LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand is standing out at the Women’s British Open for more than just her pink golf ball.
Pornanong, ranked 97th, has yet to drop a shot in two straight rounds of five-under-par 67 that will give her a one-stroke lead heading into the weekend at the Open, the year’s fourth major.
While Minjee Lee and Mamiko Higa, the first-round leader and runner-up, encountered problems down the stretch on Friday at a rainy Royal Lytham and gave up two-shot leads, Pornanong played a steady hand and put her pink ball in all the right places — specifically, outside the many bunkers that define the course.