Canadian Brooke Henderson on Thursday held a one-shot lead after the first round of the season-opening Tournament of Champions after shooting a five-under round of 67 at Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando.
The field for the tournament is limited to winners on the LPGA Tour from the past two seasons and also features celebrity and amateur golfers, playing alongside the LPGA players, but in separate competitions.
Henderson, 25, who won the Evian Championship last season, was a stroke ahead of American Nelly Korda as she made an impressive start to the campaign after dealing with a back injury in the off-season.
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The only blemish on Henderson’s scorecard was a bogey on the 17th, but she quickly canceled that out with a birdie on the final hole.
Henderson, who on Wednesday announced that she had switched to Taylor Made equipment, was delighted to quickly settle into her form.
“I went through a lot of changes in the off-season, but all the clubs worked really well today, which is great, and to shoot five-under to start the season off feels really good,” she said. “To get off to a hot start is always a great feeling, and hopefully I can keep it going over the next three days and maintain the momentum, you really need to go low here if the conditions are going to stay as nice as they are.”
Four players were grouped a stroke back from Korda — Taiwan’s Hsu Wei-ling, Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh, England’s Charley Hull and South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai.
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