<p>India's Aditi Ashok continued her fine run this year as she added 5-under 67 to her first round 68 and climbed to 9-under to be placed tied sixth in the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament here.</p>.<p>Aditi, who has been knocking on the doors of victory this season, is bogey free for the first two rounds and trails leader Ayaka Furue of Japan, who shot a bogey-free 5-under 67, by two shots.</p>.<p>Furue is 11-under for two rounds at Blythefield Country Club and enjoys a one-stroke lead into the weekend.</p>.<p>Aditi missed more fairways than the first day, but consistent iron play ensured a solid round.</p>.<p>Aditi started on the 10th and birdied her first hole of the day for a good beginning. She added one more on 18th and turned in 2-under.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/indonesia-open-satwik-and-chirag-overcome-stiff-challenge-to-enter-mens-doubles-final-1228611.html" target="_blank">Indonesia Open: Satwik and Chirag overcome stiff challenge to enter men's doubles final</a></strong></p>.<p>On the second nine, the front side of the course, she added birdies on fourth, sixth and eighth to get to 5-under and a total of 9-under.</p>.<p>Aditi has been runner-up once this year and was T-5 at Cognizant Founders Cup and T-4 at Mizuho Americas Cup.</p>.<p>She is currently 20th on the LPGA Order of Merit and leads the Merit List in Europe, where she has had one win this year besides two other Top-3 finishes.</p>.<p>The shortest player on the LPGA Tour, Furue, 23, was one of the five leaders in the first-round.</p>.<p>She was then bogey free in the second round after a 66 in the first round which had seven birdies and one bogey.</p>.<p>Hyo Joo Kim (65), Leona Maguire (65), Carlota Ciganda (66) and Amy Yang (67) were a stroke back.</p>.<p>Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho (69) was 9-under along with Manon De Roey (65), Aditi (67), Minjee Lee (67), Emily Kristine Pedersen (68) and Lindsey Weaver-Wright (69).</p>.<p>Kupcho had six birdies and three bogeys a day after a bogey-free 66.</p>.<p>Ciganda eagled the par-5 fourth and eighth holes. She holed a "pitch shot" from 50 yards on No. 4 and made a 15-foot putt on eighth.</p>.<p>Ashleigh Buhai, the winner last week in New Jersey, was 8-under after her second 68.</p>.<p>Lexi Thompson and Lydia Ko missed the cut.</p>
<p>India's Aditi Ashok continued her fine run this year as she added 5-under 67 to her first round 68 and climbed to 9-under to be placed tied sixth in the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament here.</p>.<p>Aditi, who has been knocking on the doors of victory this season, is bogey free for the first two rounds and trails leader Ayaka Furue of Japan, who shot a bogey-free 5-under 67, by two shots.</p>.<p>Furue is 11-under for two rounds at Blythefield Country Club and enjoys a one-stroke lead into the weekend.</p>.<p>Aditi missed more fairways than the first day, but consistent iron play ensured a solid round.</p>.<p>Aditi started on the 10th and birdied her first hole of the day for a good beginning. She added one more on 18th and turned in 2-under.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/indonesia-open-satwik-and-chirag-overcome-stiff-challenge-to-enter-mens-doubles-final-1228611.html" target="_blank">Indonesia Open: Satwik and Chirag overcome stiff challenge to enter men's doubles final</a></strong></p>.<p>On the second nine, the front side of the course, she added birdies on fourth, sixth and eighth to get to 5-under and a total of 9-under.</p>.<p>Aditi has been runner-up once this year and was T-5 at Cognizant Founders Cup and T-4 at Mizuho Americas Cup.</p>.<p>She is currently 20th on the LPGA Order of Merit and leads the Merit List in Europe, where she has had one win this year besides two other Top-3 finishes.</p>.<p>The shortest player on the LPGA Tour, Furue, 23, was one of the five leaders in the first-round.</p>.<p>She was then bogey free in the second round after a 66 in the first round which had seven birdies and one bogey.</p>.<p>Hyo Joo Kim (65), Leona Maguire (65), Carlota Ciganda (66) and Amy Yang (67) were a stroke back.</p>.<p>Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho (69) was 9-under along with Manon De Roey (65), Aditi (67), Minjee Lee (67), Emily Kristine Pedersen (68) and Lindsey Weaver-Wright (69).</p>.<p>Kupcho had six birdies and three bogeys a day after a bogey-free 66.</p>.<p>Ciganda eagled the par-5 fourth and eighth holes. She holed a "pitch shot" from 50 yards on No. 4 and made a 15-foot putt on eighth.</p>.<p>Ashleigh Buhai, the winner last week in New Jersey, was 8-under after her second 68.</p>.<p>Lexi Thompson and Lydia Ko missed the cut.</p>