Brooke Henderson

But during a first round at the CP Women's Open in Ottawa where the winningest Canadian golfer ever couldn't seem to buy a putt after a hot start, the crowd's ...

"I feel like it was a healthy competition and it just sort of made us good competitors on the golf course. "Just being able to travel around the world together, it's been a super fun journey. Added chief marketing officer Lisa Ferkul: "She has a certain humility to her that I think Canadians naturally have. I mean, it's got a lot of strong points for sure," he said. But I was having so much fun just being in that position." I feel like I could have gone really low, so it's a little disappointing, but at the same time, under par, and I feel like things are OK and I'll play better tomorrow," Henderson said. But Saturday saw her fall back to the pack, and Sunday was near-disastrous when an early four-putt pushed her out of the lead entirely. "I was having so much fun. Just trying to soak it in and play a little bit better." She managed just two more birdies compared to three bogeys the rest of the way. Henderson sits tied for 51st, staring up at three other Canadians on the leaderboard. "I feel like I hit the ball really close today.

That's what it felt like Thursday as Round 1 of the CP Women's Open got underway at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. The Ottawa Sun Headline News Banner. The ...

People here feel like they know Henderson and her sister, Brittany, personally and the people who are cheering her on this week are part of what’s become a massive extended family. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I feel like I could have gone really low so it’s a little disappointing, but at the same time (she’s) under par and I feel like things are OK, and I’ll play better (Friday).” The fans give support to her and she wants to give back. Unfortunately, it’s not about how you start, but about how you finish, and Henderson bogeyed two of the last three holes coming in. That’s the thing with this course, when you put it in bad spots, you really pay the price for it. She couldn’t have scripted her start any better by putting the ball to within 10 feet on all three and getting to minus three at No. The faithful were banging the boards at “The Rink” hole when Henderson made her way to the tee on the par-3 No. If you haven’t learned after her first 12 wins on the LPGA Tour, Henderson has nerves of steel and a flare for the dramatic. She was given a round of applause as she prepared to mark her ball. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. 10 just before the 24-year-old Smiths Falls native teed it up at 1:04 p.m., you would have felt you had landed at a different golf course.

Brooke Henderson's start to the Canadian Pacific (CP) Women's Open may not have been the outcome expected, but it's only the beginning after all.

It's a reminder for the rest of the week to play smart and hit it to the correct areas as much as you can, (and) give yourself some good looks." The lineup currently includes 155 players (with Australia’s Minjee Lee withdrawing from the tournament.). “(It was) a hot start, which was a lot of fun (but) definitely disappointed with how I finished the day,” Henderson said during a media scrum. “Even when I bogeyed the last hole, they were still cheering for me. She ended the day with 69 points, and 2-under-par. Brooke Henderson’s start to the Canadian Pacific (CP) Women’s Open on Aug.

Henderson, seven shots back of leader Paula Reto, hopes to put on a better show for huge galleries in second round Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.

“I haven’t had a hole-in-one since 2016, and actually made a joke before this tournament that maybe I’ll have a hole-in-one on live TV,” Zaretsky said with a smile. The (CP Women’s Open) is always like a major to the Canadians, so you always want to play well.” Those names, with due respect, aren’t the ones everyone is here to see. Sharp, who credited a full change to her putting grip and putter, said this was the kind of round she’d been waiting for all year, her lowest score since November: “Felt pretty amazing.” [Paula Reto,](https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/2022/08/25/roussin-kim-clubhouse-leaders-at-cp-womens-open-szeryk-low-canadian-at-4-under.html) who shot 9-under 62 and broke the course record previously held by Henderson. She was buoyed by their support, but wants to put on a better show Friday: “I feel like the score doesn’t show as well as I played. Hordes of people held on and watched every shot with at least 10,000 on the property through the day, according to Golf Canada. When you hit it in bad spots, you pay the price,” she said. The buzz was palpable because Brooke Henderson was “over there.” Then she was walking to the tee. Henderson was upset about her finish, of course. The native of Smiths Falls, Ont. Traffic whizzed by on a busy thoroughfare in the nation’s capital to the left.

Brooke Henderson's start to the Canadian Pacific (CP) Women's Open may not have been the outcome expected, but it's only the beginning after all.

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Henderson, from nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., and Selena Costabile of Thornhill were tied for 51st at two under.

Henderson had a hot start, with three straight birdies to open her round to the delight of the large gallery that followed her around the course. As the winningest professional in Canadian golf history — regardless of gender — and a local hero, she drew fans wherever she went around her home course. “I just came in with no expectations, really,” said Sharp. “Under par is always good but to go low is fun and to have no bogeys.” South Africa’s Paula Reto fired a nine-under 62 to rocket up the leaderboard for a two-stroke lead in the first round of the CP Women’s Open on Thursday, Aug. Reto set a blistering pace in her first nine holes with six birdies to start her day.

The 32-year-old Reto, in her ninth year on the LPGA Tour, shot a bogey-free 9-under 62 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, setting the course record by besting the 63 ...

“Then made a birdie and then next hole made a hole in one and almost made a birdie on the next. Defending CP Women’s Open winner Jin Young Ko, who won the 2019 tournament before a two-year cancellation due to the pandemic, opened with a 3-under 68 and is tied for 30th. She carded four birdies and aced the par-3 13th, using a 6-iron from 172 yards, for the first hole-in-one of her LPGA Tour career. Thursday was a banner day for South African Paula Reto, who rewrote personal and LPGA Tour records during the first round of the CP Women’s Open. “It was a good putting day. The 62, the low round of her LPGA Tour career by two strokes, ties the low round overall of the 2022 LPGA Tour season and ties the lowest round in CP Women’s Open history.