Olympic champion and newly anointed LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko lurks two shots off the lead halfway through the Scottish Open at Ayrshire.
The Kiwi matched her opening round of 69 in the second to sit six under par for the tournament in a threeway tie for third, two shots behind American Megan Khang and Australian Minjee Lee.
Ko compiled a card consisting four birdies and a bogey on the par-four seventh.
First-round play at Dundonald Links was suspended by rain and then bad light, with several of the field required to complete their rounds on the second morning.
Momentum on her side
Ko admits she was tempted to bypass the event, after her emotional victory at Le Golf National last weekend, but is using the Scottish Open to prepare for next week's British Open at St Andrews.
"It made sense that having the Open in Scotland, to play the week prior in Scotland,” she said in her pre-tournament media conference.
"I always enjoy playing links and we don't really get to play these types of golf courses very much in the year. It's really good preparation for next week.
"I think I'd rather play, and whether it's good or bad this week, to be on that momentum of competitively playing and I know I get a good three weeks off after the Open."
After failing to record a top-10 finish in more than four months, Ko now has a little momentum on her side, finishing tied for eighth at the CPKC Women's Open in Canada last month, before her Paris triumph.
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