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Aditi Ashok is at -6.
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Inbee Park #1 (-10), Stacy Lewis #2 (-9), Brooke Henderson and Charley Hull #3 (-8)
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Brooke Henderson of Canada makes a late charge into the Top 3!
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Inbee Park, absolute champion, ends with a birdie to take the outright lead at -10 under par.
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Inbee Park with a birdie on the 17th! Another birdie on the last hole will give her the outright lead.
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While Stacy Lewis has flourished, another American, Lexi Thompson has not had the best time at the Olympic Golf Course today. She is at +1 over par after 15 holes.
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If she is able to maintain her consistency, she will definitely have a shot at a medal.
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Currently Aditi Ashok is in 7th place. What's important is she will only need a 3 shot swing either way to go into the lead.
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Inbee Park hits a birdie on the 15th hole to go within 1 of the leader. Crucial 3 holes coming up for her.
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She did one better than Aditi Ashok today with her round of -4 under par.
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Nicole Larsen of Denmark joins the list of players at -7 under par.
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Earlier in the day, Aditi Ashok signed off at -6 under par.
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Inbee Park is currently at -7 under par with 6 holes left. She seems like the only golfer who could really disturb the top.
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Stacy Lewis at the top, Charley Hull one behind and Marianne Skarpnord third.
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The top of the leaderboard looks quite settled now.
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Charley Hull is one who has gone under the radar and done really well! Just one stroke behind the leader Stacy Lewis at -8 under par.
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Ends at -9 under par overall. Good luck to anyone trying to catch her.
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This is the same score that Marcus Fraser achieved on the first day of the men's event.
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Stacy Lewis finishes the day at -8 under par 63. Simply sensational!
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Nicole Larsen hits another birdie on the 15th! Sensational. She joins Stacy Lewis at -8 under par.
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Nicole Larsen is another who threatens to run away with this with her impressive showing.
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Last hole left for Stacy Lewis. Another birdie here will be sensational!
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Stacy Lewis takes the outright lead with her birdie on the 17th hole.
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3 golfers are now tied at -7 under par. Stacy Lewis, Nicole Larsen and Marianne Skarpnord.
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Nicole Larsen, who enjoyed a good round of -3 under par yesterday, is putting in another good display. She is tied for the lead now.
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Today she is -6 under after 14 holes! An absolutely splendid performance.
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Leona Maguire finished yesterday at +3 over par.
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Teresa Lu signs off with a round of -4 under par 67. It is a day that started well with a -5 under par front nine, but she shot +1 over in the back 9.
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Minjee Lee is just about hanging on to her hot start here. 4 pars and one bogey in the last 5.
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It must be killing her to watch on from the sidelines, she's done her bit. Now it's upto the others.
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The longer the lead stays at -7 under par, the better it is for Aditi.
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With a birdie on the 13th, Lewis Stacy goes to the top of the leaderboard at -7 under par. Sensational performance!
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Lewis Stacy of USA threatens to take the lead today. She's already at -5 under par for the day and has 6 holes to go.
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But it's been a terrific performance. 5 birdies, 2 bogeys, 3 pars.
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How costly that bogey will prove to be is something that will have to be seen.
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She's down to third place now.
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Matches her total on the first day of -3 under par 68.
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Aditi Ashok finishes with a bogey on the par 5 18th!
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Marianne Skarpnord finishes at -5 under par for the day. She has a share of the lead at -7 under par overall. Special performance from the golfer from Norway.
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Inbee Park of Korea remains at -5 under par after the first 3 holes.
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One hole to go for Aditi Ashok. Par 5 18th. Can she take the outright lead?
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Aditi nearly birdies the 17th hole, the ball just rolls over the hole and she will now tap it in to save par.
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Two holes to go for Aditi! Needs to avoid the bogey. Two pars here would do.
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Aditi Ashok hits another birdie on the 16th hole! She's back to the top of the leaderboard. What a performance this is.
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Marianna Skarpnord hits two birdies on a row on the 16th and 17th holes, goes on top of the leaderboard.
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Par 4 16th is next for Aditi, followed by a par 3 17th and a par 5 18th. Three different challenges! Let's see how she does.
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Birdie from Aditi on the 15th hole! This is super stuff. She is back to -6 under par, now in second place.
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Lexi Thompson and Inbee Park tee off. It will be fascinating to see how they fare.
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Four holes to go for Aditi, can she climb up further?
Tomorrow will be a fascinating day. Do join me for the coverage. See you!