Charley Hull and Hall of Famer Lydia Ko moved into contention after two rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship.
Olympic gold medallist Ko moved to within a shot of the lead with a five-under 67.
Englishwoman Hull, who carded three birdies in her opening-round 69, is tied for third with Hyo Joo Kim (66), two shots off the lead.
Ko, the South Korean-born New Zealander, had a two-round total of six-under 138 on the Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club. First-round leader A Lim Kim held the lead after 36 holes with a 69 on Friday.
The steady Ko hit 11 of 14 fairways and 16 of 17 greens in regulation in her bogey-free round.
“I don’t think I typically play really well on this golf course and I thought this year would be a good year to kind of turn that around,” Ko said.
“The scores haven’t really been that low these past couple days. I’m just trying to focus on me and hopefully just keep climbing up the leaderboard.”
Defending champion Hannah Green shot 69 and was on even-par 144, level with Angel Yin, who won the LPGA Thailand event last week.
The Singapore field features nine of the top 10 players in the world ranking – and 13 of the top 15 – minus only top-ranked Nelly Korda and Rose Zhang.
The final event of the LPGA’s three-tournament early Asian Swing will be played next week at Hainan Island, China.
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