Jaye Marie Green continued her dominance at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament on Thursday, as she carded a second-round 4-under-par 68 to climb to a five-stroke lead over Vanderbilt graduate Megan Grehan.

After breaking the course record with a 10-under-par 62 on the Jones Course at LPGA International, Green fired a bogey-free 4-under-par 68 during the second round on the Hills Course to take her two-day total to 14-under 130. Even with a significant lead, Green’s plan of attack this week leaves her feeling rather stress-free.

World number three Stacy Lewis fired a superb second round of seven-under 65 to break free of a crowded leader board going into the penultimate round of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters being held the patronage of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The 24-year-old from Texas mixed her eight birdies, four in each half, with a lone bogey to reach nine-under, one ahead of Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg and two clear of Spain’s Carlota Ciganda with Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum occupying solo fourth on six-under after a second round 70.

Jaye Marie Green fired a 10-under-par 62 on the Jones Course at LPGA International to break the course record and take the first-round lead at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. The 19-year-old takes a four-shot lead over LPGA Tour veterans Tiffany Joh and Seon Hwa Lee heading into Thursday’s second round of the 90-hole event.

As a 2013 Symetra Tour rookie, Green tallied four top-10 finishes in 15 events to end the season ranked 29th on the Volvik Race for the Card. On Wednesday, she sent an early statement that she’s more than ready for the LPGA Tour as she carded 11 birdies and one bogey to leave her mark on the Jones Course at LPGA International.

Spanish pair Carlota Ciganda and Mireira Prat shared the first round lead with Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters after a trio of five-under-par 67s at Emirates Golf Club on Wednesday as defending champion Shanshan Feng suffered a disappointing opening round.

Fresh from winning the LPGA Titleholders championship, World number four Feng mixed five bogeys with one birdie her four-over 76.

Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand was solo fourth, just one stroke behind the leaders, with Germany’s Solheim Cup star Caroline Masson alone in fifth on three-under-par.

Laura Davies has reached a landmark age this year, but the number has only strengthened her resolve to claim another trophy. England’s greatest ever golfer turned 50 in October but the winner of more than 80 titles around the world believes that there are still more to come, especially if she can improve her pace putting this week in Dubai.

“I never look back. All I want to do is win my next tournament,” said Davies ahead of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, starting on Wednesday at Emirates Golf Club.

Charley Hull will be hoping to seal the ‘Rookie of the Year’ title with a victory in this week’s Omega Dubai Ladies Masters being held under the patronage of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at Emirates Golf Club.

Fresh from posting a strong top-five finish in the Women’s Indian Open, England’s teenage Solheim Cup heroine is currently leading the standings with €124,144 (Dh 620,000) in earnings on the Ladies European Tour, followed closely by fellow Englishwoman Holly Clyburn euro €112,807 (Dh563,000) in what promises to be a thrilling finish to the race.

Belgium's Chloe Leurquin won the final event of the LET Access Series, the Mineks Ladies Classic in sensational style at the National Golf Club on Saturday, winning for the first time as a professional and also earning her playing rights for the Ladies European Tour in 2014.

The young Belgian needed to perform well in the last event of the season, to move from 7th on the LETAS Order of Merit and into the top five, to earn automatic qualification to the LET. Leurquin struggled in the opening round to a three over par, 76 but recovered well yesterday to score 71 in tough, windy conditions, getting herself back in to contention. Leurquin played solidly on the final day, scoring one under par with a crucial birdie on the 18th hole, holing a long birdie putt from the back edge of the green.

Thidapa Sunawannapura secured the fourth Thai win from seven editions of the Hero Women’s Indian Open when she maintained her overnight lead to triumph by three shots at the venerable Delhi Golf Club.

The 21-year-old from Bangkok opened with a 66 to share the lead after the first round and held her advantage throughout the tournament, moving a stroke clear with a second round 74 and then extending her lead to three with a final round 68.

With a winning total of eight-under-par, she ended ahead of her first round co-leader, Valentine Derrey from France, who recorded her second runner-up finish in as many months.