RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Jin Young Ko, the No.1 player in the Rolex rankings and winner of six of her last 11 starts on the LPGA, found herself outside of the cut line at the start of the second round of the Chevron Championship. She shot a 74 on Thursday that snapped her consecutive rounds under-par streak at 34. Ko responded like a top player.
Playing with Lexi Thompson, Ko rallied with a 4-under 68 in the second round Friday. That pushed her to 2-under par for the tournament, well inside the cut line that came at 1-over 145. That’s still seven shots behind 36-hole leader Hinako Shibuno.
Several big names who struggled Thursday played their way back into the cut with solid rounds Friday, including past Chevron winners Inbee Park (69 in the second round) and Seon Yo Ryu (68), both at even par for the first two days.
