McKay's late boost

Mhairi McKay leads the British challengers at the half-way stage of the Du Maurier Classic at Royal Ottawa but hopes to get her putter going to move up the Tour money list.

Mhairi McKay leads the British challengers at the half-way stage of the Du Maurier Classic at Royal Ottawa but hopes to get her putter going to move up the Tour money list.

The Scot added a 73 to her opening 70 and finished on one under par at 143, the same as defending champion and world No 1 Karrie Webb. Sweden's Annika Sorenstam repeated her opening 69 to take the half-way lead on six-under-par 138 but Britain's Laura Davies slumped to a 75 and just survived the cut in the final major of the women's season. McKay, whose first round was completed in near darkness after a storm delay, had three birdies to boost her hopes of climbing from 99 on the money list and securing her card for next year.