Miyu Yamashita of Japan is in the lead after shooting a season-low 62 at the CPKC Women's Open in Edmonton on Thursday. Yamashita, ranked 11th in the world, has an early two-stroke lead over Nasa Hataoka of Japan and a three-stroke lead over Canadian teenagers Anna Huang and Michelle Xing. The tournament includes several top-ranked golfers, including defending champion Brooke Henderson, who is entered but has not yet played. Henderson has won 14 career LPGA Tour titles and is seeking to regain her title from last year's event in Mississauga.
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Miyu Yamashita, a 28-year-old golfer from Japan, took the lead in the first round of the CPKC Women's Open, which is being held at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton. Yamashita shot a season-low 62, beating her countrywoman Nasa Hataoka by one stroke at 7 under par. Canadian teenagers Anna Huang (17) and Michelle Xing (18) are tied for third, while World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the US posted a 3-under-par 67. The tournament has a prize purse of $2.75 million and includes six of the world's top 10 golfers. Defending champion Brooke Henderson is still to tee off, but she recently finished runner-up at the Evian Championship and has 14 LPGA Tour wins, a Canadian record.
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Yamashita shot a season-low 62 on 6,452-yard, par-70 Royal Mayfair Golf Club in the North Saskatchewan River valley on Thursday.
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Vancouver’s Anna Huang, 17, and 18-year-old amateur Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont., were tied for third with China’s Ruoning Yukin at 5 under.
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Huang → tie → under
World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States posted a 3-under-par 67.
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Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C., a 16-year-old amateur, shot 2 under.
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Defending champion Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., had an afternoon tee time.
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Henderson won her second Canadian Open title last year in Mississauga.
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The 28-year-old entered the tournament ranked 11th in the world.
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old → win → world
Her game has been rounding into form of late, and she finished runner-up at last month’s Evian Championship, losing the major to Haeran Ryu in a playoff hole.
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Henderson has 14 career LPGA Tour wins, a Canadian record for victories on a major circuit.
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The US$2.75 million tournament includes six of the world’s top 10 golfers, including world No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States.
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