.of a birdie. This section of the green plays

:31:17. > :31:25.right to left. The camera angle showed us exactly that, Mark. Very

:31:26. > :31:32.frustrating. You could argue it was a bit short of pace and it Wombled

:31:33. > :31:37.away. A few footprints around the hole but I don't think that was the

:31:38. > :31:41.cause of it. To the 16th. Morgan Pressel's second

:31:42. > :31:57.shot. Excellent. She really does with whip

:31:58. > :32:04.into them. Turns and gives it a lively spring. She's aggressive

:32:05. > :32:08.through the ball. She's a bubbly character. A correction of Mo

:32:09. > :32:13.Martin's score. She's completed 8 holes, so she has enough

:32:14. > :32:21.two-and-a-half hours before she shuts up shop for the night. You can

:32:22. > :32:27.see how players run par. Four only, so it's been a hard day. We thought

:32:28. > :32:37.it was going to be an easier day. In fact the play on the second nine

:32:38. > :32:40.ought it was going to be an easier day. In fact the play on the second

:32:41. > :32:47.nine holes - Georgia Hall's been going well, the young alture.

:32:48. > :33:12.There's been a huge pile-up since that mess-up on the 15th.

:33:13. > :33:18.That's fine, scam perking down the middle. .

:33:19. > :33:41.Always comes up and over with the right should interher

:33:42. > :33:52.follow-through. Down the -- Her her follow-through. Too good

:33:53. > :33:58.a drive. She probably thinks that's a corker. So disappointing. Do you

:33:59. > :34:10.like this action, Peter? I do. I think it shows great promise. Can't

:34:11. > :34:16.come much better than that. Once you learn to hit it you learn how to

:34:17. > :34:26.play. That's the old saying. How very true.

:34:27. > :34:34.I'm amazed, the wind fluctuates a little bit, but the three par-fives

:34:35. > :34:39.in the last four holes, there's a chance of getting fours and things,

:34:40. > :34:46.but on the other hand there's umpteen players who've taken sixes,

:34:47. > :35:01.sevens and eights. Littered with sevens. That really knocks the

:35:02. > :35:08.stuffing out of you. This is a look at Gwladys Nocera. Eagled the last.

:35:09. > :35:13.She's played very well today. Only had two dropped shots, one birdie

:35:14. > :35:15.and an eagle. A good one here, coming in through the middle. That's

:35:16. > :35:37.a beauty! Well done, Gwladys Nocera. Not a very French-sounding name,

:35:38. > :35:42.Gladys. It is a French spelling. Come on, Pressel. Putting on the

:35:43. > :35:51.same line as her playing partner, so she should have an idea of the

:35:52. > :35:54.breakment come on, Morgan. -- come on, Morgan. Two par fivers to come.

:35:55. > :36:21.Lovely. Michelle Wie is in desperate

:36:22. > :36:23.trouble. She's 8 over. I think it will be looking for a flight home.

:36:24. > :36:33.Maybe tonight. ooking for three. Three -- there for

:36:34. > :37:23.three. It can be a lonely place, a golf

:37:24. > :37:51.course. A wonderful drive, right up the face. Had to come out sideways.

:37:52. > :37:59.Charley hit her tee shot out of bounds yesterday. We are told this

:38:00. > :38:17.is a provisional that she's played. Surely she's not going for another

:38:18. > :38:40.reload. Word that they must get one of those two tee shots.

:38:41. > :38:48.Here's Nocera from France. Two lovely shots. Is she going to get

:38:49. > :39:04.it? What about that! That would have been a 3-3 finish. Eagle birdie.

:39:05. > :39:14.Fantastic! APPLAUSE.

:39:15. > :39:19.A wonderful finish. Home in 35, finishing 3 for 70. They don't get

:39:20. > :39:25.much closer. It looks to be missing left. Seems to go left and suddenly

:39:26. > :39:37.it slows down and you think, it must go. And by such margins

:39:38. > :39:45.Championships are won and lost. Par, par eagle birdie, well done. You are

:39:46. > :39:53.not a Gwladys Nocera after all. Michelle back on 17. This is her

:39:54. > :39:58.fourth shot. She needs to get up and down here and have a bit of eagle

:39:59. > :40:20.mammic at the last to be around for the weekend.

:40:21. > :40:30.It's all been a bit of a struggle. Not too many players have converted

:40:31. > :40:36.the last four holes into a barnstorming finish, with Beatriz

:40:37. > :40:41.Recari birdying three of those and Gwladys Nocera finishing eagle

:40:42. > :40:46.birdie. But there's been more of a sprinkling of sixes and sevens. This

:40:47. > :40:49.is Stephanie Meadow on the home green playing alongside Gwladys

:40:50. > :41:12.Nocera and Lexi Thomson. She was third in the US Open, third

:41:13. > :41:18.at the Buckinghamshire last week. Made a great start. A delightful

:41:19. > :41:23.player, a delightful family. They are so excited for her to be out

:41:24. > :41:33.here and taking her first steps in her professional career. This is for

:41:34. > :41:43.par for Meadow. I don't think we'll see her at the weekend. No, but it

:41:44. > :41:49.will be back to Northern Ireland for her feet up for a week or ten days

:41:50. > :41:54.before going back across the Pond. Where does he play her golf over

:41:55. > :41:58.there? She's from royal Portrush but moved to the United States at the

:41:59. > :42:04.age of 14, eight years ago her parents moved everything out. Gave

:42:05. > :42:09.it all up, poured their all into her career and it is great to see it

:42:10. > :42:18.coming off. Charley, what are you doing? Into her first ball has gone

:42:19. > :42:24.out of bounds. I'm assuming she's asking if she can get a drop from

:42:25. > :42:29.the fence. I'm guessing it is an out of bounds fence. She will probably

:42:30. > :42:45.have to take it as unplayable and then she'll be playing six. Is this

:42:46. > :42:55.her first four, or it is her second? This'll be her second. Uehara is

:42:56. > :42:59.just about to hit it. Well Charley, my girl, three stinking drives

:43:00. > :43:03.you've hit off the last hole, so a bit of work to do in that

:43:04. > :43:06.department. She can't have a free drop here. This must be a penalty

:43:07. > :43:14.drop. Back to the relative tranquillity of

:43:15. > :43:33.15. I like that swing. She's hoicked it

:43:34. > :43:43.away. It may be alright. That's OK. No harm done.

:43:44. > :43:55.We've been documenting Thomson's troubles since she opened with a

:43:56. > :44:00.ten. That one dribbles away. That's a closing par. 77. I must say,

:44:01. > :44:04.ten. That one dribbles away. That's that's not bad. Five over for

:44:05. > :44:12.today's round and she was seven over after two holes. She's done very

:44:13. > :44:22.well to qualify for the final 36 after that miserable start. Feng has

:44:23. > :44:32.just launched her second. Straight over the gorse bushes. The Marshall

:44:33. > :44:41.is signalling that it has gone underground I believe.

:44:42. > :45:08.Our Championship leader. . Is that the elevated green? Very nice.

:45:09. > :45:12.drop. No relief from out of bounds fences or anything of that ilk, so

:45:13. > :45:19.she's playing her fifth. Meanwhile, Stacey Lewis had 213 to the pin and

:45:20. > :45:26.hit the most glorious four I am straight at it. Looks to be within

:45:27. > :45:31.15 feet for eagle. -- for IM. Inexplicable. Stacey Lewis was just

:45:32. > :45:41.middle of the fairway, and Charley Hull was almost 60 yards right of

:45:42. > :45:55.that. Michelle Wie cannot buy a putt at the moment. I think time is

:45:56. > :46:00.running out for her. Six on 16. She has that for six on 17. Expensive

:46:01. > :46:08.mistakes late in the round, no time to recover.

:46:09. > :46:16.Quite a tilt on the ninth green for Mo Martin, Peter. Yes, the Greens

:46:17. > :46:17.are strangely deceptive. They look relatively flat but there is

:46:18. > :46:35.movement everywhere. Swinging across just at the end.

:46:36. > :46:41.When they lose pace they wander away. But that is a nice four. We

:46:42. > :46:45.have had about four eights at the 9th hole today. She is going along

:46:46. > :46:55.nicely. Now she has another nine holes to play.

:46:56. > :47:03.It could be the best part of the day, if the wind drops. The back

:47:04. > :47:07.nine has certainly taken its toll today. We thought it would be a bit

:47:08. > :47:15.easier but, my word, it has not been the case.

:47:16. > :47:36.Charley Hull is coming up the fairway having hit a pretty good

:47:37. > :47:44.fifth shot. She now has 98 yards to the pin. Lee Hara is about ten yards

:47:45. > :47:45.short and Stacey Lewis has an equal opportunity. -- Uehara is ten yards

:47:46. > :47:57.short. That just died on her. It was a good

:47:58. > :48:24.idea, not quite hard enough. The spectators are still hanging on.

:48:25. > :48:32.They have enjoyed sunshine and good hospitality today. I must say, some

:48:33. > :48:34.of them must be almost shocked by the number of sevens, eights and

:48:35. > :48:57.nines, and even a ten. One final pitch for Charley Hull.

:48:58. > :49:04.She hit a beauty at the last. This is a similar shot.

:49:05. > :49:12.Does not want a silly shot here. She could drop three or four and maybe

:49:13. > :49:18.missed the cut. That will do. That is there for six. So she might well

:49:19. > :49:25.recover and be here for the weekend. Let's hope so. It is beautiful but

:49:26. > :49:39.deceptively tough. Gwladys Nocera is with me. It might

:49:40. > :49:44.have been eagle, eagle but for a whisker away. Reflect on the round.

:49:45. > :49:48.I played pretty solid, did not miss too many greens. I was pretty good

:49:49. > :49:54.with my driver. One mistake on 11, but the rest was solid. My putting

:49:55. > :50:01.is here, so it is good. I love this place. I try to make the most of it

:50:02. > :50:08.and go on. It is so beautiful here. It is the best. Your putting was

:50:09. > :50:14.certainly on on the last couple of holes. Let's see this eagle attempt.

:50:15. > :50:19.I thought about the speed. When I saw it was going in the right

:50:20. > :50:26.direction, I had some hope. I don't understand that, but... I guess that

:50:27. > :50:30.is golf. You said how much you love the course, and it was here that you

:50:31. > :50:34.achieved your best result in this Championship. Why do you love it and

:50:35. > :50:38.could it be something to do with the opportunities for scoring on the

:50:39. > :50:45.last few holes? I think it is very fair. It is the fairest links course

:50:46. > :50:50.I know. I have not played all of them, obviously. To me, it is very

:50:51. > :50:55.fair. If you hit good shots, you get good rewards and I like that. We had

:50:56. > :51:01.good weather so far, so you just take it and go. Many people will be

:51:02. > :51:06.scratching their heads and saying, beautiful conditions and yet only

:51:07. > :51:11.seven of you under-par. What is your reason for it? You have to play

:51:12. > :51:17.pretty smart. You cannot be too aggressive. The rough is really

:51:18. > :51:23.high, and tough. The bunkers, you can get against the lip and have no

:51:24. > :51:30.shot. It seems easy but I have to say it is a tough one. They set it

:51:31. > :51:34.up really hard this year. I don't know. I just play golf and tried to

:51:35. > :51:37.hit every shot as good as I can, but it is calf -- it is tough. Thank

:51:38. > :51:47.you. It is a frustrating game, it really

:51:48. > :52:06.is. You get a good view of the bunkers.

:52:07. > :52:10.When we say how difficult it is when you are in the rough to get into

:52:11. > :52:18.that narrow gap. Two bunkers on the left, one on the right and a couple

:52:19. > :52:19.up by the green. Not an easy hole. When the wind is against,

:52:20. > :52:39.particularly. Not quite, but it is a closing

:52:40. > :52:46.birdie for Lewis. So after seven on the 15th, she manages to finish with

:52:47. > :52:56.one more birdie. I think we will give her that shortly. That will be

:52:57. > :53:17.for a closing 74. Four bogeys and a seven. That is not too bad.

:53:18. > :53:26.We have seen a lot of players leave that short. That just ran out of

:53:27. > :53:35.speed. But she read it well. She did.

:53:36. > :54:17.7-over so far with this to get one back.

:54:18. > :54:28.That should give Charley Hull some help, because she was coming from

:54:29. > :54:34.the opposite side of the hole. This is for a seven, if I am correct. If

:54:35. > :54:35.she gets this, she will have every number on her card, from two to

:54:36. > :54:41.seven. It looks as if it might be just left

:54:42. > :55:03.of centre. Well done. 76 for Charley Hull.

:55:04. > :55:12.5-over for the Championship. All a bit of a struggle.

:55:13. > :55:34.Mother said there'd be days like these.

:55:35. > :55:45.79 for the overnight leader. Such a disappointing day. Level par out,

:55:46. > :55:58.but a Krul back nine. 44. 1-under fives.

:55:59. > :56:08.Stacey Lewis, she had seven at the 15th and could not birdie either of

:56:09. > :56:15.the last two. But she will be here for the weekend.

:56:16. > :56:21.As they say farewell on the 18th, we have to say farewell shortly at the

:56:22. > :56:25.end of our second day of transmission from Royal Birkdale,

:56:26. > :56:29.with the news that Mo Martin has reached the turn and has done so at

:56:30. > :56:41.two under and is a two shot lead up.

:56:42. > :56:49.We have seen great things from Georgia Hall, who is hoping to turn

:56:50. > :57:19.pro very soon. She really is giving them a run for their money.

:57:20. > :57:25.Those on plus six will be in for the moment but there are many big

:57:26. > :57:28.names, including Michelle Wie, who looked to be heading home, which

:57:29. > :57:33.will be a shame for the US women's open champion. The Royal Liverpool

:57:34. > :57:39.Golf Club, just under 30 miles down the coast, on Sunday night after the

:57:40. > :57:44.conclusion of this Championship. There was a huge turnout last time.

:57:45. > :57:47.Tickets still available on the gate and kids go free if they are 16 and

:57:48. > :58:38.under and accompanied by an adult. That is it for the second day of

:58:39. > :58:42.this great Championship at a glorious Royal Birkdale. We will be

:58:43. > :58:46.back at one o'clock on BBC One tomorrow. I hope you will share

:58:47. > :59:01.moving day with us. In the meantime, bye-bye.

:59:02. > :59:05.MUSIC: "Edward Scissorhands Introduction" by Danny Elfman