Leona Maguire had more than 30 putts for the second day running to fall 11 shots off the pace in the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore.
After taking 31 putts in an opening 75 at Sentosa’s Tanjong Course, the Co Cavan star used the blade 32 tunes in a one-iver 73 in round two.
She’s tied for 45th in the 66-strong field on four-over, 11 strokes behind Major winner A Lim Kim.
The Korean carded a three-under 69 to remain in front, one ahead of New Zealand’s Lydia Ko and two clear of Hyo Joo Kim and England’s Charley Hull.
“Today still my shot is good and putting is good but still green read is hard for me, and then a lot of swirling wind, gust a lot,” Kim said. “Tricky days.”
Maguire birdied two of the four par-fives, but four bogeys left her well down the field.
Hall of Famer Lydia Ko saw the putts drop as she added a 67 to her opening 71 to move up to second.
“Actually it was very marginal differences,” Ko said. “I played very solid yesterday but didn’t hit as many greens, which obviously leads to a lot of grinding out there.
“But I hit my irons a lot better, and I feel like my game has been trending in the right direction.
“To see a few putts drop here and there, yeah, it was good. I don’t think I typically play really well on this golf course, and I thought this year would be a good year to turn that around.
“The scores haven’t really been that low these past couple days. I’m just trying to focus on me and hopefully just keep climbing up the leaderboard.”
Hull added a 70 to her opening 69 to share third.
“I missed a couple of short putts but bounced back on the back nine,” Hull said. “I am looking forward to tomorrow.”
