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He arrives at his hotel late Sunday and turns on the television to see his town’s favourite daughter, Brooke Henderson, winning by nine shots on the LPGA Tour.

Ko laughed when asked if she would share any winnings with Icher.

Icher, who grabbed the first-round lead with a seven-under 65 late in the day on Thursday, knows she won’t be getting any gift-wrapped first-place cheques from Ko this weekend.

She’s only the third player to win such a title before turning 18 and she is the first Canadian, regardless of age, to win an LPGA Tour event since Lorie Kane of Charlottetown won the Takefuji Classic in 2001 – when Henderson was a three-year-old.

Former University of Colorado golfer David Oraee fired his second consecutive 3-under-par 67 Tuesday to move into second place, one shot off the lead, in U.S Amateur stroke-play qualifying at Olympia Fields, Ill.

Brooke Henderson believes the time she spent between the pipes growing up can give her a big assist this week as she tries to become the first Canadian in over 40 years to win Canada’s national women’s golf championship.