MOBILE, Ala. — Catriona Matthew remained atop the Airbus LPGA Classic leaderboard Friday, birdieing four of the last seven holes to take a one-stroke advantage over Charley Hull into the weekend.
The 44-year-old Matthew had a 5-under 67 to reach 13-under 131 on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Crossings Course. The 18-year-old Hull also shot 67.
Matthew had six birdies and a bogey — on the par-4 ninth — in her afternoon round.
"I played actually probably pretty well today," said Matthew, who opened with a 64 on Thursday. "I hit 17 greens, so I gave myself a lot of chances. I didn't hole many on the front nine, but then the putter got going a little bit on the back nine."
The Scot won the last of her four LPGA Tour titles in 2011.
"Obviously, there's still 36 holes to go," Matthew said. "If it's anything like the first two days, we're going to have to keep making birdies."
Top-ranked Inbee Park missed the cut with rounds of 74 and 76, ending her cuts streak at 22. She had 34 putts in the second round and played her final nine in 4-over 40.
The South Korean star is winless in nine tour starts this season after sweeping the first three majors last year and finishing the season with six victories. She last missed a cut last May in the Bahamas.