Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson plundered an eight-under-par 63 for a one-stroke lead over Lexi Thompson and five others after the first round at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday. Henderson recorded an eagle and six birdies at Blythefield Country Club. On a day when new world number one Ariya Jutanugarn carded a pedestrian 70, Henderson had control of all facets of her game. “I felt great from the start,” the 19-year-old Henderson, already a triple winner on the LPGA circuit, told reporters. “I had a really good feeling and made a lot of birdies, a lot of putts.

Source: New Strait Times June 16, 2017 00:23 UTC