Irish duo Anna Foster and Sara Byrne both carded improved rounds to make the cut at the the Wistron Ladies Open in Taiwan on Friday.
Cheng-Hsuan Shih holds the lead on 12 under par at the 36-hole mark after back-to-back rounds of 66 (-6) at Sunrise Golf and Country Club.
The Chinese Taipei star, who won the inaugural edition of the Wistron Ladies Open in 2020, sat in second place after the first round.
Her second round included one bogey and birdies on the first, second, eighth, ninth, 12th, 13th and 17th holes, to lead with a score of 12 under.
Foster is 10 shots behind her, tied 41st on two under par. After a mixed opening nine, including a double bogey on the seventh hole, she improved on the turn, hitting three birdies and just one bogey to finish with a round of 70.
Byrne also hit 70. A more consistent performance saw her pick up two bogeys and four birdies, bringing her to one under for the tournament. She shares 51st spot, just making the cut which fell at one under. In total, 63 players made it through to the weekend.
PK Kongkraphan equalled the course record of 63 (-9) to sit in solo second place on 11 under par.
The Thai star, who has 14 wins on the TLPGA since 2022, had 10 birdies on her scorecard with only one dropped shot.
England’s Hannah Screen is in outright third place on 10-under-par after another round of 67 (-5).
The English player began her round on the 10th tee and made birdies on 11, 13, 17 and 18 to make the turn in -4.
She then went bogey-birdie-bogey on the first three holes of the front nine before rolling in further birdies on the sixth and ninth.
Juliana Hung of Chinese Taipei and South Africa’s Casandra Alexander share fourth place on nine-under-par.