RANCHO MIRAGE, California –Jennifer Rosales fired two birdies and four bogeys for a second-round two over par 74 and dropped six shots behind Lexi Thompson and Seri Pak in the $2 million Kraft Nabisco Championships, first major championship of the year.
Rosales had a two-day card of 69-74 for 143, her birdies coming in the opening hole and in the 13th, with bogeys marring her game in the second, 10th, 11th and 15th.
The 19-year-old Thompson, already a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour, shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 at Mission Hills for a share of the second-round lead with South Korea’s Se Ri Pak.
“This is my favorite tournament of the year,†Thompson said. “It’s so beautiful, like really nice weather, and the fans are amazing.â€
Thompson had only 25 putts after taking 35 in a first-round 73.
Pak birdied the final hole for a 70 to match Thompson at 7-under 137 in the first major championship of the year. (With AP)