Australian Minjee Lee is tied for the lead at the 2022 United States Women’s Open in Southern Pines, North Carolina. On Friday after round two, Lee is at nine-under-par and has a share of the lead alongside American Mina Harigae.
Lee, who is 26 years of age from Perth, is a major champion from the past. She won the Evian Masters in France last summer. On Friday, Lee posted a score of five-under-par 66, as she had six birdies and one bogey. Lee birdied the first, second, eighth, ninth, 15th, and 16th holes, and bogeyed the 14th hole.
Harigae entered the round at -7, and had a score of -2 on Friday. She had five birdies and three bogeys in round two. Harigae birdied the fifth, sixth, eighth, 12th, and 17th holes, and bogeyed the first, seventh, and 13th holes.
One of Lee’s most impressive shots was a 13.5 foot putt on the 16th hole. That birdie put Lee into a first place tie with Harigae. Ironically, Harigae’s most significant shot in the first round was also a birdie on the 16th hole where she chipped the golf ball, and it made its way into the hole.
Four other players are in contention. South Korea’s Hyejin Choi and Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist are at -7. Swedish amateur Ingrid Lindblad and South Korea’s Jin Young Ko are at -6. In round two, Choi had nine birdies, while Ko had an impressive eagle on the 15th hole.
Nordqvist and Ko are multiple major champions. Nordqvist won the 2009 Women’s PGA Championship, the 2017 Evian Championship, and the 2021 Women’s British Open. Ko won the 2019 ANA Inspiration and 2019 Evian Championship.
The news is also great for Australian golf on the men’s side. After the second round at the Memorial, Australia’s Cameron Smith is leading at -8.
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