USA hold top spot after two rounds of the Women's PGA Cup, with Canada climbing into second. GB&I slip to third, South Africa sit fourth, with Sweden and Australia remaining fifth and sixth respectively.
Allie Knight produced the round of the week so far with a bogey-free 4-under 69 that stands as the only sub-70 score of the tournament so far. Knight birdied the par-4 5th, then added three more on the back nine, at 10, 14 and 15.
"I just hit a lot of good golf shots. I stayed out of trouble and didn't make any mistakes. I hit the ball well, kept it in the fairway and on the green, and just stayed consistent," said Knight.
On USA's position heading into the final day, she added: "I think we're sitting in a good spot. We still have one more day, we still need to come out tomorrow and have another good, solid day, and then we'll be looking good. We just have to keep doing what we've been doing."
Knight, making her first trip overseas for the event, said the week had exceeded her expectations: "It's been so cool. I've never been overseas, so to get to come over here and experience all this has just been wonderful. I've loved being over here so far."
Sandra Changkija matched her opening-round form with another 2-under 71, moving to 4-under for the tournament and taking the individual lead. Changkija made the turn in 1-under despite an early bogey on the 1st, offset by birdies on 5 and 7. She then added further birdies on 13 and 18 coming home, with a lone bogey on 16 – just the one blemish on the back nine.
Four of the week's top six individual scores belong to American players, a reflection of the strength USA have shown through two rounds. However, Sian Evans continued her strong week for GB&I, matching her opening-round score with another 1-under 72 to move into second in the individual standings.
"I was three-under at one point. I made a couple of bogeys on 16 and 18, which was quite frustrating, but overall I'm pretty happy with how I played. It was fairly tough, quite gusty out there," said Evans. On the final day, she added: "Our goal was always to try and catch them, and we'll go into tomorrow with the same mindset."
Canada's push up the leaderboard was led by Diana McDonald, who also carded a 1-under 72. McDonald picked up shots on 2 and 5 to turn in 2-under, then gave one back with a bogey on 17, but her score did enough to lift Canada into second as a team heading into the final day.
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