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Canadian teenager Henderson leads LPGA by one stroke

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LPGA amateur golfer Brooke M. Henderson (CAN) hits her tee shot on the eighth hole during the final round …

(Reuters) - Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson clung to a one-stroke lead after a poor finish to the third round at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in California on Saturday.

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Henderson bogeyed the final two holes and shot even-par 72 after squandering a five-stroke lead on the Lake Merced course in San Francisco.

The 17-year-old betrayed her nerves in attempting to save par at the last, her timid jab at a four-foot putt failing to even threaten the hole.