The eagle has landed \u2014 twice \u2014 to help Australian golfer Minjee Lee soar to a share of the lead at the Canadian Women’s Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lee wasn’t the only player to go on a scoring tear, with Canadian Brooke Henderson also holing out for eagle from a greenside bunker on the short par-4 17th to the delight of her large partisan gallery.<\/p>\n
Both Lee and Henderson carded six-under 65s in the third round at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club to sit at 11-under 202, sharing a handy three-shot buffer over their nearest challengers going into the final round.<\/p>\n
Lee chipped in for birdie on the par-4 eighth, then made a long eagle putt on the par-5 12th. She ran in an eight-footer for another eagle on the 17th, then chipped in again to save par on the par-4 18th.<\/p>\n
“I would say those two [eagles] are my highlights and, obviously, the chip-in on the last,” Lee said.<\/p>\n
“There are no pictures on the scorecard.”<\/p>\n
Lee won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Texas in June for her third major title and 11th LPGA Tour title, and is currently ranked No.4 in the world.<\/p>\n
“I think it will just be extra exciting being in the final group with Brooke,” the 29-year-old Australian said.<\/p>\n
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Canada’s Brooke Henderson currently shares the lead with Lee following the third round. (Getty Images: Vaughn Ridley)<\/p>\n
Henderson, the 2018 champion at Wascana in Saskatchewan, had an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys in breezy and cloudy conditions on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The local favourite won the last of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in January 2023.<\/p>\n
“It’s always been a really special week,” Henderson said.<\/p>\n
“I feel like I’ve learned so much every single year playing in it.<\/p>\n
“I was just trying to lean back on some times when I’ve had a lot of success here, what I did and the mentality I had going into it.”<\/p>\n