Who is leading the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open after round 2? Leaderboard explored

The 2025 Mizuho Americas Open is underway at the scenic Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey. The second round was thrilling, with the field fighting to make the cut.

Three players are tied for the lead at the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open. Somi Lee posted an incredible 5-under par 67 round to vault a whopping 23 spots up the leaderboard to gain the lead.

Nelly Korda and Andrea Lee carded in rounds of 4-under par 68 each. They both rose 13 spots up the leaderboard to tie with Somi Lee for the lead at the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open.

Here's a look at the top players at the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open (via LPGA Tour):

T1 - Somi Lee (-8)
T1 - Nelly Korda (-8)
T1 - Andrea Lee (-8)
T4 - Stephanie Kyriacou (-7)
T4 - Julia Lopez Ramierez (-7)
T4 - Carlota Ciganda (-7)
T4 - Jenny Bae (-7)
T4 - Celine Boutier (-7)
T4 - Jeeno Thitikul (-7)
T10 - Kristine Gillman (-6)
T10 - Hira Naveed (-6)
T10 - Yealimi Noh (-6)
T13 - Jin Hee Im (-5)
T13 - Chisato Iwai (-5)
T13 - Lydia Ko (-5)
T13 - Arpichaya Yubol (-5)
T13 - Minjee Lee (-5)
T13 - Lauren Coughlin (-5)
T19 - Erika Hara (-4)
T19 - Rio Takeda (-4)
T19 - Patty Tavatanakit (-4)
T19 - Minami Katsu (-4)
T19 - Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (-4)
T19 - Jodi Ewart Shadoff (-4)
T19 - Elizabeth Szokol (-4)
T19 - Manon De Roey (-4)
T19 - Jenny Shin (-4)
T19 - Lindy Duncan (-4)

The top 48 players and ties made it through to the weekend. Haeran Ryu, who began the second round of the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open tied for fourth place, carded a 4-over par 76 round on Friday, May 9, to drop 44 spots down the leaderboard into last place, 48th.

Nelly Korda's 2025 Mizuho Americas Open Round 2 Scorecard

Here's a look at the co-leader of the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open's scorecard for Friday's round (via LPGA Tour):

Hole 1 (par 4) - 3
Hole 2 (par 3) - 3
Hole 3 (par 4) - 4
Hole 4 (par 3) - 3
Hole 5 (par 4) - 3
Hole 6 (par 5) - 4
Hole 7 (par 4) - 4
Hole 8 (par 5) - 4
Hole 9 (par 4) - 4
Hole 10 (par 5) - 5
Hole 11 (par 3) - 2
Hole 12 (par 4) - 4
Hole 13 (par 5) - 5
Hole 14 (par 3) - 2
Hole 15 (par 4) - 4
Hole 16 (par 4) - 4
Hole 17 (par 4) - 5
Hole 18 (par 4) - 5

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Lathika is one of the newer additions to Sportskeeda’s budding golf journalism team and has brought plenty of in-game experience to the role. Having been a golfer for over 12 years now, some of her crowning achievements include winning titles on the Indian Golf Union Ladies tour and Junior Girls Amateur tour.

She currently competes in Division 1 golf in New York, and hopes to play in the U.S. Open and Chevron Championship one day. She is set to cover the 2025 Ryder Cup as well. She is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Management, and holds a Sports Marketing certification from Northwestern University, which helped her learn to draft press releases and ultimately transition into journalism.

Lathika has thus developed a knowledge base that allows her to view golf from both player, spectator and media lenses, enabling her to bring statistics, insights and an understanding of fan emotion together in her copies. She only uses verified information from reliable sources like the PGA TOUR.

Her favorite golfers are Nelly Korda and Tiger Woods, both for their playing style as well as their mental strength. Much of her time away from work is spent playing golf, but she also enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and learning new hobbies or upskilling.

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Edited by Samya Majumdar