Kemp seizes share of lead in Ohio

Australia's Sarah Kemp seized a share of the lead at 11-under 131 after the second round of the $1.4 million LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.

Kemp shot an eight-under 63 on Friday and shares the lead with American Laura Diaz who had a 67.

American Morgan Pressel is in third place after a three-under 68. She shared the first round lead with South Korea's Kim Song-hee and Diaz.

Kim, of Sydney, shot a 71 on Friday and is one of nine South Koreans in the top 20 but four strokes adrift of Kemp.

Lee Seon-hwa (63) is tied for fourth with countrywomen Shin Jiyai (67).

Michelle Wie remains in the hunt after shooting a two-under 69.

She shares seventh at minus-eight, while Mexican world number one Lorena Ochoa (68) is tied for 13th at seven-under-par 135.

Kemp started on the back nine and birdied the 10th, gave that stroke back with a bogey on the 12th then rebounded with a six-foot birdie putt on the 14th. Another birdie on 18 allowed her to make the turn at minus-five.

Kemp rolled in four consecutive birdies starting at the fifth hole to move to 11-under.

"I just tried to stay in the moment. I knew I was playing good," Kemp admitted.

"My putter was amazing. I don't know how many putts I had, but I don't think it was many. I just tried to have fun, and tried not to think about how many birdies I was making."

Diaz, whose last win was the 2002 Corning Classic, birdied four of the last six holes.

"I didn't make any birdies on my front side, but I just tried to stay patient out there," said Diaz.

"I haven't been in place to be looking at the scoreboard in the last several months, so I really just was trying to stay in my own world."

SCORES

131 - Sarah Kemp (AUS) 68-63, Laura Diaz (USA) 64-67
132 - Morgan Pressel (USA) 64-68
133 - Seon Hwa Lee 70-63, Natalie Gulbis (USA) 68-65, Jiyai Shin 66-67
134 - Kyeong Bae 70-64, Eunjung Yi 68-66, Kris Tschetter 67-67, Lindsey Wright (AUS) 66-68, Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 65-69, Michelle Wie 65-69
135 - Hee-Won Han 69-66, Soo-Yun Kang 69-66, Jin Joo Hong 68-67, Lorena Ochoa (MEX) 67-68, Jee Young Lee 66-69, Song-Hee Kim 64-71
136 - Kim Ju-yun 69-67, Feng Shanshan (CHN) 68-68, Il Mi Chung 68-68, Maria Hjorth (SWE) 68-68, Yani Tseng (TPE) 68-68, Sung Ah Yim 68-68, Janice Moodie (GBR) 67-69
137 - Young Kim 70-67, Se Ri Pak 70-67, Karin Sjodin (SWE) 69-68, Karine Icher (FRA) 68-69, Eun-Hee Ji 68-69, Russy Gulyanamitta (THA) 67-70, Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 67-70, Helen Alfredsson (SWE) 67-70, Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 66-71, Inbee Park 66-71
138 - Rachel Hetherington (AUS) 72-66, Silvia Cavalleri (ITA) 69-69, Ai Miyazato (JPN) 69-69, Jimin Kang 69-69, Sophie Gustafson (SWE) 68-70, Hye Jung Choi 68-70
139 - Haeji Kang 72-67, Jeong Jang 71-68, Amy Yang 71-68, Irene Cho 70-69, Mikaela Parmlid (SWE) 69-70, Jimin Jeong 69-70, Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 69-70, Meena Lee 68-71, Chella Choi 67-72
140 - Na Yeon Choi 73-67, Momoko Ueda (JPN) 71-69, Eva Dahllof (SWE) 71-69, Shiho Oyama (JPN) 71-69, Jennifer Rosales (PHI) 71-69, Katie Futcher (FRA) 70-70, Sun Young Yoo 68-72, Candie Kung (TPE) 68-72, Shi Hyun Ahn 68-72, Na Ri Kim 67-73

FAILED TO MAKE THE CUT

141 - Ji Young O 71-70, Joo Mi Kim 71-70, Marisa Baena (COL) 71-70, Becky Morgan (GBR) 69-72
142 - Mindy Kim 73-69, Amy Hung (TPE) 71-71, Julieta Granada (PAR) 71-71, Carolina Llano (COL) 71-71, Johanna Mundy (GBR) 70-72, Lisa Strom (SWE) 70-72, Jeehae Lee 69-73, In-Kyung Kim 68-74
143 - Karen Stupples (GBR) 70-73, M.J. Hur 69-74
144 - Michelle Ellis (AUS) 71-73, Alena Sharp (CAN) 70-74
145 - Louise Friberg (FRA) 73-72, Giulia Sergas (ITA) 71-74
146 - Erica Blasberg (SWE) 74-72, Louise Stahle (SWE) 73-73, Hee Young Park 71-75
147 - Young-A Yang 75-72, Mika Miyazato (JPN) 74-73, Lorie Kane (CAN) 71-76
148 - Carin Koch (SWE) 71-77
149 - Jin Young Pak 74-75, Laura Davies (GBR) 76-74, Angela Park (BRA) 73-81