Day 2 Golf: Women's British Open

. The Marquis course Anthony Wall Woburn golf club might be the

shortest venue of the year but it is certainly no pushover. No fewer than

46 of the 144 strong field finished under-par. Rather surprisingly, the

world number one, was not amongst them. Woburn staged countless

professional tournaments from the 1980s until today but this is the

first time it has played host to a Major. Lydia Ko, the world number

one, has dominated the leaderboard in big events lately but a rare and

she is shots behind. Brooke Henderson very much in the mix and

the home galleries were pleased, too. I am happy with my rounds

today. I was nervous on the first tee because it is my home golf

course. I usually play further behind, because I come in with a

longer club. It is nice to play with a 7-iron. I played a solid rounds

today. I only had one putt for par animated. -- and I made it. The

British Open is a Major. I never mind one more Major. I had a very

good first round today and I want to have maybe three more days on the

same plan, doing the same thing, and we will see. This year I have so

much fun when I play golf and I really want to play every single

round. I am really happy right now and I'm just focusing on what is

under my control. I'm so happy now because everything was perfect. I

just keep going and keep going. Perfect from Mirim Lee, the Korean

making only her second appearance at the event. She missed the cut in her

first and came home in the early evening last night, after a

spectacular round of 62, equalling the lowest in the history of the

Championship. Last achieved 12 years ago at Sunningdale. It has given

that three shot advantage, coming into date two.

Britain's top ranked female golfer, Charley hole, for whom this is a

home Major, was group at 3-under par but the runaway leader, they are all

looking up at Mirim Lee. Including the 2004 British Open champion,

Karen Stupples. Here years, 12 years after that stunning success at

Sunningdale, now in the ranks of the commentary brigade. This

Championship is a completely different character to the windblown

links that we have seen from the last eight years and they are making

hay. They are. And this is a course that most of the players that have

come from America will be really familiar with. They understand the

style of golf and they know they have to hit it to certain portions

of the green to make scoring very good on this course. They are happy

to go in with short clubs and they are not being stretched. There is

not much rough out there either, so that is a nice surprise. They were

expecting knee-high he, and there has been no wind. The conditions

have been very benign. As we have seen from the scores. Mirim Lee's 62

yesterday, there was a 62 the year that you won, but you came through

on that one. As it was back then, you started as the leader with 65.

Getting to the front is one thing but staying there at the end is

another. And this is something that this Korean golfer has had trouble

with lately. She started out 8-under par at the women's open in the US,

and there was criticism of the USGA for setting up the course too easy.

As the week went on, other players chased her down and she fell away.

That is something she will have to content with this week, knowing that

she has to keep moving forward, accepting the fact that other

players will have good rounds to catch up to her. As long as she

keeps putting her head in front, that is what she had to do and that

is what I tried to do that in 2004. I knew I was playing well enough but

I had to make more birdies on that final day than anybody else. And you

did. It gives us a wonderful excuse to relive that spectacular start to

your final round in 2004. She started with an eagle and an

albatross. It has never been done before and I think it will never be

done again. I really have to pinch myself. People asked me what I

remember from this and I think I was so in the zone that the only real

thing I remember is from watching highlights like this, and those

things just don't happen. I did not think they were going to happen to

me. It was a dream come true for me to when they are at Sunningdale. And

now here, to be doing this. And funnily enough, this is only the

third time in the noughties and beyond that we have come to a

Heathrow and parkland. We have very much made it on links style golf and

this one, being a shorter courts, -- shorter course, does it ironically

hamper the longer hitters rather than help them? It does, because

they are very limited off the tee. That takes a lot of mental strength,

for somebody who could potentially get to a par-5s in two, knowing that

they have to play to position and then lay up again and score with a

wedge, some like Lexi Thompson is not used to having to score with a

wedge, she is used to making eagles and birdies all over the place,

hitting the green with two. It takes a lot of strength to tune it down.

And that is something that Brooke Henderson talked about yesterday,

that she was maybe a little bit to dial down, it was something she was

not used to playing. But for a short hitter, this is paradise because

they can go ahead, hit the driver, at the shot as if they were playing

normally. And as if to proof that, Arieh U-turning an is not even using

a driver. She does hit the 2-iron consistently. She can hit a low

trajectory and the lower you can hit it, the less curve you get on it.

And I am sure she will feature on the second day. Keep up the good

work in America. And we are going to enjoy date two here at Woburn. It

has been dominated by the local girl, Charley hole. She has taken a

big crowd around with her, as you would expect, this being her home

course. She began a 3-under, dropping shots at three and six. She

grabbed them back at seven and this at nine means that she began to make

chase on Mirim Lee. Moving to 4-under with a birdie at hand. And

perhaps the local knowledge on this course is bearing fruit. At the

11th, she was in the sand. She grew up playing golf here. Making it

three birdies on the spin and getting this one nice and close. She

would snap up a birdie chance from there. At the 12th, the 20-year-old

moved 6-under. A great run of four birdies in succession. Looking ever

more comfortable. We are going to enjoy the play of Charlie and some

of the earlier starters who began their rounds this morning and for

the first hour and a bit of our play, we will reflect on that

morning with you. This is the situation as we join it. Mirim Lee

with a three shot advantage over Shanshan Feng. A very early start,

and early tea-time. Mo Martin, the winner of the Championship on links

a couple of years ago, also going well. Ken Brown and Andrew Cotter

also enjoying the golf in this lovely part of Bedfordshire. Along

with Peter Alliss. PETER ALLISS: Welcome to Woburn Abbey. Some of you

will notice misses Moss, the lovely statue of that great racehorse has

gone from the front of the main house. The Dowager Duchess had taken

it with her to New Zealand where she lives for most of the year. And

isn't that a magnificent estate. Let's go and have a look at the

golfer. Charley hole on the 14th. It has been an interesting morning,

weather-wise. A little bit of rain, a little bit of sunshine. If you

smiling faces and a little bit of luck here and there. If you see a

bit of luck, you get enough of the other. Not bad at all. Getting

further away now but OK. Charley hole going well. -- Charley hole.

Lydia Ko at the 14th. Not having the best of the last few hours. Getting

nearer, getting nearer. Funny how this game ebbs and flows for no

reason at all. You have a great day in the next day you go out. And you

take 76 if you are lucky. The images are to at the 15th. A good position

at two. Again, benign conditions here at

Woburn. Mo Martin, the winner a couple of years ago. She is 7-under.

Not a mighty hit by modern standards. A good swing. She looks

as if she hits the ball further than she does. Very accurate, and a good

head on her shoulders. A nice shot. Good result. Mirim Lee, just

sprinting away from the field at the moment. She shot of that wonderful

round yesterday. 10-under par. No stranger to low scores. She shot

8-under in the first round of the US women's open. And it is with shots

like that that she compiles these very, very low scores indeed. It was

a bit of the slow start for Charley Hull with a couple of drops shots.

But that burst of five birdies in the last seven has rocketed to her

up the leaderboard to 6-under par. But her pace putting is going to be

really, really tested here. Quite a lot of appeal. Over a crest in the

hill, and sweeping down towards the hole. Well, it is a little on the

low side, and that is a little short. The greens are slower after

the damp conditions in the rain that we have had this morning. Mo Martin

for a birdie at 12. It dribbles down to the edge. Not a confident stroke,

a simple little tap-in. Lydia Ko, world number one. Struggling a

little bit. 2-over par, she dropped a shot at the last. A good effort,

but a long-range birdie attempt. She needs to get closer, and get

something going with her round. Although it is early days yet, the

cut is looking at being somewhere around level par. Chann Sankaran,

9-under. -- Shanshan Feng. This is her second shot into the 18th. The

middle of the green. Yes, OK. A likely winner, I feel. Still a bit

of playing to be done here at Bo Burnham on the Marquess Course. --

at Woburn. Mika Miyazato. Two Miyazatos on the field, not related.

Carrie Webb, she had a good run going. Can she keep it going? And

she has rolled a little bit. Nearly all the putting we have seen so far

has been shot today. We could blame it on the overnight rain. But we

have to just hit it a bit harder. It is a lovely scene down there at 14

but Charley has left herself with a little bit to do. This is tricky.

She has holed some wonderful putts from inside 12 feet, but this is a

tricky one. That was a real momentum container. 6-under, or business.

Charley said she would prefer the course to play longer and she would

like to be firing in the longer irons. That is what she is

accustomed to, as we go to Mirim Lee. How did that mess? It was

travelling ever so slowly. -- how did that miss. There is a Korean

interpreter here with her to help her with English, which was needed

yesterday in the interviews after she shot that spectacular 62. But

the smile is a universal language. If you have a good set of choppers,

it is better. Not good if they are all like tombstones. Here is Karrie

Webb for par. And what a good round she has got going today. 21 years

since she won here. I cannot believe that. That was a bit untidy. But the

rest of it, very nice indeed. Mika Miyazato, 4-under, 3-under for today

so far. Well holed. Feng, quite significantly uphill for

the first half of the putt. Am I dreaming or has she changed her

grip? I thought she used to putt cack-handed but that looks like a

normal grip. It seems to be working all right. I seem to remember she

always putted cack-handed but I may be confusing them. 66, 68, with a

couple of dropped strokes. Looking very dangerous. Very, very

dangerous. And this is the woman who ran to the first tee yesterday in

order to make it on time. I have never seen anyone moves so fast.

Perhaps Mr Bolt. Here we go, back to 15. A bit of a banana, this hole.

Charley gives it a good old smash. It should have a little left to

right. Shorts approved by the R, and the LG you. I think they are

fantastic and looked lovely for young people.

Doesn't she attack it wonderfully? Wiles, a good swing. Almost a

recoil. It is a joy to watch someone. You see many women at club

level give it an attacking swing. A completely different rhythm here

from Lydia Ko. Much more of a swinger, but deceptively creates a

great deal of speed through the ball. She is in danger of not

qualifying. I would put a lot of money on her qualifying unless the

weather deteriorates. That would be a big loss.

She has only missed the cut once in 81 events in her career. And this is

the young British amateur champion, 15 years old. And that is for a

par-4 and a 72. Unlikely that she will be around for the weekend,

seven amateurs here this week and they are doing so well. There is the

leaderboard, Mirim Lee leading the way. She has a few holes left but

Shanshan Feng has completed her round. What did she think about it?

You followed a 66 with a 68 and a very early start. What I'm were you

up this morning? I got up for 4:30am. The transportation only

started at 5am, if not I would have got up even earlier. But at the same

time, you have made the most of this early start. How aggressive can you

afford to be out here in these conditions? Well, I really like the

chorus, and normally my ranking is not bad, so I know I will hit a lot

of fairways and greens. If my putting is working, it really

matters. In the past few rounds, my putting has been good and I made a

lot of birdies. We saw Mirim Lee, home with 62 yesterday. When you and

the other players see another player achieve something like that, what

does it make you feel? How do you react when you see a score like that

being posted? Actually, I did not know she shot 62. I have a habit, I

do not look at the leaderboard. Until we finish on Sunday. I do not

know what the others are doing, and I do not know where they are at. I

think that 10-under for two days is not a bad score. I am just going to

focus on my own game and if it is mine, it is mine. We shall see.

Thank you very much. That is an aerial view of 15. Two greats tee

shots, splitting the fairway. Again, what can you tell us about the

second shots? Neither can reach, so they will have to lay up the pin. A

slightly easier spots today for the pin, towards the front of the green.

80 yards or so. The further left you go, you go up the links of the

green, a better angle of the flag and you get a glimpse of the putting

surface. I wonder, Ken, if there is any discernible pressure felt by

Lydia Ko, on the cusp of mixing the cut, which is not the thing for her.

Almost unheard of. She has had no luck on the greens. Certainly on the

back nine, I think she had 19 putts. It would reach the second bunker.

No, definitely not. That victory? -- that bigotry. She does like a

practice swing. -- that big tree. I think I heard her say it was a

6-iron, and 106 to five yards up the fairway, she is back a fair

distance. Yesterday, it was 48 yards, so she has been very

cautious. The bunker in front of the green is very formidable. It is a

par-5. Here is Karrie Webb at the 18th. 6-under, going nicely. On the

edge of a divot. She had sit nicely. Maybe going left a whisker. -- she

hits it nicely. If she catches the green, that is not bad. Mel Reid on

the 18th. 2-under par, second shot. Getup. Get up it did. Always a joy

to watch, Mel Reid. What is the yardage, Ken? She has

left yourself a long way back. 124. A bit of a landing area over the

bunker. She got a little nearer yesterday and perhaps a little far

back today. She always takes these practice divots frighteningly close

to the ball. I don't know if I am a great fan of that, I don't know why

you do that. Obviously she hates green keepers. If she fizzes this,

it could come spinning back. Three divots for one shot. Shot quickly.

Not bad. Odds on a par-5. Now here is a nice little picture.

Struck correctly, I think this ball could stop fairly quickly. These

bunkers, many of the bunkers are very formidable. Third shot, 6-over

par, she will not be employed for the weekend. And that it goes. Not

able to do it right. Lydia Ko's third shot. Write down the shaft.

She has got to finish with something rather spectacular. She needs two or

three birdies at least. A big disappointment for many people if

she fails to qualify for the final 36. A long cross green putt here at

118 for Karrie Webb. Realistically, I think she will be happy to get

down in two. Swinging right to left at the hole. That speeded up a bit

more. I thought it was going to be perfect when it came out and then it

was five or six feet past. Myers at all at the 16th. -- Mike Myers at

all. Four under par. That might be buried. It could be

very nasty. Maybe a closing birdie for Mel Reid. Split handed. A little

contrived. She will tap that one home and it will be 35, making 70. A

little under the radar but fine play. The leader at the moment is

currently on 12-under. Mirim Lee. Karrie Webb in the group with Mel

Reid on the 18th. That was great stewpot. Her lunch will taste better

after holing that one. -- that was a great two putt. Enjoying the vibes.

Can I see the umbrellas are up. We have some heavy air coming across.

-- Ken, I see the umbrellas are up. I have to report that she has had a

bad time with slow play, Charley Hull. That means if she has another

one, we start adding strokes. She will not be hanging around. She does

not give the appearance of being a slow player. They do a bit of

chatting, her and her caddy, but she tends to have a wide all over the

ball and on we go. Miyazato's lie almost came out of the pitch mark.

She did not quite fix it up. That was well played from there. This is

a must for Lydia Ko. A bit of moisture on the green. Yes, at last.

Well done. Needs a couple more, I think, if she is going to be here.

Maybe one more. Our leader. Well, Mirim Lee is still

managing to stay up there at the top of the leaderboard at 12-under. A

little weather challenge for us here. Nothing serious. But Mirim Lee

is coping best of all, as she has done since the first round here.

2-under for her round today and now that two shot gap between her and

Shanshan Feng. Thank made the point that Mirim Lee led the US Open this

season and then finished eighth. She is in no panic about the leader

right now. Mo Martin going very well, the 2014 champion. Further

down, Lexi Thompson going well at 3-under.

Significant to see many young amateurs faring very well at Woburn

Golf Course, and there will be an almighty scrap for the reading

amateur this weekend. -- leading amateur. Catriona Matthew, also

amongst those with a later start today, setting the alarm for the

ungodly hour yesterday. Jiyai Shin, 1-under. And Luna Sobron, also

amongst the amateurs under par, seven started, last night for macro

of them under par. -- four of them. COMMENTATOR:

Normally, reliable putt from this distance, Miyazato. And she didn't

let you down. Great up and down from the bunker. Had one top ten that

she, one on the LPGA -- LPGA Tour 2012, little moneymaker machine.

Now then. Going with the driver. Trying to keep it between the two

big oak trees. And she has done that quite a bit this week. Gone down the

right-hand side, it might be OK, just touch and go. The lie look so

gay, but that tree is in the way, maybe getting it in between the two.

-- the lie looks OK. Boom! No applause. That is why. Past the big

tree, may be behind the little tree. And a look at Paula Creamer. Not

having a very happy couple of days here at Bowburn. -- at Woburn Golf

Club. Wonderful par-3, flag close to that book tree on the left-hand

side, very tasty. Only one birdie today. Three bogeys.

She has that pink ribbon in her here, but usually favours the colour

pink, but not today. Miyazato, her tee shot.

We'll followed. Just to the right of the flag. Could come left of it.

Here she comes. Just a little bit more. Getting better. APPLAUSE

Done nicely. The final players. Great fun

watching Britney. She is not inhibited, swings freely. She had a

couple of top tens this year. Also good. Flag in the nice friendly

position there, little collection point. Just losing that slight one

of their thinly green, nudging the ball back down very close to the

hole, lovely shot. Mirim Lee at the 12th, 12-under par.

Going with a little realist, rescues, whatever you call them.

That is OK. On the little island, between the two ponds. This was the

Marcus' favourite hole, not the easiest task getting it ready, but

we did it. Champion from Royal Birkdale. That has never got the

legs. Very unlucky just immediately after she won macro the

Championship, injured her wrists, not able to use the momentum from

her when. To cut a long time to get over that.

Charley Hull, that tree might just be in her site, but I think she can

squeeze it passed with good fortune and good hit. Yes, I would say so,

we are waiting for that ruling. But had the drop for some reason. Yes,

very slender masterly way. Could make the shot substantially easier.

Free drop? Yes, she has this and turnout for whatever there is an

10I4. Like a triffid? Yes, but a good break. She has it clear now.

Virtually, yeah. Plenty of time to think about this

one, she has had that ruling, 150 yards, the tree at the Opera chart,

cannot go round it, has to squirt it under it. Left-to-right on it, not

easy. Very truncated follow-through there,

but it is not the worst result for Charley Hull, clean lie in the

bunker. If you miss this fairway, you tend to get any easier shot from

the left-hand side. As we look quickly at Nikko Miyazato, after a

good tee shot 117. -- on the 17th. The rain coming down slowing the

greens a fraction. Players cannot afford to be aggressive even when

slightly downhill. Two birdies, one bogey, steady round.

Well done. Still wearing that strapping on the left wrist, which

gave her all the problems after the win on the Championship at Royal

Birkdale, I think that is a precaution now. Creamer for the two

at the 17th. That is not like her at all. A little ray of sunshine. But

not a heat wave. Mac on the water hole. -- and back

on the water hole. The flag little further right today, the water

running up that side, but it has frightened her away from it.

Suddenly, it's a shuttle to get the par four on a simple looking hole.

-- it is a struggle. You can see the position of the tee

shot, good leave. Splash shot, but caught it a little heavy.

Disappointing third they are, for Charlie. You can see how will she

has got her feet dug in, a lot of sand in the bunker by the looks of

it, just the back edge into the sand, just a little early, as Kent

said. That deadens the Bloor. Landing to or three yards short of

where she would have liked. -- two or three yards. Not a good shot for

the bunker, comparatively simple bunker shot, not played very well,

and now maybe six or seven yards for the par. 6-under at the moment.

Newly I should just keep the act, but it wasn't. Dropped shot.

Annoying. -- nearly a great escape. The third on the 12th. Very slow

first portion of that putt over the fringe, really misjudged, so with

dampening conditions, it is a little bit of a struggle. Lydia Ko,

important time for her, Ken. Miraculous recovery, brilliant one,

down the slope, moving to her right, quite quick.

CHEERING You have just witnessed on the last

to back row Hales one of the reasons why she is number one in the world

at her tender age, not even 20, and made two wonderful putts, keeping

things going over the next couple and she could be here for the

weekend, when the course looked lost.

Mirim Lee has had her fair share of putts. This is for par. Perfect.

Keeps herself head of the chasing pellet on. That was a very well

fought for par four. Not much in this one? Not really.

Nudged this. Fourth body of the week, 5-under

par. -- fourth bogey. Early days. STUDIO: We have seen

some good putts, Mirim Lee holding that advantage, through 12 Hales,

good to see Lydia Ko in that group with Charley Hull fighting back,

Lydia has not missed the cut for 30 months or so, desperately trying to

be amongst the field here for the week end. This Bronte Law, member of

the Curtis cup, winning Great Britain and Ireland team last month,

amongst seven amateurs going really well. 3-under in that group. An Yani

Tseng yet to get her group under way. She has had her troubles over

the last couple of years, but gradually getting back to form.

Katrina Matthieu still waiting for her tee time. And these are all the

players one would expect at this point to be playing, the weekend for

the Marquess course, and with the weather forecast calm and a little

humid today, and the odd squall coming in, these players will have

to make sure that they are up to scratch.

COMMENTATOR: That is the ball of Lydia Ko on 17. A couple of timely

birdies have put her back in the mix for the weekend. Another quick

practice, another divot removed. Can Charley Hull get it right? Just

needs a touch of drawer and can kiss on that slope to set it up for the

right to left, window from the back. Very different height to previous

shots, but what a result. Coming off of the back of that dropped shot,

greater chance to get it straight back on the 17th.

Brittany Lang for the closing par, women's open champion. That was a

push. Unfortunately, that will be the second dropped shot in the last

four Hales, still here for the weekend, but small consolation at

the moment. Mo Martin, I wonder if this is the

same club with which she hit the pin on her final hole at Birkdale? She

likes these woods. What I shot! That's an excellent low there, from

Mo Martin, on the 15th, par-5, setting up the legal putt. -- Eagle.

A bit of gardening going on. Short par-3, balls landing, some repairs

did it. She is just marginally away from Lydia, Linda Vesper. -- under

Westberg. Precious run she has been, but in terms of Kut made, it goes

back 30 months, she missed one in the women's PGA Championship last

June. But she has given herself every chance of keeping the cut

running going here. Slow one, this, just that little bit slow, then you

think another light drizzle on the green, some moisture on the surface.

She hit it then, now she has not. Straightforward as well, right to

left, comfortable one, if you had given it enough. Just par, but level

par at the moment, good enough for type one 50th, and ties make the

weekend. Miyazato, quite a long way back.

Doesn't like it. That might cling on to the left edge of the green. We

have seen Karrie Webb putt from that direction, so not particularly easy.

The caddy for Paula Creamer, for many years, giving some last bits of

advice there. That was a solid looking swing. Not bad. Struggling a

bit this season, Paula Creamer, her game has disappeared slightly.

Charley Hull, she can be aggressive on this one. And needs to be, keep

it inside the right edge, and firm, but... Just wasn't aggressive.

Firmly at the right edge. You suspect the way she plays that she

would, but I she after that tee shot. -- but that was a shame after.

Seeing yesterday, not knowing the back nine is well here, because her

father usually picks her up at the halfway house. Big tee shot, just a

flick in. That was a touch fortunate. I think

she got that little bit heavy. Should sneak in for the weekend,

level par word Paula Creamer, on 5-over. Now, Lexi Thompson. Four

under at the moment, three birdies at the moment on this back nine. And

there is another one! CHEERING That is the way to do it, she has

had troubles were plotting, but that is the answer, take it out of the

equation, wonderful shot! Worth another look. What it

beautifully, I think it was going just a little bit past the hole, but

it straight online. It doesn't. Beautifully played. -- it doesn't

matter. Some back nine she's got going now.

A fantastic three word here, from Mo Martin, setting up this birdie

opportunity on 15. She has had her potting boots on ready today. And

there we go, another birdie on the card for Mo Martin. She is moving

dangerously near the top of this leaderboard.

As final tee shot from Lydia Ko. Elegant swing. Now hit at it, threw

the ball and bouncing on there. -- no hit.

Just to tidy things up with Mo Martin, I think it was a birdie, we

have had confirmation of that. It under par, still going very well.

And now Wessberg. Her final hole of the Championship

this year. Interesting to see the distance. Charley Hull should be

able to get a wee bit past Lydia Ko. She certainly spoke one pastor

yesterday, heavy drizzle, wet ball and wet clubface, it can squib -- it

can skid of it. Hitting very low again.

It's the recoil. Bouncing past without fade, still good enough to

get 20 yards past Lydia Ko, the shaft binding from the neck, but to

be very good tee shots. -- but the very good. And up ahead on the

green, the putt we saw earlier but Karrie Webb, gathering pace from

this slope, but the extra rain just holding that one back. Not a very

easy one she has left herself. Rather sneaky hole location, as it

was yesterday, some players struggling with closing putts. Mirim

Lee, 113. She just needs to move this a little right to left. -- won

the 15th. -- on the 13th. That is fairly central. Not difficult to hit

the greens here, on this golf course, but difficult to get the

ball close to the Flight, you have to ship it in when they tuck the

pins into the corners behind the trees. -- get the ball close to the

flag. And Brittany Lincicome, big hitting

player, but this for her birthday. -- for birdie. That is rather tired

looking. As birdie on the fifth, at that stage going well, started

3-under, then to four, then four drop shots, and a little to do to

close the par here. Twice major winner, twice winner of

the inspiration, as it is now known. Back to 17 now. And Ai Miyazato, the

other Miyazato. Flirting with that tree. And coming and left of the

flag, great shot, spectators gathered around those being treated

to a wonderful array of golf shot, friendly flag position.

Nico Miyazato, her caddy keeping the ball dry, not wanting any water

between the ball and clubface. -- niqab Miyazato. Not related, the

Miyazatos. I think this is a little bit of a double breaker. She has to

headed firmly to hold the line, otherwise it might speak to her

left. It came back well, well done. Round of 71 completed by Mika

Miyazato, four under par, very decent total.

Mirim Lee. Big right-to-left, swinging putt here. Tracking well.

Little steamy. Very steamy! Brittany Lincicome, lovely round

from heart, sliding down to tide for 71st at the moment, which might have

been the putt to make the cut, we shall see, long way to go, all

depending on the weather. Again, going so well, four under at one

stage, act now to 1-over. -- she is back now.

Hopefully, this will be the final putt on this hall for Paula Creamer.

Unfortunately, it would also prove to be the final putt of the

Championship this year. In she goes. 73 for creamer, giving her to 5-over

par. And I'm afraid, the weekend off is in prospect.

That red dot in the centre of the fairway is 142 yards to the front

edge. Flag today 23 on. Lydia faced that to off from -- she paced the

little in front. If you pitch it on the top of the ridge, on the down

slope, it will go to the back of the green, you have to hit it low enough

to check the bank, and rule over it, very difficult shot. -- and rule

over it. Nice slow trajectory. Wonderful. You

enjoyed that one. That was spectacularly good. I was going to

point out they are to the viewers, the caddy is wearing the bib which

is the equivalent of the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. World

number one ranking on the back, always given to the person at the

top of the rankings. And what will Charley Hull do? Left

herself 150. Possibly capable of hitting it high. Just a little out

of reach. She has gone for the high soft landing. Coming off of it, she

said. Shaping up for trying it in. Lydia Ko feeding it in. -- fading.

We will go back to Mirim Lee, to save her par after racing that first

one past. The leader has just a little stumble. Back to 11, one

clear of Shanshan Feng, who finished a little while ago. First dropped

shot of the day and indeed the Championship from Mirim Lee. The

rain continues to come down, but Mirim Lee one clear. Mo Martin doing

well. Three holes to play and three behind. The former champion in with

a 69, Karrie Webb. Lexi Thompson, beautiful tee shot.

She has read it well but has not hit it either. We have seen that putt

time and time again. Few players getting it to the whole. -- hole.

The birdie on the previous hall was a bonus. The course takes one back.

Stays at 5-under, Lexi Thompson, everyone will wrapped up today. Good

sensible folk, golf followers. Birdie putt for Ai Miyazato. No

movement on this one, she can go straight at it and she does. That is

a nice ray of sunshine. 4-over par. This has got to be struck very

firmly. Charley Hull, down in two would do very nicely on the 18th. It

has been an impressive run so far. Gives it a good data. Very good from

Charley Hull. A few stumbles in there today. A great run around the

turn. She will wait for her playing partners before knocking that one

in. She was quite interesting yesterday in her press conference.

She said the advantage of playing here was the home comforts but the

disadvantage were the expectations. I think now she has the first two

rounds out of the way, she is certainly a woman for the big arena.

I think she will relish being the home favourite at the weekend. I am

sure she is more comfortable with a select band of friends invited to

keep comfortable, one of them a good golfer, and one who is not, first

time on a golf course. Line and pace very tricky here up the hill. Quite

steep, turning right and then it tiptoes over the edge of the

precipice. Would you believe it? Something at the finish for the

Swede but it is her last stroke in this Championship. Giving her a

level par round. And a total of 5-over.

Must've been a bit of tree trouble for Martin here on 16. What a

glorious shot. A realistic chance of escaping with par. A rare mistake

but she might make amends. We will come back to the 18th and Lydia Ko.

You can see this swings from left to right, as clear as anything, but it

is amazing how much it dives to the right in the final yards. Marrying

the speed with the line is not easy. That was a big break. Mirim Lee. 183

yards today across the Lalli Valley. -- across the valley. Easing in that

direction. Playing the percentages, at the heart of the green. Charley

Hull to tap in and complete a tidy round. Back to 1-under in the

Championship for a great run of five birdies around the turn. A round of

70. 5-under total. Would you say this would be assured for the

weekend? 1-over might make it anyway. But yes, this is to make it

for the weekend. She is definitely here anyway. And she did very well.

Think of the rounds that Tiger Woods used a fight when he was struggling

to make the cut. There was a bit of that in Lydia Ko's round. She was

heading home, but birdieing on the 15th and 16th. Level par for the

Championship. Lexi Thompson, elevated to 5-under par after a

blistering back nine. Splitting the fairway at 18. She has a lot of loft

in her hand. This will come in high. Stunning. Sit down. Lexi Thompson at

her best. A great birdie opportunity on the last. So the state of affairs

at the moment, Mirim Lee coming back a little bit. One clear of Shanshan

Feng. Mo Martin finishing strongly. Charley Hull with a round of 70.

5-under par for the Championship. And we can hear from her now. Good

playing today, especially around the turn without charge from the ninth

to the 12th. How much were you enjoying around? I think I had five

birdies in six holes, so that got me going. I hit some good shots but I

did not get up-and-down. I am happy with the way I hit. Unusually, you

were put on the clock after that. How did that affect things? It was

OK when it was raining. It made me rush. And I birdied 16. After that,

I missed the's and it was a bit pointless, but it is stuff you have

to deal with. It definitely affects you? It does, because I am usually a

fast player, and I do not want to get any faster. He said yesterday

that one of the main advantages of being at home is home comforts but

the disadvantage is expectation. How much are you learning to enjoy the

expectation and is the pressure easing a little bit? Yes, it is. I

did not feel as nervous today. I quite liked it yesterday because I

sat in for a fewer birdies and I was in it pretty well. There is no

reason why I cannot go lower. You are certainly right in there, keep

going, Charley. Thank you. Solidly into the hole for Mirim Lee. 14, a

good par-3. Mo Martin has reached the 17th. We have seen several

birdies here already. I don't think it was the cleanest strike.

Here it comes, he becomes. A rather feeble effort to finish by excitons.

That would have been 66. Still, I'm very impressive round from the

21-year-old from Florida. Back home in 32.

She may be in fine that over the weekend, but it will not be here,

for Michelle Wie. 73. Maureen was saying she has been struggling with

injury. 5-over par. Martin favouring the putter. A very slow putt up the

hill here. A yard or so of fringe to go over. Quite steeply. Needs a firm

rap. That is pretty well done from there.

I was almost wondering why she was not tempted to give it a little

chip-and-run, but a good decision. Mirim Lee's tee shot on the 15th,

the longest hole on the course. She looks to be in the trees on the

Seoul yesterday but giving it full white here. She will not be able to

get there. -- she looked to be in the trees on this hole yesterday.

This is the length that is giving Mo Martin pause for thought. She will

be slightly off her right hand side. She could hit it for a straight or

she could just take it into the hole.

She didn't hit it. As a player, your stomach churns when you hit a putt

like that. You give it the thought and then you do not commit. A

careless dropped shot, taking three from the edge, dropping her back to

7-under. Hit it, you have to hit it a bit harder.

In Leona McGuire, one of the amateurs. Her twin sister is on the

bag. Playing very well. She has had a couple of years out at university

in the States, at Duke University. She was the world amateur number one

for a long time until she ceded that crowd to Bronte Law. -- ceded that

crown. Her feet, well above the hole. Good distance control by Mirim

Lee. Another birdie chance coming up. And Mirim Lee is out in front

with four holes to play. Mo Martin on the final hole. Three shots

behind. Karrie Webb, in that with a 69. And Lexi Thompson, 67. And we

will get the thoughts of the American now with Hazel. Great

shooting. 67 and a spectacular back nine. Did you enjoy it? It was fun

out there besides the rain showers. But that is what we expected at the

British Open. It was a good day out there. Looking back at your record,

you have had a top 20, but you have never managed to get right into the

thick of it. These conditions, do they suit you better than the links

conditions? This golf course setup is more suited for my game, rather

than the firm ground and extreme wind on the water. But it is

something to get used to. I am a Florida girl so I am used to getting

my yardage and landing it right there. You have had an interesting

season, just winning the international crown with your

American team-mates last week. This is the interim before the Rio

Olympics, assess the strength of your game right now and those of

your American colleagues. Last week was great at the international

ground but winning for my country, there is nothing like it. It was an

amazing week and we played very well. I was happy to be part of it,

representing my country. This is a great tune-up for the Olympics and I

am super excited. I have a few weeks to go home and relax but I will

focus on the week here. Play well. Thank you very much. Leona McGuire,

a talented amateur from County cavern. This should feed down a

little bit. Playing partner is very close. Playing with two Spaniards.

Mo Martin, second to the final hole. Just 150 yards. Can she get close to

this hole, top to just over a little rich? A bit comes. That was so

nearly very, very good. Leona McGuire for birdie on 17. We've seen

a lot of people leave it shot on the side. Well done. She was a pivotal

member of the winning side earlier in the year. Going very, very nicely

indeed. Mirim Lee, a chance to get back to

12. She rattles it in. Once again, Mirim Lee leads by two from Shanshan

Feng. It was very nearly a very good shot

from Mo Martin. Just came to a halt on that little rich that runs across

this green. This is awkward. A lot of left to right in it. Down the

slope it comes. She judged it very well. What a closing putt from Mo

Martin. It is a birdie to finish with. A back 935. 68 on the Marquess

Course. 8-under par, four behind for the champion from Birkdale. There it

is, Mo Martin creeping up to within two Shanshan Feng and four of Mirim

Lee. Charley Hull in with a round of 70, to sit in that group on 5-under

par. Beatriz Recari and Munoz are giving their second rounds. HAZEL

IRVINE: And the leader dropped a second shot on her round at the

17th. Dropping back to 11-under for the Championship. She would go on to

follow up yesterday's 62 with a completed second round of 71 but

just a few cracks appearing in the South Korean's game. A lot to think

about. And her three shot over night advantage has been whittled back.

Look who is sneaking into third, it is only Mo Martin. And she is here

in person. The 2014 champion, lovely to see you. And what a lovely

finish. Thank you. When you have digested your two rounds and you

need your lunch, how do you feel about your position on the

leaderboard? I feel great about it. It is not something I can control.

The leaderboard is out of my control but everything I can control out

there is going well. I am hitting the ball well my tee-to-green, and I

have a good feel for the course. I am probably plotting better than I

have this entire year. I have spent some long hours the last couple of

weeks working on my putting, and procedurally, it is in a good place.

I be missing being by the seaside? You won at Royal Burghfield, but

here we are and I know there is a little swirling wind, but it is a

completely different character. Have you settled well into that? It is a

departure from links playing, but it is a great golf course, and there

are some subtle reminders. In and of itself, I think it is a really nice

setup. There are challenging parts, for sure, and the greens are

challenge. But yesterday, it was slopes of four, with a pretty good

speed. I remember one year you came to Royal Birkdale and you said that

you instantly felt an affinity with the course which translated into the

win itself, which was your first Major on the LPGA Tour. Do you get

the same vibes about a course like Woburn this time? I think it is a

slower growing love but I am getting there now and I have an appreciation

for the course. I know it is a shorter setup, shorter than any of

the Major events on the women's Tour, but in a strange way, is it

playing into the hands of the shorter hitters, and hampering the

longer hitters? You cannot overpower this course. I think that is true on

a link style golf course when it is set up properly. Whatever you're

doing well, you better do it are the best and if you do it better than

everyone else, you will win. There is a fairness there to the British

Open, and it always seems to hit the mark with that. Whether you are a

long hitter or a short hitter, whatever your specialty, whatever

you do best in your game, I think if you can do that well, you will win

on a Championship like this. You say you have been working hard on your

putting and we're going to show you a couple of putts, the first on the

15th. You hit a nice fairway wood interviewer. Something of a

speciality as those who have been following your career will

appreciate. Tell us about it. The wind started howling on this hole so

I had essentially my 4-iron, and 9-wood. The wind stopped for just

enough for me to hit it and not be affected too much. The rain came in

and out of the entire day. On the next hole, it started howling. And

this was a lovely finish on the 18th. It makes lunch taste better

when you finish one of these. A good moment, going into the weekend. You

can really see the slope. I know it is a shorter golf course but it is

no pushover. When you look back on your achievements, I know you missed

the cut on the defence of your Championship performance last year,

in no small measure due to a pretty severe wrist injury that you

suffered, and you still wear a splint on your left hand. I do. How

much is that hindered your career so far? It happened in the Sunday after

I won the Joffe and I was in contention again, and then I felt a

sharp pain on the last hole. -- won the trophy. From there, it was a

month before I figured out what it was and then it was four months

until I could open a bottle of water. The timing was not ideal but

I am happy that I have gotten to a place where I can play again. I have

had to change my grip so I can play again, but eight months after, I was

feeling good. I went from a long thumb to a short thumb on the grip.

I have been consistent since then. Ball striking has been really good.

I am thankful that I am happy. And as a person who have achieved a

lifetime ambition of a golfing career, how long does it take for

that to settle in, that it is not enough and you want more? When did

it kick in? I think any competitive person is not really going to rest

on their laurels. When I am ready to do that, when anybody is ready to do

that, then it is time to do something else. I am still hungry

for more, working to improve. I am still here to improve and get

better. It is great to see you hanging around the top of the

leaderboard once again. We get interesting vibes when you start to

do that. Keep up the good work. Thank you. I appreciated. Let's take

a check on the leaderboard. Mo Martin is ready to watch the

afternoon's golf, as are we. This is the live situation. As you can see,

it is the likes of Beatriz Recari making good progress, and Ariya

Jutanugarn, who made a spectacular round yesterday, plotting away

around the course successfully. And there is Katrina Matthew, at the

tender age of 46, 21 years on the LPGA Tour, right there once again.

Let's head out to Ariya Jutanugarn. Nicely controlled. So smooth

yesterday, relatively untroubled throughout. You can see that her

playing partner has run through the fairway. A bit of a downslope here.

It looks to be lying OK. It certainly does. It is in the lap of

the Gods there but she got away with that one. Beautifully scenic hole

405 yards. For most players now it is usually just a 3-wood or a 5-wood

down to that launch pad. Stacy Lewis had a couple of bumps, that is why

she has come so far down the slope. Lying little down on the grasp of no

problem at all. Just some sort of three quarters, pictured left of the

flag and it will gather up. She has got to land it far on the green and

then run out. Coming off the back of a couple of bogeys. The seventh was

costly. Most people picking up shots there. She dropped a shot on the

par-3 8th as well. And you can see how much her feet are above the

bowl. That will naturally make your swing more upright because you are

bent over a little bit more. Not a lot of extra moving parts,

economic goal movement. Good contact. And great balance.

Off to the tenth tee and Brooke Henderson.

A familiar swing. Quick to pick up the tee. A little skip off aid of

it. Just caught the outside edge and settles down. Her sister on the bag.

A good player herself. Catriona Matthew is bringing up the golf

course. Four birdies so far today. She is 6-under. Leaving there as if

she was going to lose it to the right. There are bunkers to be

carried, which she has done perfectly well. She has a lot on her

plate, about to move back into a newly referred house on Thursday. --

newly refurbished house. This is Azahara Munoz. The Spaniard happy

with her work. Playing alongside Brooke Henderson

and Anna Nordqvist. All three are under-par. If you carry the bag, I

will carry this small piece of fruit. The division of labour is

cruel. Putting from the front of the ninth

green. A diminutive figure. Beautiful line. She could've done

with another ounce. She is at plus two. She is going to have

to pick up a couple of birdies somewhere on the back nine to be

around for the weekend. It was always going to be tricky for Stacy

Lewis, hanging down the slope with a tight lie. Difficult to stop it

going too far. Beyond the flag, it is quite quick. Moving quickly from

right to left. When she was at the zenith of her game, she was one of

these players where you thought, how is she going so well? Everything was

very sound, with no weaknesses. Just a little bit of an over read by

Lewis. She is getting married a week tomorrow, she wants to do the

wedding out of the way. I do not know many brides to be who use that

phrase. How romantic (!) Just get it done, all right?

A big first bounce and it grabbed very quickly.

It's one of these putts, so easy to see it's left to right. It's a

little downhill, but picking the precise line is not easy.

Beautiful putt there. Another birdie goes on the card. When she won those

three tournaments in the month of May, she was a combined 43 under

par. A little bit of a you as she hit

that. You can see why. Very good run up to the turn, buried the seventh,

eighth and nine the American. Lewis to finish off for par. Out in

37, an untidy end to the front nine. Dropped shots at seven and eight.

Henderson, if virtual reality is to be believed, is some unpleasantness

at the bottom of that tree. We'll see how it's lying in a moment.

First, though, Munoz. "Stay," she said. Are you stupid.

Self-reproach is often the place that golfers are found.

Both Spaniards speaking to their golf balls and themselves in

English. Back to Nordqvist. Just missed out

in a play-off for the u women's Open recently. Rips that one in. One

under for her round today and for the Championship. She was deemed to

have grounded her club in a bunker with that play-off. It was the

merest grain of sand she touched. The rules are the rules, two-shot

penalty and lost her chance there. Henderson seems to be lying OK. I

don't know if the canopy of the trees will affect the trajectory of

her shot at all. Slightly low, punchy one out there. That's fizzed

off. Catriona Matthew putting together a

nice round. Doing things differently, yesterday she struggled

in the outward nine. Going out well today. Yani Tseng has picked up a

couple today to go to five under. Stacy Lewis is just slipping back,

back to that group on four under par. Further down, a nice battle for

the silver aller, for the -- salver, for the leading amateur.

Law law law playing with some borrowed clubs, Bronte Law playing

with some borrowed clubs, after her own were lost with an airline,

temporarily, she has them back for this week.

Hen tore son has just got to skirt along the side of a little valley

here. You can see Munoz standing down in that depression there.

Hen tore son has to play the first section -- Henderson has to play the

first part of the shot, keeping it a bit right.

Wasn't really struck with great conviction. A bit of grass caught up

between the blade and golf ball there deadened the blow.

Catriona Matthew, her third to the par five 11th.

Nice bit of spin and another birdie opportunity. Here's Munoz. Get in

she says, oh, it nearly obeyed. Beautiful shot. Lots of option

there's. She could have killed it slightly on the slope. She chose to

take the aerial route. Beautiful played. -- beautifully played.

That's well rescued. That keeps her at five under par.

Very much a player who thrives on confidence. If she loses her

confidence, she makes errors. When she's got it going, she can really

go low. But may just escape with a par or

better. Better, better, better - in it goes! Just your standard birdie.

Oh, what a shot from Kim. A little run of celebration. This is using

the contours. Yeah, actually it didn't look to me as if it was ever

going to quite make it. A couple of nice, soft bounces. Off the slope

and now it's just tiptoeing in. She's still going. Oh, she's

stopped. No, starting again. There we go.

Little bit more? No. Tired now. Anna Nordqvist, beautiful second

shot in there. Over the years that Anna has been

competing on the LPGA, which is some seven years now, this has been one

of the most solid parts of her game. She makes up her mind and then she's

absolutely ruthless with the execution. She doesn't allow time

for self-doubt. She doesn't let me down. Beautiful

birdie there by Nordqvist. Two under par, slightly pedestrian 72 for her

yesterday. Catriona Matthew, right to left on this one for her birdie.

Oh, judge today beautifully. Birdie number five in the round for

Catriona Matthew, no dropped shots. Up to seven under par. Leading the

home challenge. First off the tee yesterday morning.

That one slips by. Good view there of the tenth. After

playing the front nine, which has several sweeping dog legs, get to

the back nine and the holes appear to be a little bit more straight

away. This is certainly a straight one and

definitely a birdie opportunity if you can find the fairway off the

tee. 124 yards left for Jutanugarn. Pin in a very accessible spot, at

the centre of the green at the front. If you put the spin on it,

it's a matter of how much it spins back. You don't want to go past it,

because it leaves a downhill frer there. It's suddenly gone a little

bit dank and humid. A driver off the tee for Stacy

Lewis. Just an iron for Jutanugarn. This is a good angle to the flag,

115. Plays a hair uphill, but only two, three yards uphill. Shouldn't

make any difference, just a short iron.

I think we're beginning to see some of Stacy Lewis getting back to her

best. Won this Championship in 2013 and with that win she completed a

glorious ten months in which she had seven victories. There's been a

little bit a dirth over the last couple of years. This tee shot has

taken a mighty hard bounce. She will have to chase from underneath. Just

over 100 yards left, a little, hookie one.

She's battling with the cut mark, outside it at the moment, the

projected cut mark. We can clear up that shot we saw finding the hole

from 150 yards from Kim was for an eagle, not birdie. She hadn't been

in trouble on that hole. So an eagle all the better. Marion Ricordeau. --

Beatrice Ricari remains at seven under.

Laura Davis took eight here, Alison Lee took seven.

That is safely down the prepared surface.

It's hotting up, good scoring this afternoon as well from Jutanugarn

and Ricari. Some players just starting their

afternoon rounds, their second rounds, rather.

Not the greatest of lies here. Just a matter of popping it on the end to

get it to sit down, not go chasing by.

Interesting practice swing Eric long way up -- swing, a long way up the

shaft. Maybe she's going to bump it up the bank. It runs away the last

couple of yards. Well, we saw Munoz play from that

side a moment ago. Put it stone dead. Pretty much the same here for

Jutanugarn. The greens here tend to shed the golf ball quite a lot.

They're not really gathering. A lot of interesting depressions and

valleys of sin littered about, just testing the short game of these

players. Very pleasant out there now.

Fierce showers this morning. Then the wind picked up a little bit. A

chance for the afternoon players. I've got my water proof jacket on

and I'm certainly sweating up in the corner here a bit. Suddenly the sun

comes out, it's very, very pleasant. Ideal golfing conditions beautiful

supported. Big crowds out this afternoon. Always well supported at

Woburn. This seems to tilt left to right. The way the ball is parked it

looks like it's going the other way. It's easy to see when it's downhill,

but it's pretty near dead straight. Kim after that glorious two. Rookie

of the Year last year on the LPGA, she's won twice out in America

already. Another good swing, Maureen. You don't see many quirky

swings these days with the women or the men. They're trained

beautifully. That was a super swing - compact, solid, delight to watch.

Absolute delight. As Ken was saying, we've had a bit of all sorts as for

as the weather's concerned today, from balaclavas to bikinis in the

space of two minutes. Stacy Lewis. If you're going to

leave yourself 11 foot birdie chance, this is the one, up the

hill. Looks good, Ken. Yes, all the way, sweet as a nut.

But only par today. She remains five under.

Recari on the par three 14th. 183 yards.

Flag just over on the right-hand side.

Trying to feed it in. Green tilted a little bit left to right, so that's

helping her. That's going to be quite severely downhill. Yes, a long

putt from there. Here's Catriona Matthew. What a star she's been for

many years now. Seven under par, second shot at the 12th.

Played from the island between the ponds and look at that for a result.

APPLAUSE Such a gentle, sweet player. Never

flustered, never angry. Jutanugarn in for a four on the

tenth. Eight under, lurking ominously I would say. A player of

immense talent. They have a splendid view of the acres of the course.

Three courses here at row burn. I did say this morning, when we had

pictures of the abbey, where was Mrs Moss, that lovely statue of the

Duchess' horse that was so successful years ago. Well, I seem

to remember it was nearer the abbey. But it's down by the water. Mrs Moss

is still there. She's not residing in New Zealand with the Dowager

Duchess. All is shining here on the Marquess course. Played in the right

spirit. Nothing wrong at all with this day here at row burn.

-- Woburn. Impressive scores by the amateurs going through there. Leona

Maguire we saw finish earlier. Law is three under with three holes to

play. Bronte came through final qualifying on Monday with a borrowed

set of clubs. Managed to shoot five under. She was on her way home from

her successful victory in the European amateur. Here you get

another example. We keep banging on about it, but how long it takes to

decide a little pitch of 50, 80, 100 yards, whatever it is. You don't

have to consult the oracle and four Bibles and the Koran to know what to

hit onto this green. That's the way it is played now.

Unless the players change, it will never change. Talk about penalties

and times and money. It doesn't make the slightest bit of difference.

They have got to decide, look, we can do better than this. We can all

save a minute or two a hole. Sounds simple. Look at the way - this all

goes on and on and on and on and on. Now I shall shut up and go and lie

down in a darkened room! That would be no fun, Peter.

Azahara Munoz, let's make it well worth the wait. Oh, unlucky. At one

point that golf ball was within 12 inches of the hole. But fine shot,

well played. Everything got except the result.

Now here she comes. Nordqvist. 93 yards. Play it gently. Not too

sharp. Oh, good spin as well. It's all in the lap of the gods. There

you are, you see. Peter, when you were playing in

pitch shots, did you always have a yardage in mind? Or purely eye

balling it and going by the look? Till Jack Nicklaus came along and

Phil Rogers, there was an amateur called Gene Andrews who started

pacing it out. Ashleigh Simon birdie putt. Simon in the midst of a very

good round. You learned to do it by eye and some players were wonderful

at it. But they were just as good judging distance 50 years ago as

they are today. There you see the full width of the 14th glean. --

green. Quite a conundrum facing Beatriz Recari. She is a good

putter. Now just have a look at where she's aiming. Very nearly off

the green. It will be a great effort if she can get down in two. Huge

slope and very fast. She's almost putting to the edge, maybe even off

the green. She's got to hit it high enough and hard enough and it will

almost come down sideways at the end.

Not a bad effort, but you see she's 12 feet away. She almost couldn't

get it high enough there, Peter, really. Very difficult. Very, very

difficult. Great approach in. And another one.

That's her seventh birdie of the day. Very tidy golf.

It's really not happened for her thus far in the Championship.

A shot like this holed can just set you alight.

Nice birdie. In the as difficult as Recari's

putt, this. She's still got to negotiate the huge, downward slope.

Go says the caddy. It's not going to go. That's a tricky one left too.

Big swinger, left to right. Just running out the steam. She hit

a lot of good shots on that hole, but it's only a par, though.

Won on her professional debut in Madrid in 2009. She's continued to

carve out a very good career for herself since.

Nordqvist, birdied the last. Oh, no that's a bit a wide. -- of a wide.

Anna's got her mental skills coach with her here this week.

Feng was out first this morning. The scoring is very good indeed. Mixed

bag of weather, but nothing too severe. A shortened course, in

excellent condition. Top players. Feast of good golf.

That little putt needed a lot of respect, which she duly gave it.

In September, the seniors are coming here to play at the Duke's course,

one of the first that was built here at the estate at Woburn. That will

be worth coming to watch. Similar course, but slightly

different in character. The goal here is to put your tee

shot somewhere between 220, 250 yards out into that island fairway.

That's fine. Almost like playing two par threes in a way. None of the

players just taking the double carry. Maybe if they moved the tees

up a bit, they'll be a little tempted.

AJ has a cut at it. She's worried. She's concerned. Nestles in the

shortish grass. Tricky shot left, not impossible, but tricky.

Tremendously long hitter. I think she's carrying a two iron this week,

the only other player this week carrying a two iron is Laura.

Strong, very stable lower half. Look at that turn there holding the club

back, boom, applies the club head, turn it over a whisker. You've got

to be a good player to be two irons, one irons, like old converted bread

irons, so straight with the face. A goal hole, this. This is the swing

that has produced five tournament wins in the last two years alone. No

matter what the swing looks like, there has got to be a good mind to

go with that. Stacy Lewis, a good drive, a good

second. When it is virtually pin high, you can tell how far Stacy

Lewis is, a much more of a placement player. The pin is in a nice little

hollow in the green, which is quite enticing. Funnily enough, the wind

is puffing against at the moment. -- against her at the moment. Then the

shaft, trying to put a little bit of top spin on it.

She looks a little puzzled. The ball has finished in shadow, and she has

no idea where that is what relation to the flag. We dropped back to the

15th tee for Recari, straight off the top of the peg. Away she goes.

Not much bounce, slightly into the hill. And here is a look at Bronte

Law on the 17th. She got herself to 4-under. 2-under four around today.

She was the winner of the award goes to the top college player in

America, the young Englishwoman has had a tremendous season. -- 2-under

four around today. Not far off the water. You can see from high how

pretty it is. When the men play here, they move the tee forward

putting it within reach, but it is a dangerous shot to have a cut of the

green from way back. You have to carry it about 270. Anna Nordqvist's

second shot. It's fun to watch how, I would say

aggressive, but the different form of golf now, for the women and many

of the men over the last 40 or 50 years, they have changed the

clubhead speed, to zip into the ball in a different way. A hundred years

ago, everyone had to swing the club wide and slow, with the old hickory

shafted clubs. Now it is much more hands, whipping the club had. --

clubhead. Quick speeds. Like that. That was too quick. You have to

close the face down. Long and left. Ariya Jutanugarn's short, it looks

like she will play this like a bunker shot. Remaining flat-footed.

A wonderful golf shot. That is just an absolute joy. It was not nearly

as easy as she made it look. Good rhythm, good length of swing. Plenty

of loft. The clubhead under the ball. Did not hit through that one

too fast. The ball travelled slowly and landed gently. Did not need any

backspin on that. Now, a second shot from close range for Azahara Munoz.

This should not be more than ten feet from the hole at worst. A

little bit of a ridge could help her get the ball to the whole. A little

bit fiery. Not bad. More difficult coming in from 50 yards than 80. It

depends on your touch, Maureen. Some people, like my dear old friend Ken

Bowser, he swung the club so slowly, you have to get the ball to land at

a different speed. It is a lost art. Just nicking the flag. I thought I

heard it touch the side of the flagstick. Do you think landing the

ball at a different speed is a lost art because of the equipment?

Probably. You do not have to think so much now. A lot of the skills

have gone out of many of the things, whether it is cooking, driving a

car, gardening. You had to do things differently because tools have

become more sophisticated. It has become easier. Ariya Jutanugarn has

a great opportunity to move to 9-under. Shouldn't really be

anything in this one. Per head is still, focused. And there we go. --

her head is still. 9-under par. She looks very cool and confident. It is

a joy to watch. Now that has nestled down a little bit. A poor second

shot into this 12th green from Anderson. She has some work cut out

now to get down in two. -- for Henderson.

She really could not do much from that point. Then the stake was all

in the second. -- the error was all in the second. Matthew for birdie at

the 13th. Vista go to 9-under. A firm putt upper left side. But the

scores are being made with no sweat at all, no anxiety. Down the

fairway, on the green, steady play. Good scoring. Ashleigh Simon, the

home green. It is going to come back now. It has got to come back. That

was trying. Stacy Lewis at 12. 200 yards to

clear the water. Just over 262 run to the end of the fairway.

Fortunately, it is pretty soft although I think it will be

troublesome to find the fairway. She doesn't like it. Sitcom set, set...

It is the only wet bit of the course. -- sit, sit, sit. I don't

think I have seen a lady hit more powerfully than this since Laura

Davies in her heyday. Amazing how hard she gets it. Regularly hitting

195 yards. That is Luke Donald's distance. Very impressive. She has a

long iron here. Maureen was saying, she carries a 2-iron. It is a lost

art, backing a 2-iron. -- lacking. She is a sturdy lass.

This would be a huge mental lift for Henderson if she could get out of

this with a par-4. Very indifferent play after the tee shot. That is

going to be two dropped shots in the last three holes. She had to regroup

now and get some red numbers on the card before she finishes off. This

is Ashleigh Simon, this 468. -- for 68. A very fine player indeed with a

couple of wins under her belt in her professional career. Good to see her

back at this kind of form. Minos for birdie at the 12th. --

Munoz. HAZEL IRVINE: Having followed up

that round of 62 with 61, the field is gaining. They are bunching at the

top. Ariya Jutanugarn is making gains. Mo Martin, we have already

had a chat with her today and Catriona Matthew, great playing from

the 46-year-old, recently given a lifetime achievement award at the

golf awards in March. The first woman to do so. -- Scottish golf

awards. So many achievements to name, recently named the vice

captain to Alnwick and Soren Steyn at the next Solheim Cup. The latest

in a lot of achievements for her. Great to see her doing well. I'm

sure that will be cheered across the country. Charley Hull, 5-under, and

another Briton doing extremely well in this Championship so far. Bronte

Law, further down, 2-under, for 1-under for the Championship, just

about to finish her campaign for the day. She will certainly be in the

reckoning for the leading amateur. As will Maria para from Spain. --

Maria Parra. A number of the amateurs will have to fight it out

over the weekend. It will be an exciting finish for the amateur

contest, and as we saw with Paul Dunham, leading amateur are getting

closer to the top all the time. Recari, the last of the par-5s on

the Marquess Course. Great distance control. That is the 12th. An

island, and then over the water again. But what goes pretty well

around the backside. It is very attractive. -- the water goes pretty

well. Pretty fun, as long as you do not go in the water. Stacy Lewis

going first. The breeze does not make things easier. 84 yards. The

pin is 9-over the water. You have to flirt with the front of the green if

you're going to get close. That side of the fairway is firmer.

It is a little easier, a bit soggy in places. If you could aim this

left, in line with the bunker behind, if you get lucky, it can

kick down towards the flag. But you have a little more room if you go

left. It is certainly a possibility. She went straight at it, and

straight through. Almost inevitable. You have to pitch the ball at the

green if you're going straight at it. And here is someone who might be

able to put a bit of zip on it. Jutanugarn really does hit it hard.

She can put a bit more backspin on it. It is a little soggy.

She certainly hit it well. Third bounce. OK.

As you can see from the boards behind, 107 yards. A slight dogleg

right to left. She has pulled that into the elbow but it is binding on.

I expect that there will be one of your trees down there to irritate

her. They spring up overnight. Lots of looks. Recari's great year

was in 2013. She won twice in America that year. Played in the

Solheim Cup at Colorado. The first Solheim Cup team to win away from

home. That was a dismal one. That is what

she thinks. It really was a dismal putt.

Back to the 14th and Catriona Matthew. The green sits at you here.

All that calls for is a straight shot. That is the way to do it. Very

tidy. Sei Young Kim, yet another birdie

opportunity. And it is easy, she was almost on the walk before the ball

had got to the hole. Her six at 11 looks out of character in that nice

run of figures. And this is Bronte Law.

Well done. The leading amateur at the moment. Reunited with her clubs

earlier in the week. And a solid performance from the young Cheshire

girl. What a gem. Christy O'Connor, my

dear friend who passed away recently, he was a genius from shots

around the green. American style chipping around the green, an

absolute master. There we see it, the scores are beginning to pack up

a little bit. There is no runaway leader with a four or five shot

lead, they are all crowding around. Within four or five shot to the

worst. And that shows you the little right to left the band on the 13th

hole. It remains to be seen if Munoz will have a clear view. This is

Nordqvist. The ball is nestled down a little

bit but it came out quickly. That will scuttle through. Not bad.

Back to the 12th. A bit of weights to hit her second shot the water.

She had to drop back. -- a bit of a wait. A lot of walking about, can.

There has been plenty of walking about. Walking around, trying to

suss out the break. Throughout the beads and hope for the best. But

have you seen those green plans? It is an absolutely amazing thing. You

would have to be a genius to read them. Plans of the greens with very

detailed contours and lines. It helps you, in theory, to a hole more

putts. It is likeable by telephone. If you know how to use it, it is

wonderful but you need a Professor 's degree and 14 A-levels before you

know how to switch one on. We have been looking and talking

about the amateurs and here is a look at what they are doing. Some

fabulous scores. Four of them under-par, Bronte Law leading the

4-under. And she has a word with Hazel. There is the scorecard. Look

at that. A strong player, Bronte Law. Bronte Law, two rounds of 70

and the leading amateur in the clubhouse. How is your campaign

going so far? I would say it is going very well. I am happy with the

way I played today. I started off nicely and I had a couple of bogeys

in between but I managed to keep calm, and we finished strong. I am

very happy with those two rounds. Always good to have your dad on the

bag. This is all the more remarkable because you are not even playing

with your own clubs. What is going on? My clubs are somewhere from

Sweden to hear, they got lost when I was playing in the European amateur

event. Qualifying, I had to borrow clubs from my coach. Still playing

with the borrowed clubs. You have achieved a lot with that because not

only did you shoot a 5-under par round to qualify, here you are now,

and this is an extraordinary summer. Spilling your blushes, you won the

European amateur last week and also five points out of five on the

Curtis cup. This has been a great run of form. Has it been coming? Why

has it been building so beautifully for you? Having a really good summer

in America, and winning that award, then coming back, winning the

European, the Curtis Cup, that was an incredible achievement, and in

the European team Championships, for the first time in 23 years with the

England team, and then to win the European individual, and now this,

I'm just riding the waves, really. There are four of you really in the

thick of things for the Smyth Salver, how meaningful atrophy would

that be for you this weekend? Absolutely. That would just be the

icing on top of a very big cake that I am enjoying right now. But for me,

just going into tomorrow, I'm going to keep playing my game, tried to

work my way up the leaderboard. Well, keep going. Thank you very

much. Back to the 12th and due to the

garden. -- and Jutanugarn. Fired her second a little bit beyond the flag.

This to get within one of the lead. She was after it very quickly. We

still have Mirim Lee out in front. As Peter was saying, no big leagues.

The chasers are tightly bunched. As we look at Munoz. Trying to

negotiate its way around the tree, using the slope. Keep moving.

What a recovery that is. And it has not stopped. What a shot from Munoz.

What a good shot, says somebody, and they are right.

Recari to tidy things up on 15. And she does.

Due to Agana stays on 9-under alongside Catriona Matthew. --

Jutanugarn stays on 9-under. Two behind Mirim Lee. Catriona Matthew

on the prowl for a birdie. Successfully. Successfully. Now

dropped shots today. Can't up those birdies, seven birdies. Catriona

Matthew moves to 9-under par, two off the lead. And after that amazing

second shot from Munoz, an unlikely birdie, perhaps. You can see the

slope that leads down to this hole. It has carried it beyond.

The jazzy shoes of Brooke Henderson, but the putt slips past. The

Canadian just not firing on all cylinders. She is back to 1-under.

Back to Stacy Lewis on the tee. That was unlucky, just stunned into

that little slope. It took any run out of it. She could have had an

extra 40 yards. The flag on 16 is only four from the right edge of the

green. Teasing the players over to that side. Defending the flag

position. It does not look like she is overly pleased. And that is why.

If you go with an iron for accuracy, you can get away with it. It was not

the sweetest strike. Sweeps round to the left. Should be OK there.

Munoz and obviously Mark Kerr ball to the side. -- had obviously marked

her ball to the side for Henderson's putt. So she will be replacing.

Remember, she was in a little bit of trouble off the tee, and had a

miraculous second shot. She did not manage to take advantage of it.

Straw is that one in, so that is par and after the tee shot, she would

have settled for that. 5-under in total, 1-under today.

She has won five times in the last 18 months since joining the LG PGA

Tour. Helen Alfredsson has joined us once

again. Hello there. They have got the best of both

worlds fair. They are all in short sleeves now. Just enjoy it. She

needs to get something going here. If she wants to be part of a

weekend. At a very awkward in to get out of this one, too. This could be

fantastic. Get over the Little rich. What are the one and all the way

down. We have some great shots here and another one. It is a very

friendly. Position if you know what you are doing. That is what can

happen. But she needs at least two of those, perhaps three or four.

Yes, the cut will be either even part or 1-over. It seems to go

between the two. It is even again. We will not know until the very end.

I've got a question for you Helen. Have you ever played with a lady

golfer who hits a further than Jutanugarn? I did play with Laura a

lot and she hit very, very long, but I don't know in comparison with

regards to distance. When she was at her best, she was very long. There

was not a par-5 insight for her. That makes a big difference.

Jutanugarn able to breathe. She is none too pleased with her second.

That can't be anything more than a 7-iron. Blairites say and eight? It

can't be. -- dare I say and eight? It just keeps on going though. Looks

good for a moment and kept going. An uphill birdie putt. If she can get

out there, she will get it out. We go to Beatriz Recari.

She will have been expecting better from that. It was lying nicely this

is the difficult 14th. Par-3. You want to hit it somewhere in the

green and get out of there. A very difficult hole.

She just allowed a fraction too much and look at that one move on. We can

see a difference from the morning to the afternoon. This morning, we

hardly ever saw putts go past. You can see the greens are rolling a lot

better this afternoon. I'm determined to learn a word of

Swedish as well. I'm going to take advantage of that to help me out on

future trips to stop coal. I'll decide what that word or phrase will

be shortly. And depending what you want to use it for? Not for another

various purposes -- not for nefarious purposes. Just for the

golf course? I have a whole lot of phrases. I know that about you.

There is a bit of a tussle developing for the leading amateur.

I didn't know that Bronte Law still had borrowed clubs. I thought they

had been tracked down but they are still missing somewhere in Western

Europe. She came through qualifying nearby at a lovely golf course.

There is Stacy Lewis sizing things up. She was a little bit unfortunate

-- it was a little bit unfortunate, I think, for those who came out this

morning. 65 and ties make it through. Those on 1-over par shown

here. They have all finished their round, so no chance for an

improvement. There is a tremendous amount of analysis going on here.

But this is an Augusta type part. Uphill, over the bank and down the

other side. Eight feet, maybe a little more. You've just got to

guide it in there. It's difficult though, Kent, isn't it, because we

have seen holes -- parts rolling past. You do not want to leave

yourself a three footer. Anything inside a club length is a beauty.

This possibly has two slow down. It was picking up the pace. They are

the tough once, when you need to pick up the pace and then it has to

go down a hill. It is difficult. This is Recari for par-mac.

That is a robbery right there. That was a very good putt. It was a very

good putt. This will be one of the slowest

parts that she's had today -- this will be one of the slowest putts 's

matches had today. It almost looks like she has a smirk of a smile

going. I still like the way she putts. She

does it with firmness which makes it easier. She does not have to borrow

as much like some of the other players.

You can see the depth of the bunker here.

That is not too bad from there. Just beginning to tail away. Again, a

very loose tee shot. Yes, nothing to it. A nice save from

Sei Young Kim. Lewis can be firm and is. That was

running very truly and had a little hop. That was a much better/. I

think yesterday, she wasn't batting with much confidence. She never got

it going very nicely but that was a very nice putt. We'll see if Recari

can tap in for her bogey. Well, with the way that came around, she parted

with the same mind. She is not part of the Spanish continue --

contingent for the Olympics. Munoz is.

And he is Munoz. -- here is. Can you give us some Swedish commentary

here, Helen? So you wanted in Swedish? Yes, why not?

I agreed with most of what you said there. I hope so. There were no bad

words in there. That has got me into trouble before. They are taking

their time looking down from on high. The constant sound you can

hear is the helicopter or playing providing us with this wonderful

shots. Brooke Anderson, it is not quite happening for her today. After

she won the PGA, this has a similar look and feel to it. She even said

in interviews that she really loved this golf course when she first came

but sometimes you don't find the game anyway. We go to Sei Young Kim

at the allotment holder. The 17th today playing one for four. --

playing 144. Such an impressive player. Just come on Tour and she

has one five events. She is fourth on the Order of Merit over on the

LGPL at the moment. Katrina Matthew is just placing the

ball exactly where she wants to at the moment. She is making her way

around the case so well. Her eye has been brilliant. She is taking a lot

of her chances to -- she is taking a lot of her

chances to make birdies. We are seeing if Recari can find the pin,

as it even -- feeds around to the whole.

She is telling it to sit. She may be over clubbed it there. It looks good

looking at it from on high again and there are a lot of and relations

there. -- undulations there. Back to another par-3. This is the 14th. It

is a difficult one. She is going with the five IM, got to play left

of the flag. A bit of cut spin on it. A very shallow bit of green

where it is cut. If it goes past, it will go 15 paces wide. She just

stayed out of the sand actually. I'm not sure if that's... Very awkward

sand. She might just get away with it. The first three yards you land

on the green, keeping of this downslope. The perfect shot is to

aim at the centre of the green where the TV tower is and the slope will

take you around them, meaning you hit the widest part of the green,

taking the bunker out of play. That is not cutting. Trying to. Good

for distance. Just about exactly where she was aiming. She just got a

slightly softer bounce and she anticipated. You have got to land

this on an area of about four by four yards if you are heading to the

flag. You have got to land softly. The harder you can hit it, the more

spin you can put behind it. Yikes, where is this off to? It just

came off a little bit. Well, Catriona Matthew here on ten

for a birdie. A little bit up. Needs to get it going. A nice pace but she

needed to get a little bit more. She's been named as one of Anna

Caserta stunt's five tense for the Solheim cup next year and you

suspect that you might be the captain at Gleneagles their next

time. Absolutely, but I think if she continues to play this way, I would

rather see her on the European team. Exactly. It will be an interesting

one. Well, if I was a captain when she was playing, I would pick her on

my team any day of the week. She is consistent, never complains, she

goes out and does her job. I really enjoy her playing. Especially when

you will have some young players who are not quite used to it and need a

steadying hand. Much like you were saying yesterday, don't be all about

the situation the players are facing. A steadying hand like a true

-- like Catriona Matthew out on the course would be helpful. She is such

a strong player, there, fighting, and she would be great for some of

the younger players on the team. There is a lot of movement and pace

on this one. Perhaps not quite as much as she thought.

A long, long par-5. The longest on the course. Back to Beatriz Recari

who looks slightly like she's in slow motion. He we go. This is Sei

Young Kim. She kind of got a little kick after that shot in when she

hold for the Eagle. If she got this, it would be a nice one for her as

well. That is pretty nice for pace, to

leave yourself the slight uphill coming back. A big, big Green on

this par-3 and Jutanugarn didn't strike it cleanly. This has a big

swing on it left to right as it is dying. You will want to get swing on

it going down the slope. Just visualise it. Where is the high

point? Where do you want to roll it to? There is a great view of the

break there. You can see the angle. Her older sister was going very well

but she has just double bogeyed and is now 1-under for the Championship.

The first bit is up the hill for the first 12 feet and then you are

sliding down across it. What an effort. Great speed. Again,

a great read. I always find that funny when you play in programmes.

You say, came up here, and they throw it about ten feet by and you

say, no, it didn't break at all. It's very important to have the pace

and the line together. That was the Catriona Matthew to tidy up and

continue her amazing round. She is 7-under. Again, when she is playing

well, she looks so untroubled. We had back to Stacy Lewis who will

have some idea from Jutanugarn there. I think it is not easy to get

the line right here. It could fall away if you are at all ambitious.

That is pretty good as well. You just feel these parts. -- this

putts. It turned around quite well after

bogeys at the 7th and eighth. She has steadied things. 1-under for her

round today. This is another pretty tricky one. Aim way left. Pace is

important on this putt. She never really got it out high enough or

harder. From the other side, she needs to

hold this, otherwise her weekend will be curtailed. No, thinking

about her seat for the playing home. -- for the playing home.

No, she left that out of it. You have to be firm uphill. Back-to-back

dropped shots therefore Beatriz Recari.

A quick check of the leaderboard and you can see it is Catriona Matthew

who they have been talking about in such glowing times than no wonder,

it has been the round of the day. She has nine top five finishes in

all of these Majors over the years, it is a pride thing she has not won

more. Charley Hull in with that round of 70, 5-under par. Some six

shots back now. Amongst those still out on the course, you have got the

likes of Alena Sharp of Canada. She will be playing alongside Brooke

Anderson at the Olympic Games. Canadians bought doing very well at

the moment with Milos Raonic doing so well at Wimbledon a couple of

weeks ago. -- Canadian sport doing very well. This would be fairly

simple if she could wrap up the hill. She just saw Recari so she

knows she had to hit it. It took a big bounce but it still went in.

This is Munoz's third shot on the par-5.

She is calling it to sit. Not too bad. A chance for a birdie.

A nice round going for her without being spectacular.

Not the greatest shot, I don't think, but she got it. Let's have a

look at Sei Young Kim on the final hole. There is a bunker about 230

down the left but I think it's gone the other way. Did she get away with

that? Clattered into the trees and out onto the fairway. No problem. It

is one of those days, I think, for her. It is always nice to just say

thank you and move on. Brook M. Hendersen, quite close to the green

here. That can sometimes be more difficult, the closer you get. She

has never met -- missed a cut in 11 appearances and shouldn't do. She is

inside it at the moment by a couple of shots. Sometimes it can be hard

to get the right spin on it when you are that close but she managed very

nicely. Very good. I said a couple of shots inside the cut. She is only

one inside as it stands. It is level par at the moment, where Lydia Ko

finished. Once two birdies of the last two holes.

Staring it down. Very nice. Dead centre has never been a bad place to

be. We are going to the Catriona Matthew out of position little bit

here at the 16th. The crowd seemed to like that. We will see. And yes,

they were right. She continues really with her standard of play. I

think the young girls should really watch her. She has never tinkered a