Among the group finished for the day on two over par are defending champion Lydia Ko and 2013 Women's Open winner Stacy Lewis. Grace Kim, who won the Evian Championship last month, is two over par overall after 10 holes of her second round.

After turning professional in late 2024, she won the Hulencourt Women’s Open in Belgium in June, her first win on the Ladies European Tour, to secure her place at Porthcawl. In doing so, she achieved a long-held ambition of playing the course she knows like the back of her hand during a major event.