LPGA: KPMG Women's PGA Championship leaderboard here.
With Brooke Henderson stumbling to an opening +2 74, it was her less illustrious Olympic partner Alena Sharp who carried the day, opening with 4 birdies in 5 holes, and after a couple of bogey's another birdie and a double, she made what she called 2 tricky downhillers to finish -3 69, just 2 shots off the lead.
She is in the late wave today (2.17pm)at this LPGA major in Wisconsin at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
Here's some of what she had to say in her press conference. "It's been a tough season so to get off to a great start in a major is important no matter how you've been playing all year."
I've kind of been behind after Thursday, so it's going to be nice to have a less stressful Friday. Those last 2 putts were tricky downhillers so making them was solid, since my putting hasn't been so solid all year"
With recent time off since she missed the US Open she discovered she' been aiming left while working with her putting coach Brett Saunders. A change in her setup has helped her to correct that.
Alena hasn't been on the lead early often this year, and she admitted she told her caddie/wife Sarah she was getting nervous.
I've learned to take a couple of deep breaths, slow down and stay in the present, not in the future and that will continue to be one of my keys going forward.
PGA Tour: Travelers Championship Friday leaderboard here.
Mac Hughes is T15 after -3 67, Michael Gligic T25 -2 68, David Hearn E 70, Nick Taylor E 70, Adam Hadwin +1 71, Roger Sloan +3 73.
The leader is an American Kramer Hickok -7 63.
Champions Tour: Bridgestone Senior Players Championship leaderboard here
Mike Weir and Stephen Ames both T47 after opening +4 74's on the south course at Firestone GC, in Akron, Ohio.
The leader is Steve Stricker who lapped the field with -7 63, 4 shots ahead of the field.
European Tour: BMW Round International Friday Leaderboard
Round 2 is in progress with Ireland's Niall Kearney in the clubhouse lead with 65 68 -11.
With the cut projected at -2, Aaron Cockerill opened with -2 70 and tou can follow his progress by clicking on the blue leaderboard above.
Bryan Angus
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