DALY CITY, Calif. – Na Yeon Choi moved into position to make a run at her second LPGA victory this season.
With a 4-under 68 Friday, Choi climbed into second place at the Swinging Skirts Classic, two shots behind Brooke Henderson.
There’s more than a big paycheck and trophy at stake for Choi. There are valuable world-ranking points.
With golf returning to the Olympics in 2016, competition for spots to make the South Korean team is intense, with so many players bunched on the qualification cutoff for the games in Rio de Janeiro.