Juli Inkster moved into the lead after the second round of the Shoprite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City.

Inkster, champion in 1986 and 1988, lay one shot off the lead after the first round but a 67 was enough to put her one shot ahead of overnight leader Kate Golden.

Among those also up with the pace is world number one Annika Sorenstam.

The Swede shot 67 to lie three off the lead.

Britain's Johanna Head had four birdies in her round of 70 to lie five shots behind Inkster.

Head, who has never finished inside the top 20 in the US, needs to win the title to get into next week's US Open.

"There are a lot of good players up there, including Annika, but I have got nothing to lose," said the 29-year-old, who was second in the Tenerife Open on the Evian European Tour last month.

"I'm going to be very positive and hope I can play just as solidly as in the first two rounds and make just a few more putts."

Laura Davies moved into the top 15 with a 68 for four-under 138, while Alison Nicholas was another shot back following a 70.

Golden, who led by one after a first-round 64, held on to the lead for most of the day.

But she double-bogeyed the 17th and was leapfrogged by playing partner Inkster, who birdied the last two holes.

Leading second round scores in the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City (US unless stated, par 71)

132 Juli Inkster 65 67
133 Kate Golden 64 69
134 Pat Hurst 69 65
135 Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 68 67, Jenny Lidback (Per) 67 68, Lorie Kane (Can) 65 70
136 Nanci Bowen 68 68, Stephanie Keever 67 69
137 Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 70 67, Carin Koch (Swe) 71 66, Michele Redman 67 70, Julie Piers 67 70, Johanna Head (Gbr) 67 70
138 Laura Davies (Gbr) 70 68, Jung Yeon Lee (Kor) 68 69, Rosie Jones 69 69, Jean Bartholomew 68 70, Tracy Hanson 66 72, Jackie Gallagher-Smith 72 66
139 Catrin Nilsmark (Swe) 72 67, Alison Nicholas 69 70, Sally Dee 70 69, Akiko Fukushima (Jap) 71 68, Betsy King 68 71, Natalie Gulbis 68 71
140 Jennifer Rosales (Phi) 73 67, Laurie Brower 72 68, Hirmoi Kobayashi (Jap) 71 69, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 71 69, Dawn Coe-Jones (Can) 71 69, Laurel Kean 71 69, Karen Pearce (Aus) 72 68, Karen Stupples (Gbr) 72 68
141 Kim Saiki 73 68, Karen Weiss 73 68, Nancy Scranton 73 68, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (Fra) 73 68, Tina Barrett 70 71, Joanne Morley (Gbr) 71 70, Becky Morgan (Gbr) 71 70, Shani Waugh (Aus) 71 70