Kiwi Lydia Ko is seven shots off the pace at the LPGA's Scottish Open in Fife, sitting in an eight-way tie for 20th place after two rounds.
Playing in her first tournament since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Ko shot a two-under-par first round, and an even second round to remain two-under at the halfway stage.
Beginning on the front nine, Ko started with a birdie on her second hole to move to three-under, before coming crashing back with a double-bogey on the fourth hole.
A bogey on the ninth dropped Ko back even further, moving to an even-par across her first two rounds.
But a resurgence on the back nine kept Ko's faint championship chance alive, with birdies on the 12th, 13th and 15th holes bringing her back to three-under.
One final bogey on the 16th hole saw Ko back at two-under - where she'd started - and complete her second round with an even 72.
Ko's two-under sees her comfortably make the cut of two-over, heading into the third round beginning on Saturday night (NZ time).
At two-under from her first two rounds, Ko is seven shots behind the leader, Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn at nine-under.
England's Charley Hull, Denmark's Emily Kristine Pedersen and Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul all share a tie for second place, three shots behind Jutanugarn at six-under.
Neither of Ko's fellow Olympic medallists, gold winner Nelly Korda of the USA and Japan's Mone Inami, are playing at the tournament.
