P - Australia's Minjee Lee shot another four-under par 67 to remain two shots off the lead at the midway mark of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan on Friday.
The 20-year-old sits at eight-under overall at the Blythefield Country Club in a group of seven sitting in a tie for sixth.
Defending champion Lexi Thompson fought through back pain to take the second-round lead, the 21-year-old shooting a 67 - rebounding from bogeys on 15 and 16 with birdies on the final two holes - to reach 10-under.
Canada's Alena Sharp bogeyed her final hole to drop into a tie for second a shot behind with South Korean players In Gee Chun, So Yeon Ryu and Q Baek. They all shot 67.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko and world No.2 Brooke Henderson, coming off a playoff victory over Ko in the KPMG Women's PGA, were together at seven-under after matching rounds of 68.
Thompson won the Honda LPGA Thailand in February for her seventh LPGA Tour title.
The long-hitting Florida player, ranked fourth in the world, also won a Japan LPGA event last month. The back pain could be a major concern heading into the busy summer schedule and golf's return to the Olympics.
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