Evian Championship 2016: Friday Leaderboard Scores and LPGA Highlights

The 2016 Evian Championship rolled on with In Gee Chun taking sole possession of the lead after 36 holes with a 66 on Friday that moved her two-day score to 13-under par. 

Thursday's co-leader Sung Hyun Park finds herself tied with Shanshan Feng at 11 under par. Annie Park turned out to be the big loser from Round 2 with a 73, which left her tied for 11th after coming into the day tied with Feng for third place. 

Here's a look at the best performances from Friday's second round at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, with the full leaderboard available at the tournament's official website.

Position	Player	Round 2 Score	Overall
1	In Gee Chun	66	-13
T2	Shanshan Feng	67	-11
T2	Sung Hyun Park	68	-11
4	So Yeon Ryu	66	-10
5	Angela Stanford	68	-9
T6	Brittany Lincicome	66	-8
T6	Eun-Hee Ji	68	-8
8	Jennifer Song	67	-7
T9	Danielle Kang	67	-6
T9	Candie Kung	68	-6
T11	Annie Park	73	-5
T11	Haru Nomura	69	-5

Chun did not have a good day off the tee but was able to put herself in position to post a low score by getting on the green and not needing extra putts. 

Here are a few of the key stats from Chun's second round, via Evian Championship on Twitter:

At just 22 years old, Chun is seeking her second major championship after winning the 2015 U.S. Open. To date, that remains her only win on the LPGA Tour. She did finish in the top 10 at the ANA Inspiration and Women's British Open earlier this year. 

Chun does have the right mentality to be a star on the LPGA Tour for a long time, as evidenced by her comments after Friday's round. 

“I like pressure. I remember like play before. Always play really good under pressure so just enjoy everything,” Chun said, per Amy Rogers of LPGA.com. 

This is a moment for Chun to enjoy, though she remains in a tense battle with multiple players. 

Sung Hyun Park's round followed a similar trend as Chun's, with the only substantial difference being Chun's work on the green, as the Evian Championship tweeted:

There are times when Park's aggressive style can get the better of her on the course, but she's been fantastic through two rounds so far and is keeping the pressure on Chun heading into the weekend. 

Feng is not to be forgotten in this mix. She nearly matched Park and Chun in the opening round with a stellar 64 and followed that up with a 67 on Friday. Her round was erratic early with two birdies and two bogeys in the first six holes, but she finished strong with four birdies over the last 12 holes.

On No. 8, Feng came within a couple of feet of having a hole-in-one with this terrific shot, via Evian Championship on Twitter:

It's been a frustrating two-year period for Feng, who has not won on the LPGA Tour since October 2014. She was in contention at the Women's British Open in 2014, finishing tied for second, but her path back to the winner's circle has been long and arduous. 

Feng has shown signs that something good is coming in an LPGA Tour event. She won a bronze medal at the Olympics in August, so her two-day performance at the Evian Championship is another positive step forward. 

Moving further down the leaderboard, top-ranked Lydia Ko inched up the ladder on Friday with a 68. She still has a long climb ahead of her, sitting nine shots behind Chun. 

It's not an impossible deficit for Ko, or anyone not at the top of the leaderboard, to make a move Saturday. Chun, Feng and Park posted low scores in the first round and were excellent in the second round. 

With half of the field being cut on Friday, the tension is ratcheting up in the final LPGA major of 2016. 

Chun has earned her status as the favorite by getting on the greens and converting her putts. The rest of the field has to put pressure on her if there is to be a changing of the guard before Saturday's third round ends.