Kelly Whaley shot a 2-under-par round of 70 to take a commanding 13-shot lead after two rounds of the 49th Connecticut Women’s Amateur golf tournament at The Farms Country Club in Wallingford.

Whaley, the defending champion, has a two-round total of 1-under 143. She won by 16 strokes last year.
She currently leads Danielle Lamy by 13 strokes and Catherine McEvoy by 14. All three golfers will be in the final group going off Wednesday at 10:10 a.m.

Brooke Stepanek of Guilford is tied for fifth place at 16-over 160, Mackenzie Hawkes of Madison is eighth (162) and former champion Jenn Holland of Branford is tied for ninth (163).