KEEP THAT CARD
Hannah Green: The leader kept a firm distance, three strokes, over second-place Ariya Jutanugarn. She bogeyed her first hole of the day but was flawless the rest of the way and finished with a 3-under 69.
TOSS THAT CARD
Lauren Stephenson: After a birdie on the 14th, Stephenson had a double bogey on the 15th and bogeys on the 16th and 18th to wrap up Friday. She went from 3 under to finishing at 1-over 73. Stephenson made the cut but is eight shots behind Green.
ON THE COURSE WITH …
Jin Young Ko: The world's No. 1 golfer was on the edge of the cut line after the first day, shooting a 77. She flipped that on Day 2, with a 67 that pulled her to even after the first two rounds. Ko admitted she didn't get much sleep after a long day and an early morning. Once she got on the course, though, she found her focus. "I think I lost my cool yesterday," Ko said. "I kept trying, kept thinking of my goal, goal for my life, personal life."
women's PGA MOMENT
Nuria Iturrioz qualified for this major on a special exemption, and she's well on her way as a rising star. She captured her first U.S. victory on May 13 at the Zimmer Biomet Championship. Iturrioz made it past the cut with ease, finishing at 1-under 143 after the first two rounds. On the back nine Friday, she strung together three birdies before a bogey on the 17th halted that stretch. She finished with a 70.
CHIP SHOTS
• Brooke Henderson, No. 5 in the world rankings, barely squeezed by the cut line, needing a birdie on her final hole Friday to qualify for the weekend rounds. This came after she won just a week ago in Grand Rapids, Mich.
• The cut ended up at 5 over par. Eighty golfers made it to the weekend.
• Anne-Catherine Tanguay, Dani Holmqvist and Klara Spilkova withdrew from the tournament.
• Defending champion Sung Hyun Park shot a 71, her ninth par-or-better score in 10 rounds at this major and sixth straight.
