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Mo Martin leads Women’s British Open after second consecutive 69

Michelle Wie and Stephanie Meadow miss cut at Royal Birkdale

Mo Martin of the United States tees off on the 15th hole during the second round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images.
Mo Martin of the United States tees off on the 15th hole during the second round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images.
Fri Jul 11 2014 - 22:57

American Mo Martin carded a second consecutive 69 to claim the halfway lead in the Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale.

The 31-year-old fired five birdies and two bogeys to finish six under par, three shots ahead of Spain’s Beatriz Recari and Korea’s So Yeon Ryu.

Recari carded a superb 67 which featured one bogey and six birdies, three of them coming on the last three holes, while Ryu recovered from a double bogey on the second with birdies on the fourth, 10th, 11th and 18th to return a 70.

Fellow Korean Sun-Ju Ahn matched Recari’s 67 to finish two under par alongside Paraguay’s Julieta Granada.

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England’s Georgia Hall is the best-placed home player after adding a 72 to her opening 73 to lie one over par alongside defending champion Stacy Lewis, while 50-year-old Laura Davies was two shots further back after a 72.

The halfway cut fell at seven over par and US Open champion Michelle Wie missed out by two shots after a 78.

Ireland's Stephanie Meadow was another to miss out after adding a 76 to her opening 77 to finish on nine over par.