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Chun grabs two-shot lead at Evian Championship

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/9/17/chun-091716.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">In Gee Chun reacts to a putt on the fifteenth green during the final round of the U.S. Women&#x27;s Open at Lancaster Country Club. Evan Habeeb, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</div></figcaption></figure></div>South Korea&#x27;s Chun In-gee grabbed a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship by carding a five-under 66 in the second round on Friday.Chun, who earned LPGA Tour membership by winning the U.S. Women&#x27;s Open in 2015, moved to a total of 13-under 129 after scoring six birdies and one bogey on a rainy day in Haute Savoie.Her compatriot Park Sung-hyun, who shared the lead with Chun after Thursday&#x27;s play, was tied second with China&#x27;s Shanshan Feng. Park lost ground by hitting three bogeys in a disappointing round of 68.&quot;There is no benefit for just long hitters,&quot; said Shanshan.&quot;The rough is really long.World number one Lydia Ko of New Zealand returned a 68 but she was nine shots off the pace. (Reporting by Julien Pretot)(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

South Korea's Chun In-gee grabbed a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship by carding a five-under 66 in the second round on Friday.

South Korea's Chun In-gee grabbed a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship by carding a five-under 66 in the second round on Friday.