Danielle Kang has jokingly raised concerns about Lydia Kos back after the Kiwi ace did the bulk of the quality work in the pairs second round at the Great Lakes Bay Invitational.
Despite scoring six birdies and an eagle, the pair, dubbed Sisters from another Mister, are now five shots from the lead, in a six-way tie for seventh.
Kang and Ko shot a second-round 7-under 63 in the four ball, with just a single bogey, to reach -9 overall.
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Danielle Kang and Lydia Ko shot a 7-under 63 in the second round.
They started the day just three shots off the pace but the scoring was hot in the best ball format at Midland Country Club in Michigan on Friday (NZ time).
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What a great day to have a partner, to just have my back, because I was not playing very great, Kang said post-their second round.
She had my back today, Kang said of Ko.
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Lydia Ko and teammate Danielle Kang are now five shots from the lead.
I asked her if her back hurts from carrying me all day.
The shimmy was back for Ko and Kang with every birdie and they managed to get the other two members of their team involved.
Lydia Ko and Danielle Kang sit inside the top 10 at Great Lakes Bay Invitational.
“Yeah, our caddies started doing it,” Kang said.
“We even got Derek and Ollie to do that today,” Ko confirmed.
The Jutanugarn sisters, Ariya and Moriya, hold a two-shot outright lead after a second-round 59 (four-ball).
The Jutanugarns, or team M&M, are at -14 under heading into the thrid round on Saturday (NZ time).
A strong second round hasn’t been enough to bring team Sisters from another Mister closer to the leaders.
