Paula Creamer and Lorena Ochoa played together for the first 36 holes at the SemGroup Championship, battling a vicious wind that came from two directions and getting two very different results.
Creamer has made enough birdies that another sloppy finish Friday — two bogeys on the final three holes — still left her satisfied.
She shot an even-par 71 and was the only player remaining under par at Cedar Ridge, giving her a one-shot lead over Ji Young Oh.
Ochoa was six shots behind after a 3-over 74, the first time since the 2006 Women’s British Open that she has had two rounds over par in the same tournament.
Even more troublesome was that Ochoa, going for her record-tying fifth consecutive LPGA Tour victory, finished the second round without a birdie.
Leaderboard – Round 2:
1. Paula Creamer 70 71 141 – 1
2. Ji Young Oh 70 72 142 E
3. Brittany Lang 72 71 143 +1
Leta Lindley 71 72 143 +1
5. Hee Young Park 69 75 144 +2
Jee Young Lee 75 69 144 +2
Angela Stanford 73 71 144 +2
Ai Miyazato 71 73 144 +2
Meena Lee 73 71 144 +2
10. Na On Min 77 68 145 +3
Danielle Downey 74 71 145 +3
Na Yeon Choi 75 70 145 +3
Juli Inkster 72 73 145 +3
Carin Koch 72 73 145 +3
Diana D´Alessio 74 71 145 +3
Jeong Jang 73 72 145 +3
Su A Kim 73 72 145 +3
Jamie Hullett 74 71 145 +3