Lydia Ko shares lead in LPGA opener, Canada's Henderson three shots back

Ayaka Furue smiles after putting on the 18th green during the first round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions LPGA golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Outside of a great honeymoon to start 2023, Lydia Ko had a year she’d pretty much like to forget. She struggled mightily on the golf course after winning three times the previous season, and on several occasions left the 18th green at a tournament in tears.

Ko, a 19-time LPGA Tour winner, two-time major champion and still only 26, will have a great chance to bounce back this weekend at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on the Lake Nona course she now calls home.

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