Canadian star Brooke Henderson rolled in four straight birdies in the middle of her round en route to a 67 and a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Meijer Classic Friday. The 19-year-old could have had a bigger lead but she ended her round with back-to-back bogeys to reach a 12-under 130 total, setting the tournament's 36-hole scoring record. Despite the weak finish, Henderson is able to look at the positive side and is full of confidence going into the weekend at the Blythefield Country Club course. Henderson has a solid lead over South Korean Hur Mi-Jung (66), Spaniard Carlota Ciganda (64) and Lexi Thompson of the US in the $2 million LPGA Tour event. "It's great to see my name up there (on the top of the leaderboard)," said Henderson of Ottawa, Ontario. "It's been a little bit of a rough season so far, not getting the results that I've been looking for. But this week seems to be a turnaround week and hopefully I can just finish strong the next two days." Henderson hit 85 percent of the fairways and averaged 290 yards off the tee. Hur kept bogeys off her scorecard Friday as she fired her second straight five-under 66. She already has three top five finishes this season. "I had four bogeys yesterday and I really frustrated myself," she explained. "Today was bogey-free, so I love it." Ciganda's 64 included five birdies and an eagle and was the round of the day. "I played really solid, I made really good putts," said Ciganda. "I like the course. I feel comfortable. I played here last year and I'm excited for the weekend." Thompson, who is the lone American in the top nine, had a mixed round of 68 with six birdies and three bogeys. Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn is proving there is more than one champion in the family. Moriya, the sister of world No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn, is alone in fifth at nine-under 133, three shots back of Henderson. Fung squeaks into pole Malaysia's Nicholas Fung squeaked into pole on the third round of the Queen's Cup in Thailand Saturday but a crowded leaderboard leaves everything to play for on the final day. The 27-year-old struck two birdies on his final three holes to hit a three-under-par 68 and nip one shot ahead of former Asian Tour number ones Thaworn Wiratchant and Juvic Pagunsan of the Philippines. Fung has been among the more consistent at the often blustery Santiburi Samui Country Club on the southern Thai beach island of Koh Samui, with 66-68-68 in the first three rounds of the $500,000 tournament. But he will have to fight hard to keep veteran local Thaworn, the Asian Tour player with the most career wins, and Pagunsan, a former No. 1 in 2011, off his back. Thaworn, 50, struck a magnificent 63 on the second day at the par-71 course Friday but couldn't bring the same magic Saturday. Order of Merit number two S.S.P Chawrasia is a distant five shots off the lead while No. 1 and Queen's Cup title defender Scott Hend is languishing a full 10 shots behind. — Agencies
