Canada’s Alena Sharp moves into tie for clubhouse lead at Manulife

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CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Canada’s Alena Sharp shot her second straight 66 at the Manulife LPGA Classic on Friday to move into a share of the clubhouse lead at 12-under-par 132.

American Lexi Thompson (65) and South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim (67) were tied with Sharp while Perrine Delacour (62) of France and American Lindy Duncan (65) were one shot back.

Sharp, from Hamilton, Ont., double-bogeyed the third hole at Whistle Bear Golf Club. She came back with an eagle on the par-5 ninth and had a run of three straight birdies on the back nine.

Shanshan Feng of China moved to 10 under with a 69. She was tied with Bronte Law of England (65) and Minjee Lee of Australia (66).

Canadian Brittany Marchand shot a 70 to make her first career LPGA Tour cut. The full-time Symetra Tour player from Orangeville, Ont., opened with a 67 and was five strokes off the lead.

Canadian star Brooke Henderson was six shots off the pace.

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