Canadian Brooke Henderson watches her tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the KPMG Women's PGA golf championship at Westchester Country Club on Friday, June 12 in Harrison, N.Y.Adam Hunger/The Associated Press
Sei Young Kim of South Korea eagled the 15th hole for a five-under 68 Friday to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the second major of the season.
Kim overtook Hall-of-Famer Karrie Webb, who birdied the 18th for a 71. Two-time defending champion Inbee Park (68) joined Webb a stroke back.
The 22-year-old Kim, a two-time winner this season on the LPGA Tour, shot bogey-free golf to finish at eight-under 138 at the Westchester Country Club.
Suzann Pettersen rallied with seven birdies for the best round of the day at 66 and tied Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson (73) at six under. Overnight leader Jenny Shin (75) and third-ranked Stacy Lewis (71) were three shots behind the leader.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko (76) missed the cut, which was two over, ending her streak of 53 consecutive made cuts. She had a double bogey on No. 2 to start her day.
The 40-year-old Webb had three birdies and a bogey on the par-three 16th on another steamy day with temperatures in the 80s, which helped dry the greens. Playing in her 20th consecutive Women's PGA Championship, she hit a pitch shot within five feet on the par-five, 525-yard final hole.
The 17-year-old Henderson had five birdies and five bogeys in an up-and-down round with her father Dave as caddie. After three-putting on her final hole Thursday to finish a shot behind Shin, she bogeyed two of the first five holes on Friday.
She hit her approach shot at No. 17 within eight feet for a possible birdie putt and a tie for the lead, but it ran past on the right. Despite the uneven play, she still shot par on a difficult course that was the longtime home of the PGA Tour event now called The Barclays.
Lewis recovered from a double bogey on No. 2 with consecutive birdies on the sixth and seventh holes and capped her round with a tap-in birdie on 18.
Lexi Thompson, Cristie Kerr, and British teenager Charley Hull were in a group at four under. Hull, tied for the lead at eight under at the 12th, bogeyed four of the last six holes to finish at 74.
Michelle Wie, bothered by ankle and hip injuries, birdied the 18th for a 72 to make the cut.