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Darren Walton

Naveed the top Australian at Japan Classic LPGA event

Hira Naveed has upstaged her more celebrated fellow West Australian Minjee Lee to power into contention at the LPGA Tour's TOTO Japan Classic.

Naveed fired a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to surge to eight under through two rounds to be tied for eighth at the halfway mark in Shiga.

The 26-year-old is enjoying a breakout rookie season on the LPGA Tour, finishing runner-up behind world No.1 Nelly Korda at the Ford Championship in Arizona to climb to the cusp of the women's top 100.

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