One of Brooke Henderson's goals heading into the newly minted LPGA season was to get herself into contention more often. The Canadian is off to a strong start, building a four-shot lead Friday in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Playing alongside Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam, who is competing in the celebrity division, Henderson ran off four birdies beginning at the second hole, was 9-under par by the time she stepped onto the sixth tee and played mistake-free for a 6-under 66 at Lake Nona.
Henderson was sensational at the start, hitting a couple of wedges close to tight hole locations to set up two of her early birdies, and nearly holing a 6-iron for ace at the 171-yard fourth hole. Making the start extra special was playing with Sorenstam for the first time. Korda headed off after the round to work on her putting after missing several good looks on the front nine -- though she did have four birdies after the 10th hole.
"Obviously, I've been playing in the frost, so it bounces miles. Our greens are thick. These greens are so fast compared to what I'm used to playing on," Hull said. "Yeah, I was thinking today the Americans definitely have a massive advantage -- but I love England too much to move anywhere else."
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