Allisen Corpuz and Miyu Yamashita share the lead at nine-under par after the second round of the FM Championship. England's Lottie Woad and Charley Hull sit 27th, six shots back. World number one Nelly Korda made the cut on the number despite a 72. European Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist also advanced to the weekend in what she called her final event before retirement.

Elsewhere, Casandra Alexander stretched her lead to five shots at the KPMG Women's Irish Open with a second-round 66. She holds a 15-under total after opening with a course record 63. Canice Screene is the top Irish player in tied eighth.

The LPGA Tour event continues this weekend at the FM Championship, with live coverage on Sky Sports. The Solheim Cup follows in the Netherlands from September 11.

Yamashita, last week's CPKC Women's Open winner, is in contention again after a two-under 65. Corpuz and Hyo Joo Kim are also nine under. Morgane Metraux and Ruoning Yin are one stroke back after 65s. First-round leader Sei Young Kim fell back with a 74.