THE MISTWOOD GOLF DOME IS OPEN, if things are to cold outside. Located on Rt. 53 in Bolingbrook. THE DOME is where you can find Mistwood Golf Club professional Nicole Jeray, who is playing in this weeks Senior LPGA Championship in French Lick.

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      THE GOG BLOG-by Rory Spears at this weeks Sr LPGA Championship at the French Lick Resort in French Indiana. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy and on Linkedin and or Facebook. Riley’s Childrens Foundation, what really matters this week. #thekids  Our Coverage is sponsored by the French Lick Resort, a presenting sponsor for Golfers on Golf. Mistwood Golf Club of Romeoville and the Mistwood Golf Dome located in Bolingbrook-home of lPGA professional Nicole Jeray. The Schaumburg Golf Club at 401 N. Roselle Road, now with 18 holes open from renovation. The simulators are now open with new courses for the winter. Call for indoor or outdoor tee times at (847)-885-9000 or visit Schaumburggolf.com. The Schaumburg Golf Club is now open year round.

THE FRENCH LICK RESORT home of the Sr. LPGA Championship moving to July in 2020, more details in the week ahead. The Sr. LPGA Championship is contested at the Pete Dye Golf Course, this championship course is open for public play. #petedyegolf

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JULI INKSTER MIGHT BE on a mission this week, she wants to win her first senior women’s major. She might also be ready to win, after a tough loss in the recent Solheim Cup to Team Europe. Inkster served as Captain for Team USA.

Inkster has been lurking in the Top 10 at many of the recent senior women’s majors, she just hasn’t won. Yet.

Juli Inkster walks to the scoring tent, after a closing birdie in Round 2 of the Senior LPGA Championship.

But you can feel that changing, as Inkster was the only player in the 60’s on a nice day at the Pete Dye Course.

Temperatures were the warmest they have been, since the dates switched to October (They switch back to July in 2020). Peaking at 77 with the sun out and shining, the players had a chance to make a move. Many of them did not.

Inkster went from even par after Round 1, to 3 under par after Round 2. She has a two shot lead over three players, including 2017 champion Trish Johnson, Moira Dunn-Bohls and Jean Bartholomew. Three shots back is 2019 U.S. Sr. Women’s Open champion from Pine Needles Helen Alfredsson at even par. Inkster had 6 birdies, but wasn’t happy with her three bogeys.

So as a group of players bunch up at the top of the leaderboard, tomorrow won’t be easy. It’s not only the final round, but temperatures will drop into the 50’s. The first players out might find things in the low 50’s, with the highs by early afternoon about 58.

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As she did post round interviews, Inkster was asking who might have a stocking cap for her to use tomorrow. The story of the day, was Inkster forgetting her putter in a porta-pottie after the sixth hole. She sent her caddie back to retrieve it one hole later.

Round 2 in some ways played out the same for Mistwood professional Nicole Jeray. For the second straight round, she was 1 under par after four holes.

But two mid-front nine bogeys left her at 1 over par at the turn. While she did not double bogey the tenth hole again. Jeray was only 2 over par on the day, and sitting in 20th place at +6, through 12 holes.

Then she had a bogey on 13, followed by a triple bogey 8, on the hilly par 5, 14th hole. Jeray got things back on track with pars on 15 and 16. But a double bogey 6 on 17, and a bogey on 18, left her at 81 for the day. The good news is that at +13, she made the cut (that fell at +14). Jeray is in 36th place, and the Top 50 players and ties have tee times for tomorrow.

First Round leader Jill McGill who opened with a 66, had a second round 79, and is 4 shots back at 1 over par.

Todays yardage was set at 6,131, the LPGA could shorten it for the final round with the playing conditions being tougher on Wednesday.

Click here to listen to interviews with Leader Juli Inkster and Mistwood golf Club teaching professional Nicole Jeray.

A final round recap will be posted tomorrow, so stay clicked in.