Lydia Ko's dreams of becoming the youngest ever major winner have faded after a disappointing second round at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California saw her slip back to 42nd place.
The 15-year-old fired an even par 72 to sit in a share of 25th after the first round, but she shot two-over at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage today to fall almost 20 places.
Ko will begin the third round nine shots back from the South Korean leader Inbee Park but she still has plenty to play for as she aims to finish as the top amateur at the event, the first major championship of the 2013 season.
That position is currently occupied by Camilla Hedberg but Ko, the world's No 1-ranked amateur, needs to pick up only two shots to haul in the Spaniard.
Ko finished as the lowest amteur in the two majors in which she competed last year, while she has also made the cut in all 15 professional events she has entered.
