Brooke Henderson has tasks ahead of her, but she has plenty of holes left to navigate at the CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton.
The reigning champion from Smiths Falls, Ontario, is aiming for her third victory in Canada’s LPGA event and recorded a second-round score of 68 on Friday, bringing her total to 5-under par.
With two rounds remaining, Henderson finds herself four strokes behind the clubhouse leader, Soo Bin Joo from South Korea, who sits at 9 under at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.
Henderson had reached 7 under before encountering a couple of bogeys on the back nine. Her second-to-last tee shot veered left and accidentally hit a spectator. She promptly apologized to the woman and offered her a golf ball.
Aphrodite Deng from Calgary, who was recognized as the tournament’s low amateur last year in Mississauga, Ontario, finished her round with two consecutive birdies, scoring a 67 to bring her total to 3 under.
To proceed to the weekend rounds, the top 65 players and ties must make the cut in the $2.75 million US tournament. Canadian teens Anna Huang from Vancouver and Michelle Xing from Richmond Hill, Ontario, who began the day three strokes behind the lead at 5 under, were scheduled to tee off in the afternoon.