England's Mimi Rhodes remains two shots off leader Auston Kim after the second round of the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore.
Rhodes followed up Thursday's bogey-less 68 with a three-under 69 on Friday, carding four birdies and a lone bogey on the fourth hole, leaving her in a four-way tie for fifth at the halfway stage.
Although Kim suffered a double-bogey on the 16th hole to mitigate her five birdies earlier in her second round of 69, the American improved to nine under for the tournament to maintain her lead..
Three-time major winner Minjee Lee improved on her first-round score by eight strokes on Friday for an eight-under 64 to move into a tie for second place.
The No 4-ranked Lee, one of nine top-10 LPGA Tour players in the field in Singapore this week, had an eagle and six birdies to see her tie the round of the day at the Sentosa Golf Club's Tanjong course.
Lee is tied for second alongside Ariya Jutanugarn (67) and Haeran Ryu (68).
Hannah Green finished with three birdies in a row for a 66 d to move into a tie for fifth, while Angel Yin matched Lee's 64 to sit six under, three behind Kim.
World No 3, England's Charley Hull, posted a 67 on Friday, with six birdies and one bogey, to move her to five under after posting a 72 in the first round with three bogeys.
Defending champion Lydia Ko had a 72 after a challenging round that saw her end with four birdies and four bogeys to sit two under with just two rounds remaining.
World No 1 Jeeno Thitikul, who won last week's tournament in her native Thailand, shot 70 after an opening 73 that has her one under, eight off the lead.
The tournament is the second of three stops as part of the LPGA's early‑season Asian swing, with the final event taking place next week on Hainan Island, China.
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