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LPGA players are competing for a record $90 million in 2022.
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Minjee Lee bounced back from a double-bogey on her first hole to take a three-shot lead heading into the third round at the Cognizant Founders Cup Friday.
Shooting a second-round 9-under 63, Lee finished at 14-under 130 total at the Upper Montclair Country Club.
.@minjeegolf put on a show with a Friday 63 at the @LPGAfounders ⛳️ pic.twitter.com/UJjnRcvM1H
— LPGA (@LPGA) May 13, 2022
Madelene Sagstrom, Lexi Thompson and Ally Ewing all share second after the second day of golf, with Thompson and Ewing firing 66s and Sagstrom hitting a 70 to finish at 11 under.
Lee hit 10 under with three holes to play, falling short of tying the tour’s low round of 62 set by Yuka Saso of Japan, with a bogey on the 16th getting in the way.
With her first victory of the season within sight, Lee will be looking to extend her lead Saturday as the Founders Cup tournament continues.
LPGA players are competing for a record $90 million in 2022.
Minjee Lee claimed her seventh career title.
Lee looks for her first win of the season at the Founders Cup.
Sagstrom shot 63 in the first round.