Henderson Makes 7th Career Ace

Brooke Henderson

SHANGHAI, China — Canada’s Brooke Henderson hit a hole-in-one and shot a tournament record 8-under 64 in the second round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai.

The 22-year-old native of Smiths Falls, Ont., hit her ace on the 144-yard second hole. She followed that with a bogey, but then birdied four more holes on the front nine, finishing at 11-under 133 total.

The 64 tied Henderson’s lowest round of the year.

"I didn’t see it at all, and then Olly (Brett), one of the caddies in our group (for Danielle Kang), turned and said, ‘That went in,"’ said Henderson, who added it was her seventh career hole-in-one. "We were like ‘What? Really?’ That was pretty cool. It definitely got my day started in the right direction."

Henderson has won twice this year, at the Meijer LPGA Classic in June in Grand Rapids, Mich., and the LOTTE Championship in April in Hawaii. She has nine career titles, most of any Canadian golfer on the PGA or LPGA tours.

"I really like this golf course. I feel like it does suit my game really well," said Henderson, who is sixth in the world rankings. "You really have to stay patient and pay attention to the wind conditions. It’s important to hit a lot of fairways and the greens are so large that you’re doing to hit a lot of greens, but the proximity to the hole is really important."

Henderson is fifth on the LPGA money list this season with US$1.373 million in earnings and second in the Race to the CME Globe.