December 5, 2013. It was world no. 3, Stacy Lewis’s turn to strike back with a superb seven-under 65 to clear crowded leader board going into the penultimate round of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters .
The two-time Major winner hit four birdies in each half, with a lone bogey on the par-3, 15th to reach nine-under, one ahead of Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg and two clear of Spain’s Carlota Ciganda with Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum occupying solo fourth on six-under after a second round 70.
A good three shots off the pace overnight, 28-year-old Lewis made a confident start, picking up back-to-back birdies on the second and third and kept momentum rolling all the way through. The highlight of her charge up the leader board being four in five holes from the ninth.
“The putts went in today. I made a little adjustment on the practice green and it seemed to work. I made a couple of long ones that I probably shouldn’t have made and it turned out to be a good day.
“On the longer putts the grip handle was stopping instead of keeping going so I changed that. I think I had 10 or 12 fewer putts and that made the difference. I think I had 24 putts today instead of 33.
“It played a lot shorter from the tee and most of the greens I could reach in two. The greens were firmer but I had shorter clubs, Lewis said.
“I’m going to have to keep going and take care of business but I prefer being where I am now to where I was last night.”
Second round play was suspended at approximately 5.45pm and two groups, containing six players, will return to complete their second rounds at 8am on Friday.
The third round will begin at 10.40am and will be played from two tees in a U-draw format.
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