South Korea's Ahn keeps lead in Wegmans LPGA

She fired a 71 to retain her one-stroke lead after the second round.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- South Korea's Shi Hyun Ahn shot a 1-under 71 Friday to retain a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Wegmans LPGA.
"I think I'd play better if I was a little nervous, but right now I'm not really that nervous," the 21-year-old Ahn said through a translator.
Ahn, who hasn't won since her LPGA Tour debut in 2003, also led by one after an opening-round 65.
She moved to 8-under 136, just ahead of 20-year-old rookies Seon-Hwa Lee, another South Korean who won the ShopRite Classic three weeks ago, and Brittany Lang, a runner-up at the U.S. Women's Open last year.
Lee holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 67, giving her extra momentum moving into weekend play at the Locust Hill course. She has finished second three times this year.
Lang stays in second
Lang shot a 71 after an up-and-down day of five birdies and four bogeys, but was happy to stay in second place.
"There's two days left, a lot of golf to be played, anything can happen," she said. "A low number is available on this course, so I'm not too disappointed shooting 1 under."
Jamie Hullett, a 30-year-old Texan whose career-best finish was a tie for second in the John Q. Hammons Hotels Classic in 2003, moved into contention with a 67 to move to 6 under.
Wendy Ward (68), a four-time tour winner, also was at 6 under, along with Nicole Castrale (69) and Rachel Hetherington (69).
Defending champion Lorena Ochoa, who has two victories and five second-place finishes this year, birdied the last two holes after a double-bogey on No. 16 and shot 69 to move to 5 under. The Mexican star tops the money list with $1,155,454, almost $35,000 more than Australia's Karrie Webb (68), who was at 2 under.
Pettersen's 65 day's best
Suzann Pettersen of Norway shot a 65, the day's best round, to get to 1 under.
Playing early, Ahn made a 10-foot birdie putt on the opening hole but three-putted from 20 feet on No. 5 and, at the next hole, missed a 5-footer for a second bogey.
She holed a 40-foot putt on No. 9 and picked up two more birdies on the back nine before missing an 8-foot par putt on No. 16.
Ahn won her lone LPGA Tour title, the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, in one of her two tour starts in 2003 and was the rookie of the year in 2004 on the strength of eight top-10 finishes.
"There were a lot of chances but I just couldn't close it," she said.
In the offseason, she made a few adjustments in her golf swing but success eluded her in 2005.
"I think that change of swing ... is paying off from last year, so I think I'll have a lot of chances this year," she said. "I'm expecting to play a lot better."
Ahn is coming off her best finish of the year, a tie for fifth in the LPGA Championship.
The $1.8 million tournament is in its 30th year.
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