Korda, playing for the first time in nearly two months because of a minor neck injury, started with a bogey and finished with back-to-back birdies in her round of 68. She was two shots behind and will be in the final group with Hull.

BELLEAIRE, Fla. – Charley Hull is a whopping 38 under in her last seven rounds of competitive golf worldwide. The always-entertaining Englishwoman, fresh off a victory on the Ladies European Tour, currently leads The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican by two strokes over World No. 1 Nelly Korda.

Charley Hull enjoys a two-shot lead over Nelly Korda in the LPGA Tour's penultimate tournament, where Minjee Lee's is tied eighth and the leading Australian.

Charley Hull made five birdies Friday for a 4-under 66 that gave her a two-shot lead and an extra day of her offseason holiday, along with a weekend date with Nelly Korda at The Annika.

England's Charley Hull shot a 4-under-par 66 on Friday and moved out to a two-shot lead at 10-under par through the midway point of The Annika at Belleair, Fla.