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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France: Brazilian teenager Angela Park birdied the
final two holes to sneak into the halfway lead on 10-under par at
the Evian Masters on Friday, but it was 43-year-old Helen Afredsson
who made the biggest move with a course record 63.
Park, still seeking her first professional win,
posted a second round 68 to edge one ahead of Alfredsson, who was
the inaugural Evian champion in 1994 and won the title again in
1998.
Surprsingly, world No.1 Lorena Ochoa, the first
round leader on 65, slipped back to four off the pace after a 73.
By contrast, Alfredsson could almost do no
wrong.
The veteran Swede had a flawless 9-birdie round,
with none of her putts being longer than 12 feet.
Alfredsson made 4 birdies in the outward
half—at the first, second, sixth and ninth—and then made more
from almost tap-in range at the 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th before
slotting another one in from eight feet at the long 18th.
Park finished third in the US Women’s Open and
has come close to victory several times in her two years on the
Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour.
Annika Sorenstam’s bid for a third Evian title
were kept alive with a 69. At six off the lead, she knows there is
still all to play for over the weekend.
-- AFP
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