August 22-25
Magna Golf Club, Aurora, Ontario, Canada
$2,250,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Rolex Rankings No. 1 Jin Young Ko and Nicole Broch Larsen are tied atop the leaderboard at -18 heading into Sunday's final round of the 2019 CP Women's Open. But with Canadian phenom Brooke Henderson sitting two strokes behind at -16, the trophy is anything but secure.
"I'm looking forward to Sunday."
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 25, 2019
Jin Young Ko is tied for the lead heading into Sunday in Ontario.
The #RaceToCMEGlobe leader is seeking her fourth @LPGA Tour win of the season. pic.twitter.com/ULm3Musvf0
Ko and Henderson both returned 65s on Saturday, tied for the low round of the day, while Broch Larsen carded her third consecutive 66. Much to the chagrin of the throngs of Canadian fans, Henderson was 2 over through seven holes. But a special encounter with a young fan turned the switch for Henderson. She was 9 under through her final 11 holes, with an eagle at No. 12 and seven birdies, to surge back up the leaderboard.
“It was a little bit of a struggle there. I felt like I was playing decent golf. Just wasn't really going my way,” said Henderson. “Then on the seventh green a little boy gave me a high five and then he continued that the rest of the round. I think starting at the time he kind of cheered me up a little bit. I think I tried to get back to even on the front nine. Going to eight tee, I was trying to just make two birdies, get it back to even and then see if I could go really low on the back, which I did.”
The fan roars could be heard all the way around the golf course, meaning Ko and Broch Larsen, playing one group behind Henderson, were well aware of what was going on in front of them.
“We could definitely hear those roars coming in on the back nine. Every time they went a little bit louder than normal I felt like, yeah, you knew Brooke made a birdie,” said Broch Larsen. “I saw she was off to a rough start but made a really good back nine, I guess.”
American Amy Olson shot her third consecutive 68 to sit in a tie for fifth and is in prime position to play her way onto the U.S. Solheim Cup Team, which will be decided following Sunday's completion of play. Olson, Angel Yin (T8),Brittany Altomare (T22), Ally McDonald (T45) and Annie Park (T49) are among the American players vying for the eighth berth on the Solheim Cup points standings and the two automatic qualifying spots via the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, with an additional two wild-card spots in the hands of Captain Juli Inkster.
Jin Young Ko and @broch_nicole share the lead heading into the final round of the @cpwomensopen.
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 24, 2019
FULL LEADERBOARD ➡️ https://t.co/rGL4wQoE6C@NEC #NECLPGAStats pic.twitter.com/aYgd0c3uwq
With a win
Jin Young Ko would earn her fourth win of the 2019 LPGA Tour season and become the first four-time winner since Lydia Ko in 2016
Nicole Broch Larsen would become the season's sixth Rolex First-Time Winner
Brooke Henderson would become the third player in CP Women's Open history to successfully defend her title, joining Lydia Ko (2012 and 2013) and Pat Bradley (1985 and 1986)
Henderson in prime position to repeat
When Brooke Henderson met with the media on Tuesday, she said winning the 2018 CP Women's Open was “the highlight of my career so far.” Henderson, the winningest Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA and PGA Tours with nine wins, has the chance to add to her national-championship legacy on Sunday as she will start the final round just two strokes off the lead.
While the 21-year-old Canadian has twice successfully defended an LPGA Tour title, winning Club 2015 and 2016 Cambia Portland Classic and the 2018 and 2019 LOTTE Championship, playing Magna Golf Course for the first time this year changes the stakes.
“Unlike those two events, this is a different golf course, so I can't rely on some great memories from the year previous when I stepped on the tee,” said Henderson. “But I think just knowing how I handled it last year and just if I could shoot another 65 like I did the last Sunday of the CP Women's Open that would be pretty special. I feel like I would have a good shot at it.”
Henderson used five birdies and an eagle to come home in 29 on Saturday to tie the lowest nine-hole score on a par-72 course for the LPGA this season, a performance she's hoping she can repeat in the final round.
Here's a look back @BrookeHenderson's unbelievable run during Round 3 @cpwomensopen in the UL Innovative Shot(s) of the Day! pic.twitter.com/LbeUo8NPmU
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 24, 2019
“Just like any tournament, it's won on the back nine on Sunday really. Hopefully I can just kind of repeat what I did today. It would be really special. To do it once is incredible. To do it twice would be really awesome.”
If the past three days are any indication, droves of Canadian fans are expected to be following the final grouping on Sunday and Henderson said she really thrives on the support from her home country.
“The Brooke Brigade has been really awesome and all the fans that have been here supporting me since early Thursday morning,” said Henderson. “It's been surreal and an awesome week, and hopefully I can play well tomorrow.”
Nervous Broch Larsen survives Saturday challenge
Nicole Broch Larsen, a native of Hillerod, Denmark, admitted to a good case of nerves as her tee time approached, especially after a restless night that saw her wake up long before her alarm blared. Her 6-under 66 certainly belied those jitters, with her round highlighted by an eagle at No. 14 to go with five birdies and one bogey.
“I felt better when I got out on the course. I felt pretty chilled when I arrived, and then as the tee time got closer I felt like my heartbeat was a little bit faster than normal,” said Broch Larsen. “I just took some deep breaths and was reminding myself of what I planned with my coach. I felt like I did really well today. And, yeah, I'm proud of myself.”
This is the second time that Broch Larsen holds a portion of the 54-hole lead at the CP Women's Open. She shot a final-round 71 at the 2017 championship to finish tied for third.
After starting with two early bogeys, @BrookeHenderson caught fire to finish her final eleven holes at 9-under par! 🔥
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 25, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/2mIA0rgTJN
No stress, no problems for Hsu
Coming into the 2019 LPGA season, 2015 rookie Wei-Ling Hsu had high expectations. After having the best year of her career in 2018, where she collected a career-high four top-10 finishes, she thought it was high time she found the winner's circle. Her plan nearly came to fruition as she finished in third at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open to open her 2019 campaign.
After that things didn't come as easily for the 24-year-old, as a solo fifth-place finish at the Pure Silk Championship is her lone top-30 finish in her last 18 starts. The difference this week? Hsu said it's all about her attitude.
“Get rid of the stress. I was very stressed out the past two month and try to improve, but the main thing is just mental game,” said Hsu. “I'm just try to be perfect every time and try to show everybody that I can do it, but actually I just put way too much pressure on my shoulder.”
Hsu's 54-hole 203 is her career-best mark and she said she's really enjoying her time at the CP Women's Open on Magna Golf Club.
“I love this golf course. I will say this is the top three golf course that I like it this season,” she said. “Definitely very happy to see I can able to shoot 7-under today. Just give myself a lot of confidence and getting more comfortable in the close to the leader group.”
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
T1 |
Jin Young Ko | -18 |
66 |
67 |
65 |
198 |
T1 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | -18 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
198 |
3 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -16 |
66 |
69 |
65 |
200 |
4 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | -13 |
69 |
69 |
65 |
203 |
T5 |
Nasa Hataoka | -12 |
69 |
69 |
66 |
204 |
T5 |
Amy Olson | -12 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
204 |
T5 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | -12 |
66 |
69 |
69 |
204 |
T8 |
Carlota Ciganda | -11 |
73 |
67 |
65 |
205 |
T8 |
Lizette Salas | -11 |
73 |
67 |
65 |
205 |
T8 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -11 |
73 |
66 |
66 |
205 |
T8 |
Aditi Ashok | -11 |
70 |
69 |
66 |
205 |
T8 |
Jessica Korda | -11 |
69 |
70 |
66 |
205 |
T8 |
Megan Khang | -11 |
67 |
71 |
67 |
205 |
T8 |
Angel Yin | -11 |
69 |
68 |
68 |
205 |
T15 |
Caroline Masson | -10 |
71 |
69 |
66 |
206 |
T15 |
Yu Liu | -10 |
68 |
67 |
71 |
206 |
T17 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | -9 |
72 |
67 |
68 |
207 |
T17 |
Isi Gabsa | -9 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
207 |
T17 |
Nelly Korda | -9 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
207 |
T17 |
Su Oh | -9 |
68 |
71 |
68 |
207 |
T17 |
Marissa Steen | -9 |
67 |
72 |
68 |
207 |
T22 |
Cydney Clanton | -8 |
70 |
72 |
66 |
208 |
T22 |
Danielle Kang | -8 |
70 |
72 |
66 |
208 |
T22 |
Bronte Law | -8 |
69 |
71 |
68 |
208 |
T22 |
Sakura Yokomine | -8 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
208 |
T22 |
Xiyu Lin | -8 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
208 |
T22 |
Brittany Altomare | -8 |
71 |
66 |
71 |
208 |
T22 |
Mi Jung Hur | -8 |
71 |
66 |
71 |
208 |
T29 |
Lexi Thompson | -7 |
72 |
69 |
68 |
209 |
T29 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | -7 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
209 |
T29 |
Jing Yan | -7 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
209 |
T29 |
Lydia Ko | -7 |
73 |
67 |
69 |
209 |
T29 |
Katherine Kirk | -7 |
71 |
69 |
69 |
209 |
T29 |
Georgia Hall | -7 |
68 |
72 |
69 |
209 |
T29 |
Minjee Lee | -7 |
69 |
68 |
72 |
209 |
T36 |
Celine Boutier | -6 |
71 |
72 |
67 |
210 |
T36 |
Stephanie Meadow | -6 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
210 |
T36 |
Jane Park | -6 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
210 |
T36 |
Sung Hyun Park | -6 |
69 |
73 |
68 |
210 |
T36 |
Jennifer Kupcho | -6 |
74 |
66 |
70 |
210 |
T41 |
Jennifer Song | -5 |
71 |
71 |
69 |
211 |
T41 |
Kristen Gillman | -5 |
73 |
68 |
70 |
211 |
T41 |
Tiffany Chan | -5 |
67 |
73 |
71 |
211 |
T41 |
Anne-Catherine Tanguay | -5 |
66 |
74 |
71 |
211 |
T45 |
Mel Reid | -4 |
75 |
68 |
69 |
212 |
T45 |
Ally McDonald | -4 |
70 |
73 |
69 |
212 |
T45 |
P.K. Kongkraphan | -4 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
212 |
T45 |
Hee Young Park | -4 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
212 |
T49 |
Kelly Tan | -3 |
74 |
69 |
70 |
213 |
T49 |
Jeong Eun Lee | -3 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
213 |
T49 |
Sarah Kemp | -3 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
213 |
T49 |
Amy Yang | -3 |
68 |
73 |
72 |
213 |
T49 |
Annie Park | -3 |
65 |
76 |
72 |
213 |
T49 |
Jenny Shin | -3 |
70 |
69 |
74 |
213 |
T55 |
Azahara Munoz | -2 |
74 |
69 |
71 |
214 |
T55 |
Na Yeon Choi | -2 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
214 |
T55 |
Gerina Piller | -2 |
69 |
74 |
71 |
214 |
T55 |
Julieta Granada | -2 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
214 |
T55 |
In Gee Chun | -2 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
214 |
T55 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -2 |
71 |
69 |
74 |
214 |
T55 |
Ayako Uehara | -2 |
71 |
69 |
74 |
214 |
T55 |
Sarah Schmelzel | -2 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
214 |
T63 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -1 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
215 |
T63 |
Kendall Dye | -1 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
215 |
T63 |
Daniela Darquea | -1 |
69 |
74 |
72 |
215 |
T63 |
Haeji Kang | -1 |
69 |
74 |
72 |
215 |
T63 |
Mirim Lee | -1 |
72 |
70 |
73 |
215 |
T68 |
Louise Ridderstrom | E |
67 |
76 |
73 |
216 |
T68 |
Dana Finkelstein | E |
72 |
70 |
74 |
216 |
T70 |
Sarah Burnham | 1 |
75 |
68 |
74 |
217 |
T70 |
Suzann Pettersen | 1 |
71 |
71 |
75 |
217 |
72 |
Lauren Kim | 5 |
72 |
71 |
78 |
221 |
CUT |
Mina Harigae | E |
74 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Sei Young Kim | E |
74 |
70 |
||
CUT |
In-Kyung Kim | E |
74 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Charlotte Thomas | E |
74 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Cheyenne Woods | E |
74 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Alena Sharp | E |
73 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Lindy Duncan | E |
72 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Mi Hyang Lee | E |
72 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Ruixin Liu | E |
71 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Morgan Pressel | E |
71 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Dottie Ardina | E |
70 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Stacy Lewis | E |
70 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Austin Ernst | 1 |
78 |
67 |
||
CUT |
Anna Nordqvist | 1 |
75 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Jaye Marie Green | 1 |
73 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Karine Icher | 1 |
73 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Ryann O'Toole | 1 |
73 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Lauren Stephenson | 1 |
73 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Anne van Dam | 1 |
73 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Laura Gonzalez Escallon | 1 |
72 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Celine Herbin | 1 |
72 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Angela Stanford | 1 |
72 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Lindsey Weaver | 1 |
72 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Emma Talley | 1 |
71 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Christina Kim | 1 |
70 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Gaby Lopez | 2 |
77 |
69 |
||
CUT |
Tiffany Joh | 2 |
75 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Brittany Lang | 2 |
75 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Lee Lopez | 2 |
75 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Wichanee Meechai | 2 |
75 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Peiyun Chien | 2 |
74 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Pavarisa Yoktuan | 2 |
74 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Megan Osland | 2 |
72 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Maddie McCrary | 2 |
71 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Maria Fassi | 2 |
70 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Shanshan Feng | 2 |
70 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Marina Alex | 2 |
69 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Youngin Chun | 3 |
77 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Gemma Dryburgh | 3 |
77 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 3 |
77 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Chella Choi | 3 |
75 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Madelene Sagstrom | 3 |
75 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Mariah Stackhouse | 3 |
75 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Suzuka Yamaguchi | 3 |
75 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Jenny Haglund | 3 |
74 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Kris Tamulis | 3 |
74 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Paula Creamer | 3 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Brianna Navarrosa (a) | 3 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
So Yeon Ryu | 3 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Alana Uriell | 4 |
78 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Brittany Marchand | 4 |
77 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Moriya Jutanugarn | 4 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Yealimi Noh | 4 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Katherine Perry | 5 |
78 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Caroline Hedwall | 5 |
73 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Maddie Szeryk | 6 |
78 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Pernilla Lindberg | 6 |
77 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Cristie Kerr | 6 |
76 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Cheyenne Knight | 6 |
75 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Giulia Molinaro | 6 |
73 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Ashleigh Buhai | 7 |
77 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Valerie Tanguay | 7 |
76 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Brianna Do | 7 |
75 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Hannah Green | 7 |
71 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Linnea Strom | 7 |
71 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Robyn Choi | 8 |
78 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Mary Parsons (a) | 8 |
78 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | 8 |
78 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Alison Lee | 9 |
80 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Jacqui Concolino | 9 |
79 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Emily Zhu (a) | 9 |
79 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Maria Torres | 9 |
76 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Elizabeth Szokol | 10 |
79 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Brigitte Thibault (a) | 12 |
78 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Casey Ward | 13 |
80 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Simin Feng | 13 |
79 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Kim Kaufman | 13 |
79 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Celeste Dao (a) | 13 |
77 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | 18 |
82 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Michelle Liu (a) | 19 |
81 |
82 |
||
CUT |
Lorie Kane | 23 |
87 |
80 |
||
WD |
Muni He | 78 |
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WD |
Haru Nomura | |||||
WD |
Lee-Anne Pace |