Lydia Ko has narrowly avoided missing her first cut of the 2022 LPGA Tour after struggling in her second round at the Founders Cup.
Ko began her tournament with a wild opening round on Friday that saw her pair seven birdies with four bogeys in a round of three-under. That left the world No 3 six shots off the pace going into Saturday's round and requiring a more consistent effort on New Jersey's Upper Montclair Country Club course.
However, Ko struggled from the outset, with three bogeys on the opening nine holes to fall perilously close to the cut of one-under.
Ko's back nine then began in a poor fashion as she double-bogeyed the 10th hole.
She recovered somewhat over the following five holes, recording birdies on 11 and 15 to sit in a safe position with three holes to play. However, she bogeyed the 16th hole for the second time in the tournament and only a birdie on 17 saved her from missing the cut.
Ko now sits at one-under, 13 shots behind leader Minjee Lee of Australia who recorded eight birdies and an eagle as part of an impressive round of nine-under.