July 18-20
Midland Country Club, Midland, Michigan
$2,000,000
Round 2, Round 3. Round 4
Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp shot a 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play to take the first-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour's first-year team event.
The "Eh" Team gets to 3-under, and they are now tied for the lead at the @DowGLBI! 🇨🇦@BrookeHenderson | @AlenaSharp pic.twitter.com/PBIvAaq5uf
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Henderson and Sharp had seven birdies and two bogeys at Midland Country Club.
"We really got it going, kind of fed off each other," Henderson said. "She hit some good shots, I made some putts and vice versa. So it really worked out nice and it's a good way to start."
Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel were a stroke back.
"We're best of friends we've played a lot of team events together, so it's nothing new for us to be able to come out here," Creamer said. "We haven't played alternate shot for a little while, and when we have played it in the past, it's always match play and you never have to finish. Out here you actually have to shoot a score, which is a little bit different."
The teams will play best-ball Thursday, return to alternate shot Friday and close Saturday with a best-ball round.
"It's intense, but then we got out our tension and then we played and we were free-wheeling it," Sharp said. "I think the first few holes we didn't really know what to expect and we had a lot of adrenaline, and then we calmed down and played really nicely together."
The 21-year-old Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic a month ago in Grand Rapids to break the Canadian record for tour victories with nine. Also the Lotte Championship winner in April in Hawaii, Henderson broke a tie with Sandra Post for the Canadian record on the LPGA Tour and also moved ahead of George Knudson and Mike Weir for the overall country mark. The 38-year-old Sharp is winless on the LPGA Tour.
The teams of Minjee Lee-Jin Young Ko, Robyn Choi-Jaclyn Lee, Jasmine Suwannapura-Cydney Clanton and Amy Yang-Mirim Lee shot 67.
"We chatted pretty much the whole way around," Lee said. "We usually don't get to get this opportunity to play with our friends too much, so I think that was the best part."
The sister duo of Nelly and Jessica Korda topped the group at 68.
"Start of the round, kind of just getting used to everything, the new format," Nelly Korda said. "Gave each other some good opportunities on the back and took advantage of a couple. Anything under par for alternate shot is good, so we're happy with that."
Sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn shot 70, and Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson opened with a 71. Rookies Jennifer Kupcho and Maria Fassi also had a 71. They staged a memorable duel that Kupcho won at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
"Alternate shot's always really hard. We knew that coming in and we didn't really know how it was going to go because we didn't try it," Kupcho said. "It went better than what I thought it was going to go, so I was pretty happy."
Suzann Pettersen, making her first tour start after a 20-month break for the birth of her first child, and European Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew had a 73. Pettersen will be a vice caption for the European team.
"I just really enjoyed it," Pettersen said. "It was nice to play with Beany. Some good shots and some average shots and some that we just got out of the way. Overall, very happy to be back."
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -5 |
65 |
Alena Sharp | |||
2 |
Paula Creamer | -4 |
66 |
Morgan Pressel | |||
T3 |
Minjee Lee | -3 |
67 |
Jin Young Ko | |||
T3 |
Robyn Choi | -3 |
67 |
Jaclyn Lee | |||
T3 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | -3 |
67 |
Cydney Clanton | |||
T3 |
Amy Yang | -3 |
67 |
Mirim Lee | |||
T7 |
Na Yeon Choi | -2 |
68 |
Jenny Shin | |||
T7 |
Nelly Korda | -2 |
68 |
Jessica Korda | |||
T7 |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | -2 |
68 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | |||
T7 |
Hyo Joo Kim | -2 |
68 |
Eun-Hee Ji | |||
T7 |
Celine Boutier | -2 |
68 |
Karine Icher | |||
T12 |
Stephanie Meadow | -1 |
69 |
Giulia Molinaro | |||
T12 |
Sarah Schmelzel | -1 |
69 |
Lauren Kim | |||
T12 |
Lilia Vu | -1 |
69 |
Louise Ridderstrom | |||
T12 |
Angel Yin | -1 |
69 |
Yu Liu | |||
T12 |
Mel Reid | -1 |
69 |
Su Oh | |||
T12 |
Peiyun Chien | -1 |
69 |
Tiffany Chan | |||
T12 |
Lydia Ko | -1 |
69 |
In Gee Chun | |||
T12 |
Kris Tamulis | -1 |
69 |
Kim Kaufman | |||
T20 |
Ruixin Liu | E |
70 |
Simin Feng | |||
T20 |
Pernilla Lindberg | E |
70 |
Linnea Strom | |||
T20 |
Sarah Kemp | E |
70 |
Xiyu Lin | |||
T20 |
Mariajo Uribe | E |
70 |
Karrie Webb | |||
T20 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | E |
70 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | |||
T20 |
Elizabeth Szokol | E |
70 |
Brittany Altomare | |||
T20 |
Marina Alex | E |
70 |
Brittany Lang | |||
T27 |
Jennifer Kupcho | 1 |
71 |
Maria Fassi | |||
T27 |
Clariss Guce | 1 |
71 |
Maddie McCrary | |||
T27 |
Danielle Kang | 1 |
71 |
Lizette Salas | |||
T27 |
P.K. Kongkraphan | 1 |
71 |
Muni He | |||
T27 |
Maria Torres | 1 |
71 |
Luna Sobron Galmes | |||
T27 |
Dottie Ardina | 1 |
71 |
Pavarisa Yoktuan | |||
T27 |
Cristie Kerr | 1 |
71 |
Lexi Thompson | |||
T27 |
Alana Uriell | 1 |
71 |
Youngin Chun | |||
T27 |
Amy Olson | 1 |
71 |
Katherine Kirk | |||
T27 |
Lindsey Weaver | 1 |
71 |
Sarah Burnham | |||
T27 |
Brianna Do | 1 |
71 |
Laura Diaz | |||
T27 |
Ashli Bunch | 1 |
71 |
Heather Bowie Young | |||
T27 |
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | 1 |
71 |
Marissa Steen | |||
T27 |
Lori Beth Adams | 1 |
71 |
Kelly Tan | |||
T27 |
Austin Ernst | 1 |
71 |
Bronte Law | |||
T42 |
Anna Nordqvist | 2 |
72 |
Caroline Hedwall | |||
T42 |
Jaye Marie Green | 2 |
72 |
Dani Holmqvist | |||
T42 |
Lindy Duncan | 2 |
72 |
Ally McDonald | |||
T42 |
Jennifer Song | 2 |
72 |
Hee Young Park | |||
T42 |
Gerina Piller | 2 |
72 |
Stacy Lewis | |||
T42 |
Aditi Ashok | 2 |
72 |
Louise Stahle | |||
T42 |
Megan Khang | 2 |
72 |
Annie Park | |||
T42 |
Lee Lopez | 2 |
72 |
Rachel Rohanna | |||
T50 |
Jane Park | 3 |
73 |
Tiffany Joh | |||
T50 |
Suzann Pettersen | 3 |
73 |
Catriona Matthew | |||
T50 |
Anne-Catherine Tanguay | 3 |
73 |
Sophia Popov | |||
T50 |
Ryann O'Toole | 3 |
73 |
Jacqui Concolino | |||
T50 |
Min Lee | 3 |
73 |
Silvia Cavalleri | |||
T50 |
Celine Herbin | 3 |
73 |
Joanna Klatten | |||
T56 |
Kristen Gillman | 4 |
74 |
Lauren Stephenson | |||
T56 |
Cindy LaCrosse | 4 |
74 |
Vicky Hurst | |||
T56 |
Paula Reto | 4 |
74 |
Sandra Changkija | |||
T56 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 4 |
74 |
Wichanee Meechai | |||
T56 |
Becca Huffer | 4 |
74 |
Amelia Lewis | |||
T61 |
Cheyenne Knight | 5 |
75 |
Isi Gabsa | |||
T61 |
Dana Finkelstein | 5 |
75 |
Mina Harigae | |||
T61 |
Brittany Marchand | 5 |
75 |
Daniela Darquea | |||
T61 |
Kendall Dye | 5 |
75 |
Kristy McPherson | |||
T65 |
Christina Kim | 6 |
76 |
Karen Chung | |||
T65 |
Erynne Lee | 6 |
76 |
Stephanie Kono | |||
T65 |
Cheyenne Woods | 6 |
76 |
Olafia Kristinsdottir | |||
T68 |
Dori Carter | 7 |
77 |
Angela Stanford | |||
T68 |
Chaithra Katamneni | 7 |
77 |
Elayna Bowser | |||
70 |
Natalie Gulbis | 8 |
78 |
Sandra Gal | |||
71 |
Nasa Hataoka | 9 |
79 |
Suzuka Yamaguchi |