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Pettersen leads Miyazato by 1 in Hawaii

Suzann Pettersen carded a 3-under 69 in breezy conditions Thursday to grab a 1-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA LOTTE Championship.Pettersen, who finished sixth at this event last year, ended 36 holes at 10- under-par 134. She set a new 36-hole scoring record. Defending champion Ai Miyazato and Azahara Munoz set the old mark of 136 in the event's first year last year.Miyazato matched the low round of the day honors with her 4-under 68. That helped her jumped into second place at minus-9 at Ko Olina Golf Club.Beatriz Recari (70), Hyo Joo Kim (71) and Hee Kyung Seo (72) share third place at 7-under 137. Stacy Lewis (71) is alone in sixth at minus-6.First-round leader Ariya Jutanugarn struggled to a 3-over 75 as the trade winds kicked up on Thursday. She fell into a tie for seventh at 5-under 139.Pettersen parred her first three holes before converting a birdie effort on the par-3 fourth. She parred the next five holes to make the turn at minus-8, one behind Miyazato.The 32-year-o...

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