Who is leading the 2025 U.S. Women's Open after Day 2? Provisional leaderboard explored

The second round of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open was suspended due to darkness at 8:25 PM CT. The eleven golfers who are yet to complete 36 holes of competition will resume play at 8:30 AM CT on Saturday, May 31.

Mao Saigo posted a stellar 6-under-par 66 round to climb 11 spots up the leaderboard. The Japanese golfer now bears the lone lead at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open.

Nelly Korda vaulted a whopping 32 spots up the leaderboard after recording a 5-under-par 67 round. She sits tied for second place along with five other golfers, including A Lim Kim and Sarah Schmelzel.

Auston Kim and Aline Krauter posted rounds of 3 under par 69 to move 40 spots up the leaderboard and tie for 19th place with a 36-hole score of 2 under par. The 2025 U.S. Women's Open sees 10 players tied for the position, including amateur golfers Rayee Feng and Lottie Woad.

After all players have completed 36 holes of play, a cut line will be determined at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open. The projected cut line is currently at 1 over par. Charley Hull, Celine Boutier, and 16 other players are tied for 44th place with a 1-over-par score.

2025 U.S. Women's Open Round 2 Provisional Leaderboard

Here's a look at the top players at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open with incomplete rounds noted by an asterisk (via LPGA Tour):

1 - Mao Saigo (-8)
T2 - Nelly Korda (-5)
T2 - Sarah Schmelzel (-5)
T2 - Maja Stark (-5)
T2 - Hinako Shibuno (-5)
T2 - A Lim Kim (-5)
T8 - Linn Grant (-4)
T8 - Jing Yan (-4)
T8 - Chiara Tamburlini (-4)
T8 - Jin Hee Im (-4)
T12 - Gemma Dryburgh (-3)
T12 - Ariya Jutanugarn (-3)
T12 - Madelene Sagstrom (-3)
T12 - Hye-Jin Choi (-3)
T12 - Ina Yoon (-3)
T12 - Youmin Hwang (-3)
T12 - Rio Takeda (-3)
T19 - Auston Kim (-2)
T19 - Aline Krauter (-2)
T19 - Minjee Lee (-2)
T19 - In Gee Chun (-2)
T19 - Hannah Green (-2)
T19 - Rayee Feng (a) (-2)
T19 - Lottie Woad (a) (-2)
T19 - Chisato Iwai (-2)
T19 - Julia Lopez Ramirez (-2)
T29 - Amy Yang (-1)
T29 - Akie Iwai (-1)
T29 - Farah O'Keefe (a) (-1)
T29 - Ruoning Yin (-1)
T29 - Hailee Cooper (-1)
T29 - Gaby Lopez (-1)
T29 - Amari Avery (-1) **
T37 - Lydia Ko (E)
T37 - Klara Davidson (E)
T37 - Hyunjo Yoo (E)
T37 - Celine Borge (E)
T37 - Sakura Koiwai (E)
T37 - Ingrid Lindblad (E)
T37 - Wei-Ling Hsu (E)

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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 Anisha Chatterjee