Sandra Gal defied blustery conditions in Florida to open up a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the LPGA Titleholders Championship.
The German followed up her opening 64 with a solid three-under 69 to claim a commanding lead over Sun Young Yoo at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples.
Gal mixed two birdies with a pair of bogeys in a steady front-nine 36 before picking up three shots over the last seven holes to remain at the top of the leaderboard.
Yoo emerged as Gal's closest challenger as she kept a bogey off her card in a second-consecutive 68 - one of only 10 sub-70 scores on the second day.
Two-time major winner Cristie Kerr earned a share of third on six under despite a double-bogey at the first hole and another dropped shot at the third.
The American bounced back with three straight birdies from the sixth and added another at 12 before making a superb eagle at the penultimate hole to return a 69.
Kerr is alongside compatriot Gerina Piller, who fired a flawless, best-of-the-day 67, and Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum, while Gal's Solheim Cup team-mate Anna Nordqvist lost ground on the leaders after a 73 left her six adrift.
Lydia Ko's professional debut again attracted large galleries, although the 16-year-old sensation looks unlikely to claim her third LPGA Tour title after she battled to a second one-under 71.
Catriona Matthew, the lone Briton in the field, also has plenty of ground to make up after an erratic 73 which featured a bogey, one double-bogey and an eagle at 17.
The season finale, open to players who posted top-three finishes this year, features a top prize of $700,000 - the largest on the LPGA Tour.
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