MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) \u2014 Hyo Joo Kim and Hye-Jin Choi handled a swirling wind Saturday and made enough birdies to be among only six teams who broke par, posting a 1-under 69 in foursomes to build a one-shot lead in the Dow Championship.<\/p>\n
Double major winner Nelly Korda and Olivia Cowan will need another big showing in Sunday fourballs if they want a chance to catch them. They made only one birdie, had bogey on both par 5s at Midland Country Club and shot 76 to fall six shots behind.<\/p>\n
Korda and Cowan were tied for 13th. It will be only the second time this year on the LPGA that Korda is not in the final group.<\/p>\n
Kim and Choi, the South Korean duo who are both among the top 20 in the women\u2019s world ranking, were at 10-under 200.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wind was obviously very strong today so that was a big factor that was different than the first round,\u201d Kim said. They also shot 69 in foursomes in the opening round.<\/p>\n
Gina Kim and LPGA rookie Yana Wilson managed a birdie on the par-3 closing hole, which was playing downwind to a front pin over the water. That gave them a 70 and left them one shot back.<\/p>\n
Alison Lee and Lilia Vu, former teammates at UCLA, had the lead until they made a triple bogey on the 16th hole when Vu hit the tee shot out-of-bounds. They had to settle for a 69 and were in third place at 8-under 202.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty meaty hole. I\u2019ve been kind of leaking my drives out right so just wanted to make sure I had a draw but it was a pulled draw instead,\u201d Vu said.<\/p>\n
Juli Inkster, who at 66 became the oldest player in LPGA history to make the cut in an official event, teamed with Angel Yin for a 70. They were tied for 20th.<\/p>\n
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