THE COLONY, Texas: Charley Hull has forced herself to work a little harder on the putting, and she saw it pay off Friday (Saturday in Manila) with eight birdies in her round of 7-under 64 to take the 36-hole lead in The Ascendant LPGA.

Hull seized control with four birdies in a six-hole stretch around the turn and led by two shots over Xiyu "Janet" Lin (68) and Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, whose eagle-birdie finish gave her a 67.

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