By Richard G. Mason

Annie Park LPGA Tour 2nd Round leader of Dana Open in Toledo 7 14 2023.mp3

Rolex Rankings No. 216 Annie Park (1, 131)

• Park hit 12 of 14 fairways, 14 of 18 greens with 24 putts
  • In her second round, she carded eight birdies, tied for the most among the field in the second round
  • She has recorded 14 birdies between her first two rounds, which ranks her first in the field
    • Her record for most birdies recorded overall at this event is 19, which she set in 2018
• Her 63 second round ties her career-lowest round
  • She recorded it on two other occasions, in the final rounds of the 2016 and 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic
• Park’s 131 is a new career-low 36-hole score
  • Her previous best was 134 recorded twice before and most recently at the 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic
• This is the first time she has held the 36-hole lead/co-lead in her Tour career
• This is Park’s seventh start at the Dana Open
  • This is the first time she has started this event with both rounds in the 60s
    • This is only the third time at the Dana Open where she’s had multiple rounds in the 60s
  • Her best finish was T19 in 2019
• This is Park’s 12th start on Tour this year
  • She has missed the cut seven times, including in last week’s U.S. Women’s Open
  • This is the first time this season that Park has ended her first two rounds in the 60s
    • Before this week, she had only recorded two rounds in the 60s all year
  • Her 68 opening round was her best start at a tournament all season
• This is her eighth season on Tour
  • She became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic and has earned 10 additional top-10 finishes on Tour

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