![]() ![]() Jin Young Ko bulldozed her way to the top of the leaderboard after the second day at the her highlights before she tees off on Saturday! □ /Zy6EFckso2- LPGA April 23, 2022 11-14 and notched her eighth of the day on the 17th to match Hataoka at the top of the LA Open leaderboard after two rounds. Hataoka had a strong back nine during the second round at the Wilshire Country Club, birdieing her final three holes for a total of seven birdies and four bogeys to meet Ko at 7-under. Jin Young Ko carded five birdies to finish with a 7-under 64 and secure a share of the lead alongside Nasa Hataoka at the DIO Implant LA Open on Friday. “Hopefully all of us can hit really good spots and push each other to make a bunch of birdies and hopefully be in contention come the weekend,” said Henderson.Jin Young Ko of South Korea tees off the 18th hole during the second round of the DIO Implant LA Open at Wilshire Country Club on Apin Los Angeles, California. ![]() The two Canadians grew up playing on the National Team together, and Henderson said she was excited to be competing in a comfortable setting through the first two rounds. The two will also be joined by 2022 LPGA Tour rookie and Epson Tour alum Maddie Szeryk, who replaced Jessica Korda in the field after the American withdrew due to injury on Wednesday. 1 Jin Young Ko, who was also in Henderson’s final grouping last year. She’ll play alongside friend and World No. I think that's what makes this week fun, just that you know it's going to be a fight from everybody.” “It's definitely going to challenge all parts of everybody's game physically and mentally. Even when you have a good plan, you have to execute the shots,” said Henderson, who ranked T5 in driving distance, T4 in greens in regulation and first in scrambling in Los Angeles last year. “You have to think your whole way around and you have to play smart. Henderson, who leads the Tour in Strokes Gained Total per round with 2.22, likes the challenge of this week’s host course, and is feeling refreshed after having to withdraw last week at the LOTTE Championship due to illness. Wilshire Country Club and the LA Open have embraced Henderson’s win, decking out the tunnel that connects the front and back nines with her image and pictures from her victory, thanks in part to mutual partner Sketchers. So yeah, a lot of nerves, but happy I was able to get job done.” “I was able to get that up and down in that situation where Jess had hit it really tight and looked like she was going to make birdie so I needed to get up and down to avoid a playoff and get the win. “I just came off a bogey on 17 and I knew 18, it's a very difficult tee shot, even though it's just a par 3, you definitely don't want to be over on the left-hand side where I ended up being,” said Henderson. A bogey on 17 cut her lead to two, and with a clutch par on the final hole, Henderson earned her 10th career victory and first since the 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic. 11 gave her the outright lead, with two more carded on 12 and 14. ![]() The Canadian opened with a 33 on the front nine thanks to three birdies and one bogey and hit her stride at the start of her final nine holes. One year ago, almost to the day, Brooke Henderson entered the final round at the DIO Implant LA Open four shots back of the 54-hole lead. ![]()
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