Ewing opens a gap in British women’s and Ciganda falls (77)

the American ally ewing extended his lead to five shots on the second day of Women’s British Open after signing a 66, six under par, the lowest card among the first players in the Walton Heathin the county of Surrey, very near London.

He made seven birdies, four in a row between holes 6 and 10, but recorded his first and only bogey of the day on the 18th for a total of 134 (-10). Ewing played the morning shift with good weather as gusty winds and rain were expected in the afternoon, although it wasn’t too bad and the sun finally came out.

Korean Minami Katsu (69), and American Andrea Lee (68), tied for second place with 139 (-5). Rose Zhang, the American sensation in her first year of professional golf, hit 71 shots and was nine ahead.

Another American, Allisen Corpuz, the US Open champion, also shot a 71 and is 3 under par, tied for sixth.

Regarding the performance of the Spaniards, the Navarrese Charlotte Ciganda He held the round well, with one bogey and one birdie in the first nine holes, but after the 13th hole Ulzama fell, with one bogey and two double bogeys for a 77 shot (+5) and 147 (+3) in total. , not in the cut.

The woman from Pamplona has ten top ten majors, no doubt the pending issue of women’s professional golf. Carlota, 33 years old and 31st in the Rolex world ranking, had her best finish in one of the ‘bigs’ in the third solo at the 2018 US Open while in the British, which she was competing for the fifteenth time, she appreciated the best which resulted in 7th in 2019. Now in 2023 on the LPGA Tour she is tied for 3rd on the Women’s PGA.

On this second day, the R&A moved the tees forward on four holes. If Thursday was sunny and windy, along with the early afternoon rain on Friday the greens slowed down a bit.