Nasa Hataoka is 65, tied for 8th with Yuka Saso and Ayaka Furue, 3 strokes behind Hinako Shibuno 34th[LPGA Tour U.S. Women]

◇USA Women ◇HSBC Women’s World Championship Day 2 (3rd) ◇Sentosa GC (Singapore) ◇6749yd (par 72)

After two interruptions due to rain, all groups were holed out after 7:00 pm as dusk approached. Daniel Kang, who played “63”, emerged as the sole leader at 10 under in total and turned the tournament around.

2021 tournament champion Kim Hyo-ju (Korea), and tour-unwinners Elizabeth Zokor and Alisen Corpse are in 9-under 2nd overall. Nelly Korda, Ashley Buhay (South Africa), and Lynn Grant (Sweden), who ranked fifth in the world with a total of 8 under par, followed.

Nasa Hataoka, Yuka Saso, and Ayaka Furue are lined up in 8th overall for the Japanese group, with a 7-under par and 3 shots behind the leader. Hataoka jumped up from 36th place with 7 birdies and no bogeys of 65. Furue stopped at “69” and Saso at “70”.

Hinako Shibuno, who started in 36th place like Hataoka, finished 34th overall with 3 under par with 1 eagle, 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. Mao Saigo finished day two with an even-par 52nd overall.