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By JOHN KEKIS
Associated Press

CORNING, N.Y. — On a seesaw day, Dina Ammaccapane liked what she saw when it was over.

Ammaccapane, who had six birdies and three bogeys, shot her second consecutive 69 Friday to gain a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Corning Classic. Ammaccapane, winless since joining the tour full-time two decades ago and non-exempt this year, was at 6-under 138. First-round leader Erica Blasberg (74), Janice Moodie (68), Wendy Ward (70) and Katie Futcher (69) were one shot back.

Lurking another shot behind were Johanna Head (69), Becky Morgan (70), Sandra Gal (72), Leta Lindley (67) and Jeong Jang (69), who struggled mightily with her driver, hitting just seven of 14 fairways because of an arthritic right wrist.

Na On Min and Karine Icher, who began the day tied for second two shots behind Blasberg, each shot 74 and remained tied at 141 as 17 players were within three shots of the lead. Paula Creamer (74), third on the tour money list and a two-time winner this year, was at 144.

Two-time Corning winner Rosie Jones, who came out of retirement to help celebrate the tournament’s 30th anniversary, followed her opening 74 with a 76 and missed the cut in her first appearance on tour since the 2006 U.S. Open.

Although 48 players broke par on the cold and rainy first round, there were more bogeys (493) then birdies (435) over the 6,223-yard Corning Country Club course. On Friday, the sun emerged and the temperature soared into the 60s — more than 20 degrees warmer then when the tournament began. But the wind picked up to nearly 20 mph and wreaked havoc for most of the round.

Right from the start, it was evident it would be a difficult day. Blasberg parred her first four holes and then made bogey at the 510-yard, par-5 14th to lose the lead to Min. Blasberg, seeking her first career victory, followed with seven pars before rallying with birdie at the par-4 fourth to move back to 7 under.

“I just wasn’t relaxed out there for some reason the first few holes,” Blasberg said.

Min made double bogey at the first hole before rallying with four birdies to get to 7 under and a one-shot lead at the turn, but that advantage was short-lived. Moments after Blasberg tied it with her first birdie of the day, Min hit a poor chip at the par-4 13th that rolled off the far side of the green, and she three-putted for double bogey.

Blasberg made birdie on the par-5 fifth after hitting a scoreboard and taking a drop to get to 8 under, then quickly squandered the lead for good at the par-3 seventh. She hit a bad tee shot, chipped her second shot past the hole, and three-putted from 10 feet for double bogey.

Blasberg closed with bogey at No. 9 when her 30-foot birdie putt lipped out 4 feet past the pin and she missed coming back.

“I was a little confused on the fairway, what club to hit just because the wind was up, the wind was down,” Blasberg said with a painful smile. “But there’s a lot of positives. I really didn’t hit the ball that well today, but I still was able to kind of keep it respectable for the most part. I don’t usually pull off shots, and I backed off maybe four shots today. It’s just tough, especially when you are trying to protect a little bit.”

That left Patricia Meunier-Lebouc with sole possession of the lead after three consecutive birdies on the front nine dropped her to 7 under. She, too, was unable to hold it, making three bogeys and a double-bogey on the back side to leave Ammaccapane alone at the top.

“I have got to be patient,” said the 39-year-old Ammaccapane, who hit sand wedge to 8 feet and made birdie at 18, her final hole, to gain the lead. “The last two days were a test.”

Creamer, admittedly rusty after taking a week off, had four bogeys and two birdies before finishing with seven pars to avoid missing her first cut of the year.

“It’s just been so up and down out here,” Creamer said. “Normally, I hit a lot of fairways, and I haven’t hit that many. I think it’s taken me out of rhythm. The first nine, I was chunking it, hitting it kind of all over the place, and whenever I had opportunity to make birdie, I didn’t close the deal. I’m not in the best of positions, but it’s not over yet. I wish I could be out there right now and start all over.”

It was a bittersweet day for Jones, who missed a short par putt at No. 9, her final hole, but was still smiling.

“Darn it, I bogeyed it. The last time I played here, it was a birdie and I finished top-10,” said Jones, who received shouts of thanks from many fans for coming back one last time. “You could definitely tell my game was rusty, but it was fun. I had a blast coming back here. I did OK.”

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Scores with relation to par from the second round of the Corning Classic, played May 23 at the par-72, 6,223-yard Corning (N.Y.) Country Club (Note: a-amateur):

1. Dina Ammaccapane	69-69--138			-6
2. Janice Moodie	71-68--139			-5
2. Wendy Ward	69-70--139			-5
2. Erica Blasberg	65-74--139			-5
2. Katie Futcher	70-69--139			-5
6. Jeong Jang	71-69--140			-4
6. Sandra Gal	68-72--140			-4
6. Leta Lindley	73-67--140			-4
6. Becky Morgan	70-70--140			-4
6. Johanna Head	71-69--140			-4
11. Onnarin Sattayabanphot	69-72--141			-3
11. Jimin Kang	68-73--141			-3
11. Song-Hee Kim	71-70--141			-3
11. Sun Young Yoo	74-67--141			-3
11. Na On Min	67-74--141			-3
11. Karine Icher	67-74--141			-3
11. Seo-Jae Lee	72-69--141			-3
11. Meredith Duncan	73-68--141			-3
19. Mhairi McKay	70-72--142			-2
19. Eva Dahllof	69-73--142			-2
19. Il Mi Chung	70-72--142			-2
19. Na Yeon Choi	68-74--142			-2
19. Katherine Hull	70-72--142			-2
19. Sung Ah Yim	69-73--142			-2
19. Giulia Sergas	70-72--142			-2
19. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc	69-73--142			-2
27. Beth Bader	70-73--143			-1
27. Seon Hwa Lee	72-71--143			-1
27. Laura Diaz	70-73--143			-1
27. Kris Tamulis	69-74--143			-1
27. Jamie Hullett	70-73--143			-1
27. Lorie Kane	70-73--143			-1
27. Ji Young Oh	71-72--143			-1
34. Lee Ann Walker-Cooper	72-72--144			E
34. Amy Hung	71-73--144			E
34. Angela Jerman	70-74--144			E
34. Kyeong Bae	72-72--144			E
34. Paula Creamer	70-74--144			E
34. Linda Wessberg	72-72--144			E
34. Carolina Llano	70-74--144			E
34. H.J. Choi	71-73--144			E
34. In-Kyung Kim	72-72--144			E
34. Mi Hyun Kim	71-73--144			E
34. Anna Rawson	69-75--144			E
34. Kim Hall	75-69--144			E
34. Allison Hanna-Williams	73-71--144			E
34. Jimin Jeong	72-72--144			E
34. Sherri Turner	68-76--144			E
49. Virada Nirapathpongporn	70-75--145		+	1
49. Michelle McGann	74-71--145		+	1
49. Kim Williams	73-72--145		+	1
49. Leah Wigger	75-70--145		+	1
49. Alena Sharp	71-74--145		+	1
49. Hee Young Park	71-74--145		+	1
49. Irene Cho	73-72--145		+	1
49. Liz Janangelo	71-74--145		+	1
49. Kris Tschetter	71-74--145		+	1
49. Ashleigh Simon	74-71--145		+	1
49. Michelle Ellis	72-73--145		+	1
60. Emily Bastel	71-75--146		+	2
60. Ashli Bunch	74-72--146		+	2
60. Audra Burks	71-75--146		+	2
60. Meg Mallon	73-73--146		+	2
60. Hee-Won Han	72-74--146		+	2
60. Meena Lee	75-71--146		+	2
60. Diana D'Alessio	73-73--146		+	2
60. Meaghan Francella	73-73--146		+	2
60. Reilley Rankin	71-75--146		+	2
60. Jennifer Gleason	73-73--146		+	2
60. Susie Redman	75-71--146		+	2
60. Sarah Jane Kenyon	75-71--146		+	2
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Missed the cut
72. Shanshan Feng	74-73--147		+	3
72. Inbee Park	74-73--147		+	3
72. Kristy McPherson	71-76--147		+	3
72. Mikaela Parmlid	73-74--147		+	3
72. Marcy Hart	73-74--147		+	3
72. Na Ri Kim	77-70--147		+	3
72. Jean Bartholomew	75-72--147		+	3
72. Laurie Brower	77-70--147		+	3
72. Anna Grzebien	73-74--147		+	3
81. Tracy Hanson	75-73--148		+	4
81. Kristen Samp	71-77--148		+	4
81. Pamela Kerrigan	74-74--148		+	4
81. Silvia Cavalleri	76-72--148		+	4
81. Hilary Lunke	73-75--148		+	4
81. Jill McGill	74-74--148		+	4
81. Angela Stanford	75-73--148		+	4
81. Young Kim	74-74--148		+	4
81. Kate Golden	75-73--148		+	4
81. Hannah Jun	73-75--148		+	4
81. Susan Ginter	72-76--148		+	4
81. Seol-An Jeon	75-73--148		+	4
93. Chris Brady	74-75--149		+	5
93. Lisa Strom	70-79--149		+	5
93. Jackie Gallagher-Smith	73-76--149		+	5
93. Heather Daly-Donofrio	73-76--149		+	5
93. Danielle Downey	75-74--149		+	5
93. Soo-Yun Kang	74-75--149		+	5
93. Miriam Nagl	73-76--149		+	5
93. Vicki Goetze-Ackerman	74-75--149		+	5
93. Maggie Will	76-73--149		+	5
93. Barb Mucha	77-72--149		+	5
93. Beth Allen	75-74--149		+	5
104. Sophie Giquel	74-76--150		+	6
104. Nancy Scranton	75-75--150		+	6
104. Wendy Doolan	76-74--150		+	6
104. Allison Finney	78-72--150		+	6
104. Cindy Pasechnik	75-75--150		+	6
104. Rosie Jones	74-76--150		+	6
104. Taylor Leon	75-75--150		+	6
104. Gloria Park	76-74--150		+	6
104. Heather Young	75-75--150		+	6
104. Mollie Fankhauser	73-77--150		+	6
104. Eunjung Yi	72-78--150		+	6
104. Amie Cochran	75-75--150		+	6
116. Becky Iverson	74-77--151		+	7
116. Sarah Lynn Sargent	75-76--151		+	7
116. Nicole Jeray	74-77--151		+	7
116. Brandi Jackson	76-75--151		+	7
116. Jeanne Cho-Hunicke	77-74--151		+	7
121. Hwanhee Lee	76-76--152		+	8
121. a-Tessa Teachman	75-77--152		+	8
121. Su A Kim	75-77--152		+	8
121. Cathy Johnston-Forbes	72-80--152		+	8
121. Sherri Steinhauer	74-78--152		+	8
121. Moira Dunn	76-76--152		+	8
121. Paige Mackenzie	78-74--152		+	8
121. Sukjin Wuesthoff	73-79--152		+	8
129. Charlotta Sorenstam	73-80--153		+	9
129. Candie Kung	75-78--153		+	9
129. Carri Wood	73-80--153		+	9
132. Nicole Hage	76-78--154		+	10
132. Hana Kim	76-78--154		+	10
132. Simi Mehra	78-76--154		+	10
132. Patricia Baxter-Johnson	76-78--154		+	10
132. A.J. Eathorne	78-76--154		+	10
137. Siew-Ai Lim	73-82--155		+	11
137. Cindy Rarick	78-77--155		+	11
139. Jennifer Greggain	78-78--156		+	12
140. Danielle Ammaccapane	77-80--157		+	13
141. Nina Reis	78-80--158		+	14
142. Amy Read	81-80--161		+	17
WD. a-Tory MacNeil	89-WD

Posted: 5/23/2008

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