MISSISASUGA, Ontario — Canadian star Brooke Henderson shot a 6-under 65 on Saturday, incomes the lead with Minjee Lee at CPKC Ladies’s Open, punching a gap within the Eagle from a brief par-4 greenside bunker.
“Earlier than I went into the bunker, I assumed, ‘I could make this, it’s extremely mastery,'” Henderson mentioned. “I used to be actually happy the place the tee shot was completed and there was a extremely good line within the bunker, and I knew I needed to hit it softly as a result of it was actually quick.
The 2018 champion, held in Wascana, Saskatchewan, was a refreshing and cloudy state with Henderson, Eagle, six birdies and two bogeys at Mississaugua Golf and Nation Membership. She received the ultimate of 13 LPGA Tour titles in January 2023.
“It is at all times been a extremely particular week,” Henderson mentioned. “I really feel like I discovered lots yearly. After I had so many successes right here, I used to be attempting to return and check out to return to what I did and the mentality that was in it.”
Lee shot 65 to match Henderson at 202 beneath. The Australian participant tipped a birdie on the par 4th eighth and made a protracted eagle putt on the par fifth twelfth. She ran in 8 footer for one more eagle on the seventeenth, then tipped once more to avoid wasting the par 4 18 days.
“These two (Eagle) are my highlights and I believe it is clearly the final tip-in,” Lee mentioned. “There are not any images on the scorecard.”
Lee received the KPMG Ladies’s PGA Championship in June in Texas, successful her third main title and eleventh LPGA Tour title. She is quantity 4 on the planet.
“I believe it’s extremely thrilling to be a part of the ultimate group with Brooke,” Lee mentioned.
Henderson mentioned: “I really like taking part in with Minsy. She has an amazing presence on the course. She could be very calm and relaxed and seems like an amazing pairing for the ultimate spherical.”
Henderson of Smith Falls, Ontario, overcame a late begin on Thursday. She performed her first 11 holes in a tree-lined format with 3, then fought again for an equal 71, taking pictures 66 on Friday.
“It’s extremely thrilling to play right here this week,” Henderson mentioned. “The group was unimaginable. I used to be so completely satisfied to have the ability to play at residence, hopefully only one extra day.”
Final week’s Portland Basic winner Akie Iwai took a three-stroke lead over the weekend, bogeying his first three holes at 72, and third within the top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul.
Thitikul shot 69. She’s acquired her first begin since she went from Nelly Korda to No. 1 on the planet.
Aphrodite Deng, a 15-year-old Canadian novice who was tied up second after opening 66, was six years previous, 68 years previous.
“It was unimaginable that every one the individuals right here had been supporting me,” Den mentioned.
After age 72, Korda completed twenty fourth in 3.
