- Australian joins American at nine-under-par mark
- Choi Hye-jin and Anna Nordqvist tied in third on -7
Seven-time LPGA Tour winner Minjee Lee has claimed a spot atop the leaderboard alongside first-round leader Mina Harigae at the US Women’s Open.
The Australian started strongly on the second day with a pair of birdies and claimed another four, along with a bogey on the back nine, to card a 66 that had her at nine-under par at Pine Needles.