Brooke Henderson ties tournament scoring record

The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge R1

Brooke Henderson started her round with three-straight birdies from the 12th and bogeyed the par-4 18th then made six more birdies on her back nine to close with an 8-under 62 and take the lead at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.

She tied the 18-hole tournament scoring record, set first in 2021 by Leona Maguire during her first round.

“Today felt really great to be making a lot of birdie putts,” said the Canadian. “Nice to see the ball go in the hole. And especially on my back nine today, which is actually the front nine, made a lot of birdies coming in, and bonus to get the one on No. 9. It was a long one and definitely glad to hit the hole because it was cruising. No, it’s fun. I feel like my game has been trending in the right direction for a while now, and nice to see a good day happen.”

Four players are tied for second place after opening day. South Korean Jin Young Ko and Thai Patty Tavatanakit sat tied for 1st place after the morning wave of tee times until several players joined them in the afternoon. Ko fired off a bogey-free 63, tying her lowest opening round since 2021.

Tavatanakit is one of three Thai players inside the top-10 also going bogey-free, recording three birdies in a row and setting a career-low opening round record of her own.

Dane Emily Kristine Pedersen shot up the  leaderboard having recorded four-straight holes under par from Nos. 6-9 with three birdies and an eagle. A bogey on her final hole kept her out of a share for first with Henderson.

Japan’s Minami Katsu carded five birdies on the front to place herself in a position for a tie of first as well. Sitting at 7-under with two holes remaining, Katsu recorded
two pars to keep her just shy of the top spot.

“I mean, I’m just going to keep trying to do the same thing,” Pedersen said about staying patient while towards the top. “There are so many good golfers out here. Every week
it’s such low scores. You need to have probably that 20-under as a target every single week, and that’s still 12 more under for me to get to that. That is a long way, a lot of
birdies. The course sets up to — you have to be smart. I know there will be tougher pins on the weekend and can really be some sucker pins out here. I’m just trying to put that
good swing on every single shot out there.”

Pos.PlayerTo ParThruR1
1Brooke M. Henderson-8F62
T2Minami Katsu-7F63
T2Emily Kristine Pedersen-7F63
T2Jin Young Ko-7F63
T2Patty Tavatanakit-7F63
T6Dewi Weber-6F64
T6Ariya Jutanugarn-6F64
T6Lexi Thompson-6F64
T6Azahara Munoz-6F64
T6Chanettee Wannasaen-6F64
T11Pornanong Phatlum-5F65
T11Gaby Lopez-5F65
T11Georgia Hall-5F65
T11Linn Grant-5F65
T11Muni He-5F65
T11Yan Liu-5F65
T17Amanda Doherty-4F66
T17Rachel Kuehn (a)-4F66
T17In Gee Chun-4F66
T17Allisen Corpuz-4F66
T17Jasmine Suwannapura-4F66
T17Atthaya Thitikul-4F66
T17Carlota Ciganda-4F66
T17Jaravee Boonchant-4F66
T17Matilda Castren-4F66
T17Hinako Shibuno-4F66
T17Arpichaya Yubol-4F66
T17Wichanee Meechai-4F66
T17Hae Ran Ryu-4F66
T17Caroline Inglis-417
T31Ruixin Liu-3F67
T31Lindy Duncan-3F67
T31Perrine Delacour-3F67
T31Maja Stark-3F67
T31Gemma Dryburgh-3F67
T31Ally Ewing-3F67
T31Lilia Vu-3F67
T31Lydia Ko-3F67
T31Bianca Pagdanganan-3F67
T31Marissa Steen-3F67
T31Megan Khang-3F67
T31Leona Maguire-3F67
T31Nelly Korda-3F67
T31Dani Holmqvist-3F67
T31Wei-Ling Hsu-3F67
T46Yu-Sang Hou-2F68
T46Soo Bin Joo-2F68
T46Yealimi Noh-2F68
T46Charley Hull-2F68
T46Celine Boutier-2F68
T46Sarah Kemp-2F68
T46Mina Harigae-2F68
T46Maria Fassi-2F68
T46Polly Mack-2F68
T46Louise Rydqvist (a)-2F68
T46Olivia Cowan-2F68
T46Jeongeun Lee6-2F68
T46Jodi Ewart Shadoff-2F68
T46Alison Lee-2F68
T46Ruoning Yin-2F68
T46Sarah Schmelzel-2F68
T62Auston Kim-1F69
T62Marina Alex-1F69
T62Cheyenne Knight-1F69
T62Pernilla Lindberg-1F69
T62Mi Hyang Lee-1F69
T62Cydney Clanton-1F69
T62Yuna Nishimura-1F69
T62Elizabeth Szokol-1F69
T62Amy Yang-1F69
T62Nanna Koerstz Madsen-1F69
T62Alexa Pano-1F69
T62Emma Talley-1F69
T62Kelly Tan-1F69
T62Gabriela Ruffels-1F69
T76Min LeeEF70
T76Nicole Broch EstrupEF70
T76A Lim KimEF70
T76Yu LiuEF70
T76Anna NordqvistEF70
T76Albane ValenzuelaEF70
T76Jeongeun Lee5EF70
T76Xiaowen YinEF70
T76Aditi AshokEF70
T76Ayaka FurueEF70
T76Ashleigh BuhaiEF70
T76Stephanie MeadowEF70
T76Madelene SagstromEF70
T76Stephanie KyriacouEF70
T76Gina KimEF70
T76Ryann O'TooleEF70
T92Eun-Hee Ji+1F71
T92Stacy Lewis+1F71
T92Frida Kinhult+1F71
T92Hyo Joon Jang+1F71
T92Aline Krauter+1F71
T92Pauline Roussin+1F71
T92Weiwei Zhang+1F71
T92Paula Reto+1F71
T92Grace Kim+1F71
T101Lauren Stephenson+2F72
T101Narin An+2F72
T101Moriya Jutanugarn+2F72
T101Bailey Tardy+2F72
T101Maddie Szeryk+2F72
T101Lucy Li+2F72
T101Su Oh+2F72
T101Hye-Jin Choi+2F72
T109Caroline Hedwall+3F73
T109Jennifer Song+3F73
T109Sophia Schubert+3F73
T109Lauren Coughlin+3F73
T113Dottie Ardina+4F74
T113Morgane Metraux+4F74
T113Annie Park+4F74
T113Pavarisa Yoktuan+4F74
117Lauren Hartlage+5F75
T118Paula Creamer+6F76
T118Celine Borge+6F76
120Linnea Strom+8F78
Updated: November 10, 2023
The ANNIKA 2023
Date: 9th November - 12th November, 2023
Location: Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida
Purse: $3,250,000