Rio Takeda overcame a double bogey at the turn with four birdies over her final seven holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Eri Okayama in an AIG Women’s Open that featured a Japanese surge and a mixed day for Lottie Woad.

Thirty days ago, on July 1, Woad was still an amateur, a rising senior at Florida State University. At the AIG Women’s Briths Open, she’s a professional, a member of the LPGA, winner of two professional tournaments and the betting favorite to win the last major of the season.

Lottie Woad nine strokes behind halfway leader Miyu Yamashita after a second-round 70 at Royal Porthcawl; Woad was five under for her round until a triple-bogey at the par-four 16th; Watch the AIG Wom