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Neumann making charge
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.--There's a Swede atop the leaderboard during second-round play at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, but not the one you might expect. Veteran Liselotte Neumann, whose last victory on the LPGA Tour came in 2004, was at 3-under par through 14 holes and was tied atop the leaderboard at 5 under with Thursday's first-round leader, Karen Stupples, who has yet to tee off.
Neumann, whose biggest win came at the 1988 U.S. Open, her first win on tour, briefly held the lead at 6-under par before a bogey on the par-5 11th hole at Mission Hills Country Club. She had birdied four of six holes prior to the bogey on No. 11. Also making a charge on Friday was South Korea's Hee-Won Han, who was at 4 under through 16 holes, one shot back of Neumann and Sorenstam.
Neumann's best finish to date at the Nabisco came in 2002, when she was runner-up to fellow Swede Annika Sorenstam. Sorenstam, at 1-under-par, is scheduled to tee off at 12:32 p.m. local time, with reigning Player of the Year Lorena Ochoa (-4) and defending champion Morgan Pressel (-1) slated to tee off in the next group at 12:40.
Japan's Ai Miyazato, who entered the day in a tie for second at 4 under, is +1 through 13 holes and at 3-under par. Other notable scores include Natalie Gulbis (+2 thru 15, -1 overall), Paula Creamer (+1 thru 15, Even overall) and Suzann Pettersen (+3 thru 15, +5 overall).
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