Nelly Korda and the workforce led by Georgia Corridor sit on the high of the respective leaderboards on the finish of a suspended day two of the Aramco Workforce Collection at Centurion Membership.

The second spherical was suspended at 1.40pm as a result of thunder and lightning within the surrounding space, however play bought underway once more at 3.10pm. Nonetheless, play was suspended as a result of dangerous mild on Saturday night and of the 36 groups, there are nonetheless two left to finish their second spherical.

Within the particular person competitors, world quantity two Korda leads the way in which on nine-under-par after firing a spherical of 69 on Saturday to ascertain a commanding five-shot lead. The American opened with a birdie on the first and made her subsequent on gap 13, she made an excellent eagle on 15, however dropped a shot one gap later earlier than ending with a birdie on the final.

“It was actually tough,” stated Korda. “It’s in all probability essentially the most brutal climate I’ve performed in a extremely very long time. I’d say this was one in all my finest rounds this 12 months.”

As for her thrilling eagle on 15, Korda maybe shocked her caddie Jason McDede by reaching the inexperienced in two.

“Yesterday, after I performed 15, the outlet was downwind and was in off the left and Jason advised me it was a three-shot gap for certain and there was no approach I might get there in two. I simply hit this bullet driver, I used to be hitting a managed driver like a low stinger all day which was actually serving to me within the wind, and I bought as much as the ball and I simply had an ideal quantity. I hit it actually good and the whole lot got here collectively.

She added: “Attending to play the sort of golf often is de facto enjoyable, the place you get to be artistic and hit these low stingers. I really had a variety of enjoyable on the market, the climate might haven’t been too nice, however once you’re taking part in effectively in these rounds you get to play with a bit extra creativity.”

House favorite Charley Hull began the day alongside Korda on the leaderboard summit. Nonetheless, the English ace was unable to breed her first-day magic and slipped off the tempo because of a 76. South Africa’s Nicole Garcia sits in outright second place on four-under-par after carding a spherical of 71 for a second consecutive day. Sweden’s Sofie Bringner and Japan’s Yuri Onishi are in a share of third place on three-under-par on the finish of the second day.

Three gamers are in a tie for fifth place with Germany’s Leonie Hurt, England’s Charley Hull and Spain’s Nuria Iturrioz on two-under-par. Austria’s Emma Spitz, Georgia Corridor and Finland’s Noora Komulainen sit one shot additional again rounding out the highest 10 on one-under.

The quartet of Georgia Corridor, Kylie Henry, Lea Anne Bramwell and newbie Michael Austick are main the workforce occasion on -24. They sat in third place in a single day on 14-under however got here robust of their ending holes. Regardless of extremely windy circumstances, Workforce Corridor fired a spherical of 10-under-par which included a birdie on 17 and eagle on 18 to put up the rating to beat.

Corridor, who rolled within the eagle on 18, stated: “This can be very breezy on the market and my 3-wood solely went 200 yards, however clearly I’m very proud of that. It contributed lots to the workforce rating, and we’ll see the place we’re at on the finish of the day.

“I’m not so certain it will likely be sufficient as a result of there are nonetheless so many holes to be performed on the market for thus many individuals, it’s a little bit of a wait-and-see,” stated Henry. “I believe we’ve carried out very well anyway and it’s nonetheless going to be a extremely good end for the workforce. I believe we’re fairly proud of what we’ve carried out in these circumstances.”

The quartet completed their spherical within the early afternoon, having teed it up this morning, however regardless of this they sit getting ready to victory with simply two groups left to complete. Workforce Hull, who led in a single day, got here up simply quick after firing a spherical of five-under-par on day two at Centurion Membership to complete on 23-under-par. Workforce Garcia are in third at 21-under with Workforce Carta on 20-under in fourth and 4 groups in a tie for fifth place on 19-under-par.