Fri Apr 25 19:41:02 2008

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Young Kim up one on Sorenstam in Florida

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Aventura, FL (Sports Network) - Young Kim carded a four-under 67 Friday to grab a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am.

Kim, who was one of three first-round leaders, completed two rounds at seven- under-par 134. Annika Sorenstam also shot four-under 67 and is one stroke back at minus-six.

The event is being played on the par-71 Soffer course and the par-70 Miller course at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club. Kim and Sorenstam both played the Soffer course Friday.

Paula Creamer, who shared the first-round lead with Kim and Momoko Ueda, struggled to a one-over 71 on the Miller course in round two. She fell into a share of third at two-under-par 139, where she stands alongside Angela Stanford (70 Soffer).

Ueda stumbled to a two-over 72 on the Miller course and is tied for fifth with Meena Lee at minus-one.

Kim teed off an hour ahead of Sorenstam. Kim birdied the first and sixth to move into the lead at minus-five. Around the turn, she tripped to a bogey on the 10th to briefly hand the lead to Sorenstam.

Sorenstam opened with a 13-foot birdie putt on the first and came right back with birdies on two and three to get to five-under. She parred the next six holes to remain there.

Kim rebounded from her bogey on 10 with birdies at 11 and 12 to move to six- under. She dropped a shot with a three-putt bogey on the 14th, but atoned for that mistake with a 10-foot birdie putt on 15.

Sorenstam kept pace and again took a brief lead with birdies on 10 and 11, from seven and six feet respectively. Those birdies moved the Swede to seven- under, but she dropped a shot on 12 to slide back to minus-six. Sorenstam parred the last six holes to end one back.

"I've enjoyed myself quite a bit," Sorenstam said. "It's a beautiful place and I have a really nice partner, so the first two days have been great."

Kim parred 16 and 17 before rolling in a 10-foot birdie effort on the par-five 18th to take the second-round lead.

"I think this course is windy, like England," Kim stated. "The greens are small and have many moguls."

Grace Park posted a one-under 69 to move to even-par 141. She shares seventh place with Dorothy Delasin, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr, Mi Hyun Kim, Christina Kim, Kyeong Bae, Lindsey Wright and Giulia Sergas.

Nine more players, including Karrie Webb, are one back at plus-one.

The cut line fell at seven-over-par 148 with 76 players moving on to the weekend. Among those who missed the cut were Morgan Pressel (149), Shi Hyun Ahn (150), Laura Davies (153) and Brittany Lincicome (160).