Cristie Kerr roars back with second-day 65 in the Bahamas

Cristie Kerr, shown at the 2016 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic ( Getty Images )PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Cristie Kerr got a pep talk Thursday night at dinner from good friends Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer. She had opened 2016 with a 4-over 77 at the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic. The Solheim Cup buds proposed a bet: If Kerr broke 70, she’d have to wear the glam (skinny!) white dress Creamer wore to the pro-am party on Friday night at Atlantis Resort.

An uplifted Kerr went out on a gusty day at the Ocean Club and tied Creamer’s tournament record of 8-under 65, a 12-shot difference from Round 1. She’s now at 4-under 142.

What changed?

“My mental game,” said Kerr, who felt like her routine…