Somi Lee, who has been trending well over the last couple of months, has taken the lead at the Evian Championship after the morning wave at -10.
Lee rallied late in her first round in France, making a birdie and an eagle on 16 and 18 respectively to get in at -4. She continued that momentum Friday shooting -6.
Though her round started relatively slow at -1 through 7, it was kicked into gear with an eagle on the par 5 ninth hole. She was then fantastic on the back nine, making four birdies with only one dropped shot to finish with a 65 on a day with relatively less scoring so far.
Lee is looking for her second win in a row after she and Jin Hee Im won at the Dow Championship. In her last seven starts, Lee has finished in the top 12 six times and has finished outside the top 25 in a stroke play event only once since March.
Grace Kim is one stroke back of that lead at -9 after a solid follow up round to her fantastic -6 Thursday score. Jennifer Kupcho rounds out the top three with an inconsistent but solid -2 second round that should keep her firmly in contention heading into the weekend at -8 overall.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda got off to a nightmare start, going +4 on her first seven holes of the day, but recovered well with an eagle and three birdies on her last 10 holes to shoot -1. She sits at -5 for the tournament, which may give her a chance over the weekend depending on what the afternoon scores look like.
