The streaks had to end eventually.
Jin Young Ko had posted an LPGA record 16 consecutive rounds in the 60s. She also had a streak going of 31 straight rounds under par.
Both amazing runs came to an end Friday in the second round of the JTBC Classic at the Aviara Country Club in Carlsbad, California.
Ko shot a 1-under 71 after opening the week with a 65. She found herself 2 over after three holes Friday and posted three more birdies on the day.
But winning is the ultimate goal and Ko is just three shots back heading into the weekend.
Nanna Koerstz Madsen is the leader after 36 holes. It was less than two weeks ago that she became the first LPGA golfer from Denmark to win on the tour, doing so at the Honda LPGA Thailand.
Koerstz Madsen, whose fiancé Nicki Hansen caddies for her, has posted scores of 66-67 and is at 11 under, two shots ahead of Hye-Jin Choi and Lydia Ko.
Jin Young Ko is tied for fourth with Na Rin An and Maude-Aimee Leblanc at 8 under. Pajaree Anannarukan is in seventh place at 7 under.
The JTBC is Ko’s first tournament in the U.S. since she won last November’s CME Group Tour Championship. She has six wins in her last 10 starts on the LPGA.
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