Australian hopefuls Minjee Lee and Katherine Kirk will both be looking to recover after the second round of the Evian Championship in France.
Lee shot a respectable three-under-par 68 to be five shots off the pace and climb into 26th place at the last women's major of the season at Evian-les-Bains on Friday.
It was a crucial recovery for the world No.6 after an error-laden opening round score of 72.
But fellow Queenslander Kirk headed in the opposite direction after her opening round 68 had put her just three shots off the pace.
The world No.72 carded a forgettable three-over-par 73 which included four bogeys, in the second round to slip from seventh to 30th.
The lead jointly was held by American duo Amy Olson and Mo Martin, Puerto Rico's Maria Torres and Korean Lee Mi-hyang, who eagled the ninth to join the others on eight under.
Torres had shared the overnight lead with Spain's Carlota Ciganda, who sits along in fifth place after a round of 70.
Olson set the pace for the day with a round of 65, recording seven birdies and one bogey to move up the leaderboard.
Torres had carded a 65 on Thursday but suffered a little more on Friday as she went round in 69 with bogeys on the 10th and 11th holes.
Like Torres, Ciganda could not match her opening effort with two bogeys leaving her one shot off the lead.
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