Hugel Air Premia LA Open Friday TEE TIMES, scoreboard here
After playing beautifully from tee to green this season but averaging 31 putts a round, it was a great feeling for Brooke Henderson to post a -6 65 with just 26 putts in round 2 of this Hugel- Air Premia LA Open on the soft Wilshire GC under the HOLLYWOOD sign in lala land.
She's T4 -8 but still 5 shots off the Jessica Korda 64 65 -13 lead.
Brooke got hot on the back nine with 4 birdies in her last 5 holes.
" If I can continue to ball strike the way I have this week, and continue to make those putts, I think it could be a really exciting weekend. It's really nice to be, well not in contention because I'm a few shots back, but up near the top of the leaderboard"..
Korda and her sister Nelly have been in, on and around the lead in most LPGA events, this week Jessica has set the 36 hole tournament scoring record. She has scored par or better 19/22 rounds this year.
In America they are drawing unfair comparison the the legendary Williams tennis sisters, however from my point of view the Korda's who come from a strong athletic family would be just what the LPGA needs.
By that, before anyone jumps to any conclusions, I mean if the LPGA ever wants to garner enough attention in the US ratings game to get a national TV contract and the millions of dollars that come with it, they can't be hurt by having two American sisters as their stars.
It is truly an international tour, recently dominated by wonderfully talented South Korean players. That's all good and well earned, but isn't making it must see viewing to the American public.
Lydia Ko and Patty Tavatanakit proved once again what a fickle game golf is, both coming into the week on a tidal wave of publicity after Patty won the ANA, and Lydia lapped the LOTTE field at -28.
Lydia opened here with 78, Patty 75, and both missed the cut. So have Alena Sharp and Jaclyn Lee.
Bryan Angus
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