Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic - Five Groups to Watch

Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic – Five Groups to Watch

PRATTVILLE, AL - AUGUST 30: Yani Tseng of Taiwan reacts after missing a birdie putt attempt on the 18th green during the final round of the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill on August 30, 2015 in Prattville, United States. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) /

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IRVING, TX – APRIL 28: Brooke M. Henderson of Canada hits her tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club on April 28, 2016 in Irving, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Henderson will play for the lead and then the win. Watch her go!

You couldn’t ask for a better group to watch if you’re looking for some early excitement in Prattville. Brooke Henderson is knocking at the door and has been all season. Haru Nomura has kicked the door down not once, but twice. And Chris Tamulis is going to come off the first tee determined to deliver the best possible defense of her only pro title.

With a morning tee time (8:21 am) on Thursday this group is going to give us a good idea of how the Senator Course is playing. I’m expecting to see Henderson and Nomura in red numbers right away. Fifth ranked Henderson ranks 2nd on the Tour in birdies recorded and 23rd ranked Nomura leads the Tour in birdies recorded.

Watch these two take charge. This is Henderson’s Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic debut and Nomura finished T35 in 2015. I don’t look for that to matter. One of them will set the Thursday pace.

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