Brooke Henderson has some challenges ahead, but she has the opportunity to address them at the CPKC Women’s Open taking place in Edmonton.
The reigning champion from Smiths Falls, Ontario, is aiming for her third victory in Canada’s LPGA event. On Friday, she recorded a second-round score of 68, placing her at 5-under par.
With two rounds remaining, Henderson trails clubhouse leader Soo Bin Joo of South Korea, who is at 9 under, by four strokes at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.
Henderson had reached 7 under before encountering two bogeys on the back nine. One of her tee shots veered left and accidentally hit a spectator. She expressed her apologies to the woman and offered her a golf ball as a gesture.
Aphrodite Deng from Calgary, who earned the title of low amateur in last year’s tournament in Mississauga, Ontario, finished her round with consecutive birdies for a score of 67, bringing her total to 3 under.
The cut at the $2.75-million US tournament will include the top 65 players and ties. Canadian teens Anna Huang from Vancouver and Michelle Xing from Richmond Hill, Ontario, who began the day three shots behind the leader at 5 under, were scheduled to tee off in the afternoon.