RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico (AP) Min Ji Park shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to help South Korea take a seven-stroke lead after the second round of the World Amateur Team Championship.
Hye Jin Choi added a 69 at Mayakoba El Camaleon to give South Korea a 13-under 275 total, with only the best two scores counting each day for the three-player teams. Hyun Kyung Park had a 75.
Choi topped the individual standings at 5-under 139, a stroke ahead of Denmark's Puk Lyng Thomsen. Thomsen had a 67 on the Iberostar Playa Paraiso layout.
First-round leader Switzerland was second, with Kim Metraux shooting a 72 and sister Morgane Metraux adding a 73. The sisters are teammates at Florida State.
Ireland was third at 1 under, with Duke junior Leona Maguire leading the team with a 70.
The United States was tied for seventh at 3 over. Katelyn Dambaugh had a 72, and Mariel Galdiano and Andrea Lee each shot 73.
