Coughlin Sets LPGA Record History with Historic Birdie Streak
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English trio Charley Hull, Lottie Woad and Jodi Ewart Shadoff sit sideways to the leaders as the final day of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship approaches, headlined by Lauren Coughlin’s groundbreaking performance on the LPGA Tour.
In astonishing fashion, Coughlin opened her second round with nine consecutive birdies, delivering the lowest nine‑hole total in tournament history.
She sealed the feat with a clean par on the first hole and a birdie on the subsequent fourth, bringing her string of straight‑bird marks closer to the coveted “59‑birdie” milestone.
The American maintained pressure, finishing the segment with a par at the tee and a solid birdie to keep the chase alive for Annika Sorenstam, whose record stands safely untouched.
Lauren Coughlin broke multiple records during her second round in Arkansas
“I was making a lot of those mid-range putts,” Coughlin said. “I hit everything pretty much inside twelve feet on my whole front nine. My longest putt might have been the seventeenth, probably around fifteen feet.”
Nishimura recorded a second straight 63, moving to 16 under and sealing a five‑stroke margin to lead over Auston Kim, Mary Liu and Michelle Zhang, while Hull, Woad and Shadoff remain merrily chasing the leader with fifth‑round totals of nine under.
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Ewart Shadoff birdied her inaugural three, moving ahead to a second‑round 66; Lottie Woad mixed six birdies with a single bogey for the same total, while Hull finished comfortably tied for fifth at card 67.
Former AIG Women’s Open champion Miyu Yamashita fell into a nine‑under cluster alongside Japan’s Julia Lopez Ramirez, and Mimi Rhodes and Leona Maguire missed the cut.
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