Mo Martin of US motors along Royal Birkdale for 3-shot lead; Michelle Wie misses cut with 78
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American Mo Martin had a plan to play Royal Birkdale. It has worked better than she imagined at the Ricoh Women's British Open.
Martin took two putts from short of the green on the par-5 18th for her 10th birdie in two days. It gave her another 3-under 69 and a three-shot lead over Beatriz Recari of Spain and former U.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu going into the weekend.
The weekend will not include Michelle Wie.
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Coming off her first major in the U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst No. 2, the 24-year-old from Hawaii never got anything going and fell apart over the closing stretch for a 78 to miss the cut by three shots.
Only nine players remained under par and wind has yet to get fierce.