The second round of The Amundi Evian Championship was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions. Players were evacuated from the golf course due to storms in the area at 4:23 p.m. local time. The second round was then officially called for the day at 6:09 p.m. local time.
Heading into Saturday, Japan’s Ayaka Furue leads the field at 12-under par and three shots clear of her closest competitors. With five holes still left in her second round, Furue is 6-under par and bogey-free through 31 holes. Stephanie Kyriacou and Haeran Ryu are nine-under par for the tournament and each sit at 4-under par in their second round. Both players return on Saturday to complete their second rounds with Kyriacou through 16 holes and Ryu through 11.
Angela Stanford, who earned her maiden major title at the 2018 Amundi Evian Championship, sits in a tie for fourth through 12 holes with fellow major champion Patty Tavatanakit (through 15 holes) at -8.
Prior to the suspension of play, the morning wave was able to complete round two and several players made jumps into the top-10 with their second-round scores. With a second-round 63, LPGA Tour rookie Yu Jin Sung started the day in a tie for 75th and currently sits tied for sixth heading into Saturday. Sung recorded an eagle, seven birdies and one bogey during her second round to sign for the lowest 18-hole of her young career. She is just the third player in Amundi Evian Championship major history to shoot a 63 or lower in the second round (Jeongeun Lee6 shot a 61 and Ariya Jutanugarn a 63 in 2021). She looks to continue her solid play to earn her second consecutive top-10 finish following her T8 at the Dow Championship alongside playing partner Mao Saigo.
“I think the course is pretty familiar to courses I’ve played in Korea,” said Sung. “It’s a bit tougher here than in Korea, but there are many similarities so I think Korean players may have an advantage in attacking the pins. Even if you hit it well, the ball tends to bounce out quite a bit so it’s important to keep your mental game in and focus when that happens.”
LPGA Tour veteran Mi Hyang Lee recorded a 5-under 66 to move into a tie for sixth from 21st place. Additionally, three players (Georgia Hall, Narin An and Jin Young Ko) recorded second-round scores of 67 on Friday morning to sit in a tie for 10th.
Sixty-six players are set to return on Saturday to complete their second rounds with play resuming at 7:30 a.m. and practice facilities opening at 5:30 a.m. local time. The cut to the top 65 and ties will be made after the conclusion of round two. Round three is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:45 a.m. local time.
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