Brooke Henderson has been well off her usual standards this year, but she’s off to a promising start in a return to a happy place.

The Canadian LPGA star was tied for the clubhouse lead at the Portland Classic on Thursday after shooting a 7-under 65 in the morning wave.

Henderson, 27, birdied her first four holes and then three of the last five in a bogey-free round.

“It was a really awesome start, four birdies in a row,” the native of Smiths Falls, Ont. told reporters. “I mean, that’s an ideal start any week, especially here. I love coming back to this place. I do have a lot of the great memories. A lot of good things happened to me here.

“So just tried to keep it rolling after that great start and was able to capitalize with three birdies on the back nine to get a little bit closer t

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