Canadian duo of Henderson, Sharp keep leaders in sight at LPGA team event
Shoot a 1-under 69 to sit 6 shots back at Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura shot a 7-under 63 in alternate-shot play Friday to open a five-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour's first-year team event.
Clanton and Suwannapura birdied five of the last seven holes on the front nine and played the last five holes in 2 under, making three birdies and a bogey. They had a 16-under 194 total at Midland Country Club, with a best-ball round left Saturday.
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., and Hamilton's Alena Sharp fired a 69 to finish the day tied for sixth at 10-under, six shots back of the lead. Calgary's Jaclyn Lee and Australian partner Robyn Choi combined for a 75 and are in a tie for 36th at even par.
Brittany Marchand of Orangeville, Ont., and partner Daniela Darquea of Ecuador as well as Quebec City's Anne-Catherine Tanguay and Germany's Sophia Popov missed the cut.
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Suwannapura, from Thailand, won the Marathon Classic last year for her lone LPGA Tour title. Clanton is winless on the tour.
Sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn had a 64 to move into a tie for second at 11 under with Simin Feng-Ruixin Liu (67), Na Yeon Choi-Jenny Shin (67) and Paula Creamer-Morgan Pressel (69).