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Pettersen maintains lead in South Korea

KYEONGBOOK, South Korea, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Suzann Pettersen managed an even-par 72 Saturday, retaining the lead after two rounds of the LPGA’s Hana Bank-KOLON Championship at Kyeongbook, South Korea.

The three-time winner this season, a native of Norway stands at 3-under 141, one stroke better than South Korea's Eun Hee Ji (68), who was the only golfer in the 60s in the second round.

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"I did grow up in Norway playing in very similar conditions to this," Pettersen said after the day's windy and cool round. "There is a reason why I moved to Florida. I prefer to wear shorts."

Former women's British Open champ Jeong Jang (72) and Seon-Hwa Lee (71) share third place at 1-under 143, and Hyun Hee Moon (73) is alone in fifth at even-par 144.

World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa (75) fell into for 12th place with five others at 3-over 147.

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