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Lydia Ko survives cut, Henderson leads North Texas Shootout

May 1, 2015
Lydia Ko watches her tee shot then the 11th hole during the second round of the LPGA North Texas Shootout golf tournament, Friday, May 1, 2015, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Lydia Ko watches her tee shot then the 11th hole during the second round of the LPGA North Texas Shootout golf tournament, Friday, May 1, 2015, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Brooke Henderson shot a 6-under 65 on Friday in the North Texas Shootout, giving the 17-year-old Canadian the lead going into the weekend for the second straight week on the LPGA Tour.

Henderson had a bogey-free round to reach 8-under 134 total at Las Colinas, a stroke ahead of 2013 winner Inbee Park and 54-year-old Juli Inkster.

Denied a waiver to the LPGA Tour’s minimum-age requirement of 18 last year, Henderson earned the last spot in the field Tuesday in a playoff in the qualifier. Last week in California in the Swinging Skirts, she led after the second and third rounds, but fell a stroke short of a playoff that Lydia Ko won over Morgan Pressel.

The top-ranked Ko rallied Friday to push her career-long cuts streak to 51, following her opening 75 with a 68 to make it on the number at 1-over 143. The 18-year-old New Zealander was tied for 62nd.

Park had a 66, and Inkster shot 69.

Lexi Thompson, Mi Hyang Lee, Hee Young Park and Karine Icher were tied for fourth at 6 under.

Michelle Wie was four strokes back at 4 under after a 70. She was 7 under through 12 holes, but bogeyed three of the last four holes.