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Park Hee-young well-positioned to defend her LPGA Tour title

June 7, 2014

Tied for first after two rounds at the Manulife Financial Classic
One shot ahead of Michelle Wie

Defending champion Hee Young Park, of South Korea, acknowledges the gallery. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

Defending champion Hee Young Park, of South Korea, acknowledges the gallery. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

(AP) Defending champion Park Hee Young and Feng Shanshan topped the second-round leaderboard Friday in the LPGA Tour’s Manulife Financial Classic, a stroke ahead of Michelle Wie.

Park had a 5-under 66 to match Feng at 11-under 131 at Grey Silo. Feng shot a 66.

Last year, Park beat Angela Stanford with a birdie on the third playoff hole after they finished at 26-under 258 to match the tour record for lowest total score.

Wie, the winner in Hawaii in April, followed her opening 65 with a 67. She’s seeking her second victory in Canada after winning the 2010 Canadian Women’s Open in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Second-ranked Park Inbee is four strokes back at 7 under a 66, and the third-ranked Lydia Ko also was 4 under after a 67.