Canada's Brooke Henderson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., gives a signed golf ball to a spectator that was struck by her tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round at the LPGA CPKC Canadian Women's Open golf tournament, in Edmonton, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Brooke Henderson stays in the hunt at LPGA’s CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton

Aug 21, 2026 | 1:02 PM

EDMONTON — Brooke Henderson has work to do, but runway to do it at the CPKC Women’s Open.

The defending champion from Smiths Falls, Ont., seeking a third career win in Canada’s LPGA tournament, shot a second-round 68 on Friday to sit 5-under par.

With two rounds to play, Henderson was four strokes back of clubhouse leader Soo Bin Joo of South Korea at 9 under at Edmonton’s Royal Mayfair Golf Club.

Henderson was 7 under before a pair of back-nine bogeys. Her second-last tee shot drifted left and struck a spectator. Henderson apologized to the woman and gave her a golf ball.