Brooke Henderson is making good on an early aim to get herself extra into rivalry by constructing a four-shot lead within the LPGA Tour’s Event of Champions.
The Canadian ran off 4 birdies beginning on the second gap, was 9-under par by the point she stepped onto the sixth tee and performed mistake-free for a 6-under 66 at Lake Nona.
The opposite 28 LPGA professionals within the winners-only subject swiftly entered into scramble mode simply to maintain her of their sights.
Henderson’s closest pursuers going into the third spherical are Nelly Korda – at No.2 the top-ranked participant within the subject – England’s Charley Hull and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan. They every shot 69.
Henderson was sensational at the beginning, hitting a few wedges near tight gap areas to arrange two of her early birdies, and practically holing a 6-iron for an ace on the 171-yard fourth gap. Making the beginning additional particular was enjoying with Sorenstam for the primary time.
“I really feel like I am going to keep in mind it without end,” mentioned Henderson, who has solely made one bogey in 36 holes. “Simply a type of alternatives of a lifetime. All of us look as much as her out right here on tour. She’s type and clearly an ideal participant, and I feel we are able to all study so much from her.”
Korda headed off after the spherical to work on her placing after lacking a number of attractiveness on the entrance 9, though she did have 4 birdies after the 10th gap.
Hull, in the meantime, who fled the chilly climate of England for 3 days of observe in Morocco to arrange, mentioned her swing was out of kinds, and labored laborious to provide a rating beneath 70.
A 3-putt bogey on the ultimate gap left her with a spherical of 69, alongside Hsu, 5 photographs behind Henderson.
“Clearly, I have been enjoying within the frost, so it bounces miles. Our greens are thick. These greens are so quick in comparison with what I am used to enjoying on,” Hull mentioned.
“Yeah, I used to be pondering as we speak the People undoubtedly have an enormous benefit, however I like England an excessive amount of to maneuver anyplace else.”
Hsu, who acquired right here by profitable the 2021 Pure Silk Championship, made six birdies however none after the 13th gap, finishing her 69 with 5 pars.
Korda started her day within the wee darkish hours, rising early to look at Sebastian Korda – her brother – win his match in opposition to No.7 seed Daniil Medvedev on the Australian Open.
