But the day belonged to Ko, who opened her second round with three consecutive birdies and never looked back. A win this weekend would also see her clinch the CME Globe title, the LPGA Tour's points race, which would earn her another $1 million bonus. Her two closest rivals in the points race -- which Ko has won for the past two seasons -- finished the second round well down the leaderboard. Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn, the CME Globe points leader, is eight shots off the lead after a four-under-par second-round 68. "I know that for me to win player of the year I need to win this championship.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 19, 2016 00:43 UTC