Olympic Women's Golf 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Score, Highlights and Reaction

South Korea's Inbee Park will carry a one-shot lead into the third round of the women's golf event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after posting her second straight 66 on Thursday to reach 10 under par.  

The United States' Stacy Lewis is one stroke back after an outstanding day on the greens allowed her to card a tournament-best 63. She's followed by Charley Hull of Great Britain and Brooke Henderson of Canada, who are both two strokes off the pace.

Let's check out how the top 10 on the leaderboard shapes up after the second round at the Olympic Golf Course. To view a complete listing of scores from all 60 players, visit the Olympics' official site.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Score
1	Inbee Park	KOR	-10
2	Stacy Lewis	USA	-9
T-3	Charley Hull	GBR	-8
T-3	Brooke Henderson	CAN	-8
T-5	Marianne Skarpnord	NOR	-7
T-5	Nicole Broch Larsen	DEN	-7
T-5	Candie Kung	TPE	-7
T-8	Aditi Ashok	IND	-6
T-8	Minjee Lee	AUS	-6
T-8	Ariya Jutanugarn	THA	-6
T-8	Chun In Gee	KOR	-6
T-8	Gerina Piller	USA	-6

Lewis posted a nondescript one-under 70 in the opening round, but she was locked in from the opening tee Thursday. The 31-year-old American veteran carded four birdies in her first six holes en route to a 10-birdie day to skyrocket up the leaderboard.

One thing that's remained consistent over the past two weeks with both the men's and the women's tournament is that there are super-low scores available. The course isn't easy, but it's certainly fair and gettable for a player locked in on their approach shots.

That was the case for Lewis, who gave herself a look at birdie on just about every hole during the second round. Add in a hot putter and she quickly pushed herself firmly in contention.

Randall Mell of Golf Channel passed along comments from Lewis after the memorable round:

Park also continues to impress as she makes her return from a thumb injury. It was hard to know what to expect from the seven-time major champion, given all the time she's missed this season, but she's looked no worse for wear in the early going.

The South Korean star backed up a first-round 66 with the same score Thursday to put her in solo first heading into the third round. It's exactly the type of start she needed after opting to skip a couple of marquee events to ensure she'd be ready for Rio.

Geoff Shackelford of Golf Digest noted Park's previous remarks about how much winning this event would mean as golf returns to the Olympics after more than a century:

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I've played and I've won a lot of the major championships, and obviously in the Olympic Games, you get to only do it once every four years, and golf in 112 years. So being able to be standing here representing South Korea in my golfing career is something very special and very meant to be. So very happy to be here. It's a huge honor, and like I said, it could be the highlight of my golfing career.

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The second round didn't go nearly as smooth for Ariya Jutanugarn. The second-ranked player in the world led the tournament after the opening day of play, but she struggled to find that same consistency Thursday, which puts a little more pressure on her ahead of moving day.

As mentioned, this course is very reasonable if players find the fairway. The only real danger comes if a golfer gets out of position off the tee. The 20-year-old rising star from Thailand had too many of those moments in Round 2, including on the second hole, as Golf Channel highlighted:

Ultimately, Jutanugarn is still a contender at six under par through two days, especially since nobody has started to run away from the field. Her play during the early portion of Friday's round will be critical as she looks to bounce back from a lackluster Thursday, though.

The bigger picture shows 16 golfers within five strokes of the lead with 36 holes left. It sets the stage for a highly entertaining battle to the finish in Rio.