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Henderson, Sharp overtaken for lead at LGPA Tour team event

Canadians Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp, the first-round leaders after a 65 in alternate-shot play, shot 66 to fall a stroke back at the Dow Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland, Mich., on Thursday.

B.C.'s Nick Taylor 1 shot back in PGA's Barbasol Championship

Teammates Brooke Henderson, right, and Alena Sharp walk off the first green during round two of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland, Mich., on Thursday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Canadians Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp, the first-round leaders after a 65 in alternate-shot play, shot 66 to fall a stroke back at the Dow Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland, Mich., on Thursday.

Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer shot a best-ball 6-under 64 on for a share of the second-round lead in the first-year team event. 

"Would have liked to make a few more birdies," Henderson said. "I feel like it's very unusual that we have a better score alternate shot than in best ball."

Stephanie Meadow and Giulia Molinaro had a 61, and Frenchwomen Celine Boutier and Karine Icher shot 62 to match Pressel and Creamer at 10-under 130 at Midland Country Club. The teams will play alternate shot Friday and close Saturday with a best-ball round.

"You have two balls in play, you can play much more aggressively," Pressel said. "I know I certainly could play aggressively knowing my partner had my back the whole way around."

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Henderson, Sharp one stroke back at Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

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Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp shot a 4-under 66 on Thursday to sit one stroke back after two rounds at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Trying to get into the U.S. Solheim Cup mix, Pressel and Creamer birdied six of the last eight holes on their opening nine — the course's back nine — then parred the last nine.

Meadow, from Northern Ireland, and Molinaro, from Italy, had eight birdies in a 10-hole stretch, making five straight on Nos. 5-9.

Boutier and Icher birdied four of the five and closed with three straight birdies.

Kim Kaufman-Kris Tamulis (62), Tiffany Chan-Peiyun Chien (62), Pajaree Anannarukarn-Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (63), Mirim Lee-Amy Yang (64) and Cydney Clanton-Jasmine Suwannapura (64) are also among the groups one shot behind the leaders. 

Canada's Nick Taylor sits 2nd at Barbasol

J.T. Poston tied the course record with a 10-under-par 62 to grab the first-round lead in the Barbasol Championship at Nicholasville, Ky.

Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., was one shot back at 9 under after an eagle and seven birdies in a bogey-free round.

"I hit every green, I didn't miss a fairway, so it was very solid tee to green and putts were going in," Taylor said. "Everything was kind of clicking today. With the soft conditions, it was different than the practice rounds. I thought it would be a little bit more difficult, and then that rain came in last night and definitely softened things up. "

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., was in a tie for 40th at 3-under 69. Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., was tied for 57th at 2-under 70. Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., was tied for 92nd at even par, while Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont., was tied for 127th at 4-over 76.