THE WOODLANDS, Texas – China's Yan Liu recorded a rare albatross on Friday to vault into the solo lead at the 2025 Chevron Championship. The 27-year-old holed a 7-iron from 170 yards on the par-5 eighth hole on the Nicklaus Course at The Club at Carlton Woods. A foursome of players hold the clubhouse lead at 6 under.

Yan Liu had an albatross to offset three front-nine bogeys and rebounded from a late bogey for an even-par 72 and a one-stroke lead over four players Friday in the Chevron Championship, the first women's major tournament of the year.

China’s Yan Liu recorded a rare albatross — a three-under-par score on a hole — and emerged with the lead after the second round of the Chevron Championship on Friday in The Woodlands, Texas. On the par-5 eighth hole at The Club at Carlton Woods,