SPORTS

Canadian teen Brooke Henderson leads LPGA tour

Nick Daschel The Associated Press
Published Friday, August 14, 2015 10:30PM EDT

In this Sunday, July 12, 2015 file photo, Canada's Brooke Henderson hits off the 16th tee during the final round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pa. (AP / Frank Franklin II)

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Canadian teen Brooke Henderson birdied three of her last four holes Friday for a 5-under 67 and the second-round lead in the LPGA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic.

The 17-year-old Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., had an 11-under 133 total at Columbia Edgewater for a one-shot lead over Caroline Masson, the German player who had the best round of the week with a 64.

Playing in cool, breezy and sometimes wet conditions, Henderson grabbed the outright lead with an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth, her 18th hole of the day. Henderson made her only bogey of the tournament at No. 11, but rebounded with birdies at 12, 14 and 3 before the late burst.

Henderson, who turns 18 in September, has made $466,818 in nine LPGA Tour tournaments and has the outright 36-hole lead for the third time. She earned a spot in the field in Monday qualifying.