The first round of the women's golf major tournament in Japan was held in Ibaraki Prefecture, and 22-year-old Ayaka Takahashi, who is aiming for the first victory of the tour, increased her score by seven and emerged as the leader.
Takahashi is one of the young people born in 1998 called the "Golden Generation".
In the second round on the 7th, which started from 11th place, he increased his score by 7 with 8 birdies and 1 bogey, and moved up to the top with a total of 9 under.
Momoko Ueda, who is aiming to win the championship for the second consecutive week, increased her score by seven, including taking the eagle by directly putting in the shot of the second shot in the 14th par 4, and placed her in second place, one stroke behind the lead.
In second place are Ai Suzuki, the queen of the prize money, Mao Saigo, 19 years old, and Reika Usui, 22 years old.
Ritsuko Ryu, who started in the lead, retreated to 6th place with an even par and a total of 6 under par.
Erika Hara, who is aiming for three consecutive victories in the major tournament, passed the qualifying in 56th place with a total of 2 overs.