Australia's Minjee Lee has made five birdies in a six-hole stretch to finish with a 6-under 66 and the second-round lead at the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship in Hawaii.
Playing in calmer afternoon conditions at wind-swept Ko Olina on Thursday, the 19-year-old birdied the final two holes on the front nine and added three in a row on Nos. 11-13.
Lee parred the final five holes to finish at 10-under 134, two strokes ahead of American Katie Burnett.
With constant wind gusting to 50km/h on Wednesday, there were only seven rounds in the 60s and the average score was 74.6.
It calmed on Thursday and eight players shot 67 or better.
The 26-year-old Burnett matched Lee with a 66.
Also playing in the afternoon, she birdied four of the first six holes and made two more on the consecutive par-5 13th and 14th holes.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko, going for her third straight victory, was 1 under after a morning 72.
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