Asterisk Talley shot a bogey-free 67 in the second round to take a one-shot lead at 11-under after two rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The 17-year-old Stanford commit has now gone 48 straight bogey-free holes, a tournament record. Meja Ortengren and Maria Jose Marin sit tied for second at 10-under.
Asterisk Talley birdied her first three holes Thursday at Champions Retreat, parred the next 10, then birdied 14 and 15 to card a 5-under 67. Combined with her opening 66 on Wednesday and her runner-up finish last year, Talley set a tournament record with 48 consecutive bogey-free holes. She leads Meja Ortengren (67-67) and Maria Jose Marin (65-69) by one stroke at 10-under. Andrea Revuelta and Avery Weed share fourth at 6-under, with six players tied for sixth at 5-under, including Lauren Kim, Soomin Oh, Arianna Lau, Gyubeen Kim, Amelie Zalsman, Chloe Kovelesky, Raegan Denton and Vanessa Borovilos. Talley called her bogey-free stretch 'pretty cool' after the round. Ortengren, who also shot two 67s, joked 'No fights, no fights' when asked about her hockey background. Marin praised her putter, saying, 'It has been my best friend, which I don’t say usually.' Several notables missed the cut, including last year's U.S. Women’s Amateur winner Megha Ganne (77-74), world No. 8 amateur Eila Galitsky (74-70) and 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Rianne Malixi (73-71). Players will practice Friday at Augusta National ahead of Saturday's final round there, with NBC coverage starting at noon ET.
