At a time when Canada’s thoughts are on hockey—both the tragedy in Saskatchewan, and the start of the NHL playoffs—it turns out the country’s best golfer is thinking of the game too.

Golf Town athlete Brooke Henderson is atop the leaderboard at the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii and attributed some of her success in the second round to her hockey mentality. Brooke played goalie before dedicating herself strictly to golf.

“Mentally I got a lot of strength from that growing up,” she said after shooting 66 in the second round to finish at 10-under par, with a two-shot lead. “I was a goalie and everybody kind of depends on you. So, you’re either the hero or you’re far from it. You know, mentally I really developed really fast I think that way and physically as well, carrying around all that heavy equipment and skating with my teammates.It was a lot of fun growing up and I kind of miss it a little bit.”

Brooke said her putter was a big reason for the six birdies she made in the second round. Her great work with the flatstick came at a time when it hasn’t always been her friend.

“That’s kind of where I’ve struggled early this year when I haven’t played my best,” she said. “I feel like really confident right now the way I’m putting it. I’m seeing the line, which is always nice as well.”

It was a good day today @LPGALotte! pic.twitter.com/L9YumHLYG5

— Brooke Henderson (@BrookeHenderson) April 13, 2018

Starting on the back nine, Brooke got off to a hot start, making four birdies in her first six holes.

“Going birdie-birdie to start allowed me to be kind of more aggressive, knowing that I already made up two shots, which is good,” she said.

The back nine was slightly different, until Brooke put her foot back on the accelerator.

“You know, on this back nine—I guess the front nine for the regular course—but I started to not be as aggressive, kind of laid back a little bit,” she said. “I kind of got into more trouble, so I went back to my aggressive ways.”

In her first LPGA event of 2018, Orangeville, Ont. native Brittany Marchand sits in a tie for 24^th at even-par. Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que. is +1, sitting in a tie for 31^st, while Hamilton’s Alena Sharp also made the cut at 3-over, and sits in a tie for 57^th.