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Alison Lee leads Kingsmill Championship

May 15, 2015
Alison Lee lines up a putt on the 15th hole during the second round of the Kingsmill Championship LPGA golf tournament in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, May 15, 2015. (Jonathon Gruenke/The Daily Press via AP)

Alison Lee lines up a putt on the 15th hole during the second round of the Kingsmill Championship LPGA golf tournament in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, May 15, 2015. (Jonathon Gruenke/The Daily Press via AP)

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Alison Lee shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour’s Kingsmill Championship.

The 20-year-old Lee, still a student at UCLA after turning pro in December, had a 9-under 133 total on Kingsmill Resort’s River Course. She tied for fourth in the Kia Classic in March in California and has three top-25 finishes in her rookie season.

Australia’s Minjee Lee and France’s Perrine Delacour were tied for second. The 18-year-old Minjee Lee had a 67, and Delacour shot 68. Minjee Lee turned pro in September after leading Australia to a record comeback victory in Japan in the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship.

Ryu So-yeon was 6 under after a 69, and Suzann Pettersen, Christina Kim, Jing Yan and Catriona Matthew were another stroke back. Pettersen shot a 65 for the best round of the day, Kim had a 68, and Yan and Matthew shot 67.

Second-ranked Park Inbee was 3 under after a 67. She won the North Texas Shootout two weeks ago for her second victory of the year.

First-round leader Joanna Klatten followed her opening 65 with a 75 to drop into a tie for 22nd at 2 under.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko and Canadian teen Brooke Henderson also were in the group at 2 under. Ko, a two-time winner this season, and Henderson, playing on a sponsor exemption, each shot 69.

Third-ranked No. 3 Stacy Lewis had a 74 to drop to 1 over.

Defending champion Lizette Salas missed the cut with rounds of 74 and 73. Three-time Kingsmill winner Cristie Kerr also dropped out, shooting 73-76.