Brooke Henderson, of Canada, acknowledges fans after putting for par on the first hole during the final round of the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic golf tournament Sunday, July 3, 2016, in Portland, Ore. But Henderson’s main opponent was Mariajo Uribe, who was tied for the lead with seven holes remaining but finished with two double bogeys. “I love match play, so today I went out with the mentality of playing against her and staying alive until 18”, she added. “Prior to today I hadn’t birdied any of the par 5s, so that was a big goal coming into today”. “Finally. It’s nice”, Pettersen said. “For the way I struck the ball, I scored extremely well”, Henderson said. Since winning her maiden event, Henderson has soared to become No. 2 ranked, and two weeks ago won the Women’s PGA Championship.
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“That was a dumb hole… a hole with my length I could have taken advantage of”. I like the Northwest.
“It’s definitely been an incredible 18 months, turning pro at 17 and then didn’t have status on the LPGA tour, and was trying to play my way into events and just trying to see what would happen”, Henderson said.
And it dawned on her that even though shes making her debut as a professional in the Portland Classic, shed been working toward this goal for a long time.
She also has an wonderful 10 top-10 finishes this season.
“I am just going to go home and practice”.
Teenager Brooke Henderson made it back-to-back Portland Classic titles with a four-shot win on Sunday. No other player is closer than five shots.
Carlota Ciganda, Jaye Marie Green, Ayako Uehara and Daniela Iacobelli shot 68. Instead, she made a clutch par.
Pettersen was bidding to become the tournament’s second three-time victor, joining Nancy Lopez, who won in 1985, 1987 and 1992.
Lee Lopez, a rookie whose best finish this year is a tie for 31st, was alone in fifth place after she shot a bogey-free 69.
Pettersen collected her birdies in bunches. “That was the first 12 holes for me”.
Pettersen fired an 8-under 64 on Friday after a 3-under 69 in Round 1.
“Obviously there are certain courses you play well, but you can’t take anything for granted out here”, Pettersen said.
“I feel positive going to the next week, and hopefully I’ll be in the same position soon”, she said.
“I like to play a lot, though”. “It was kind of a weird day of golf, but I made a couple of putts down the stretch when I needed to”.
Chalmers, 42, posted a 15 point round to reach a 39-point total in the scoring system that awards five points for an eagle and two points for a birdie.
“I didn’t hit the ball as solidly as I’m used to”.
“Made it really easy on myself, hit a lot of greens”, Ernst said.
Sarah Jane Smith is the best-placed Australian in ninth at three-under par, having recovered from a one-over opening nine to cruise home with four birdies on the back half of the course. But, yeah, there is definitely nerves, she said.
American Morgan Pressel was 2-under after posting her best round of the week, a 67.
Three US golfers qualified for the British Women’s Open as a result of their 54-hole showing on 140 – Kelly Shon, Brianna Do and Cheyenne Woods, the 25-year-old niece of Tiger Woods. Charlottetown’s Lorie Kane, Victoria’s Naomi Ko, A.J. Eathorne of Penticton, B.C., and Quebec City’s Anne Catherine Tanguay all shot 76.
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Also among those who didn’t make the cut at 1 over were Americans Cristie Kerr, Lizette Salas and Marina Alex.
