Canada’s Henderson maintains lead at Meijer Classic
GRAND RAPIDS, United States: Canadian star in the middle of her round en route to a 67 and a two- shot lead at the halfway stage of the Meijer Classic on Friday ( Saturday in Manila).
The 19-year-old could have had a bigger lead but reach a 12-under 130 total, setting the tournament’s 36-hole scoring record.
Club course.
“Two bogeys to finish, but that just gives me said Henderson.
Mi-Jung (66), Spaniard Carlota Ciganda (64) and Lexi Thompson of the US in the $2 million LPGA Tour event.
“It’s great to see my name up there ( on the - tawa, Ontario.
“It’s been a little bit of a rough season so far, not
Henderson hit 85 percent of the fairways and averaged 290 yards off the tee.
she fired her second straight five- under 66. She already has three top five finishes this season.
“I had four bogeys yesterday and I really frustrated love it.
“My greens in regulation were a lot better than the last couple of years, which means I have a lot of
was the round of the day.
Thompson, who is the lone American in the top nine, had a mixed round of 68 with six birdies and three bogeys.
Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn is proving there is more than one champion in the family. Moriya, the sister of world No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn, is of Henderson.
The other big Asian mover on Friday was South Korea’s Kim Si-Woo.
Kim carded four birdies and two bogeys for a two-under-par 70, which left him at five under.
It is the first time in three attempts Kim has progressed beyond the halfway stage of a major championship after missing the cut at last year’s PGA Championship and this year’s Masters.
The 21-year-old from Seoul, who is still riding high after a victory at The Players Championship last month, said that win at TPC Sawgrass had infused him with belief coming into the US Open.
“Players gave a lot of confidence for me,” said Kim, who plans to adopt the same approach into the weekend. “I’m just going to try to the same that I’ve done the last two days,” he said.