(Reuters) - Lexi Thompson fired a four-under 67 to give herself a fighting chance at the Marathon Classic on Friday, but grimaced in pain at the 17th from a wrist injury she revealed came while boxing for a magazine photo-shoot.
The 20-year-old American surged into contention, helped by an eagle-two at the 12th hole where she hit a wedge from the fairway that spun back into the hole.
After her tee shot at the penultimate hole, she shouted "Ouch" and held her right wrist as she walked down the fairway.
"I felt it on my drive on 17, my hard release shots I really feel the pain," said Thompson, who stood at three under par for the tournament, six behind Jang Ha-na of South Korea halfway through the rain-delayed second round.