OCALA, Fla. – Suzann Pettersen’s game caught fire in the suspended second round Thursday at the Coates Golf Championship.
Pettersen birdied four consecutive holes and five of the first six holes on her second nine at Golden Ocala to race up the leaderboard before weather horns halted play.
At 5-under through 17 holes, Pettersen moved to 4 under overall, three shots off the lead.
This week’s pairing with Alison Lee obviously didn’t faze Pettersen, who is looking to win her 2016 debut. The European Pettersen and American Lee were at the heart of a Solheim Cup controversy last fall after Lee scooped up a putt thinking the Europeans conceded it, a turn of events that led to a furor over the Rules of Golf and sportsmanship.