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As only 16 players average 200 or better on flat pattern, Stefanie Johnson grinds to lead after Day 2 of 2025 U.S. Women's Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, June 13, 2025 11:00 pm
As only 16 players average 200 or better on flat pattern, Stefanie Johnson grinds to lead after Day 2 of 2025 U.S. Women's Open
Stefanie Johnson leads after the second round of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open. Photo by USBC.
None of the four lane patterns for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open are soft, but the flat and modified flat patterns of the second and third rounds are the harshest and will separate the mentally tough grinders and shotmakers from the rest of the field as they have at U.S. Opens for years. Led by the 1,707 of Nora Lyana Norkamal of Malaysia, only 16 players averaged 200 or better on Friday’s flat lane pattern, and only 19 are averaging 200 or better after two rounds at Sun Valley Lanes...