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Brooke Henderson
File:Brooke Henderson (golfer).jpg
Personal information
Full nameBrooke Mackenzie Henderson
Born (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 26)
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidenceSmiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour1
Other4
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT26: 2014
Women's PGA C'shipT5: 2015
U.S. Women's OpenT5: 2015
Women's British OpenT61: 2015
Evian ChampionshipT25: 2015

Brooke Mackenzie Henderson (born 10 September 1997) is a Canadian professional golfer.

Henderson was born in Smiths Falls, Ontario. She won the Canadian Women's Amateur in 2013 and finished runner-up at the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur. While still an amateur, she won three events on the CN Canadian Women's Tour[1] and finished tied for 10th place in the 2014 U.S. Women's Open at the age of 16. She won numerous amateur tournaments[2] and was the top-ranked woman amateur golfer in the world before turning professional in December 2014.[3][4]

For 2015, Henderson was named both the Canadian and Ontario female athlete of the year.[5][6]

Development and sponsorships

Since 2012, Henderson has been in training with Golf Canada's amateur and young professional development programs called "Team Canada".[2]

Upon turning professional, Henderson was signed to several corporate sponsorships:

Career

Henderson set a tournament record with her score at the halfway mark of the LPGA Tour's Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic on 25 April 2015. Henderson recorded a 7-under-par 65 on the Lake Merced Golf Club's course in suburban San Francisco, giving her a second-round total of 135, breaking the record set by Stacy Lewis in 2014 by three shots.[13] Henderson eventually finished third in the tournament, one stroke behind Lydia Ko, the playoff winner, and Morgan Pressel.[14]

Henderson had to play her way through Monday qualifiers and sponsor exemptions after the Tour denied her request to play at the 2015 LPGA Tour Q School.[7] She was given a Symetra Tour card after winning her first event as a professional, the Four Winds Invitational.[15]

In August 2015 after having to Monday qualify for the Cambia Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour, Henderson won the event by 8 shots, the largest margin of victory since 2012, becoming the third youngest winner on the tour.[16] Henderson was only the second Monday qualifier to win on Tour[16] and the first since Laurel Kean in 2000.[17] She was also the first Canadian to win on the LPGA Tour since Lorie Kane in 2001.[16][17]

On August 18, 2015, Henderson was granted membership on the LPGA Tour beginning immediately.[18]

Amateur wins

  • 2010 CN du Quebec
  • 2011 CN Future Links Ontario, Ontario Girls Championship, Optimist Junior 13-14, Genesis Junior
  • 2012 Ravenwood Junior Girls Championship, Ontario Junior, Canadian Junior Championship
  • 2013 South American Amateur, CN Future Links Pacific Championship, Canadian Women's Amateur
  • 2014 Junior Orange Bowl International, South Atlantic Ladies' Amateur Championship (SALLY Tournament), Scott Robertson Memorial, Porter Cup, Ontario Women's Amateur, Espirito Santo Trophy (individual winner)

Source:[2][3]

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 16 Aug 2015 Cambia Portland Classic 66-67-65-69=267 −21 8 strokes South Korea Jang Ha-na
United States Candie Kung
Thailand Pornanong Phatlum

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 21 Jun 2015 Four Winds Invitational 72-65-69=206 −10 3 strokes Dottie Ardina
Selanee Henderson
Giulia Molinaro

Other wins (4)

  • 2012 Beloeil Golf Club event (CN Canadian Women's Tour, as an amateur)
  • 2014 Legends on the Niagara event, PGA Women's Championship of Canada (both CN Canadian Women's Tour, as an amateur)
  • 2015 Suncoast Series Tour (Winter Garden, Florida)

Team appearances

Amateur

Awards

References

  1. ^ "17-year-old golf star Brooke Henderson turns pro". Yahoo Sports. 18 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Biography: Brooke Henderson". Golf Canada. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Brooke Mackenzie Henderson profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Canadian teen phenom Brooke Henderson turns pro". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Brooke Henderson wins Syl Apps Ontario Athlete of the Year Award". Golf Association of Ontario. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Golfer Brooke Henderson named Canadian Press female athlete of year". The Globe and Mail, Toronto. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Bethel, Elizabeth (19 December 2014). "Canadian Brooke Henderson Denied Age Waiver by LPGA". Fansided. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Team RBC". Royal Bank of Canada. 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Sunice outfits Brooke Henderson and family". Canadian Sporting Goods Association. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Brooke wins big: What's in her bag?". Ping. 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Ping extends Henderson's contract". Golf Channel. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Record-Setting Performance Earns Brooke Henderson First LPGA Tour Victory". Titleist. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Brooke Henderson: Canadian teen breaks Swinging Skirts record". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015.
  14. ^ Ferguson, Doug (27 April 2015). "Lydia Ko defends her title at Lake Merced". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Brooke Henderson wins Symetra Tour's Four Winds Invitational". Toronto Globe & Mail. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  16. ^ a b c "Brooke Henderson, almost 18, wins LPGA Tour Portland Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 16 August 2015.
  17. ^ a b "2015 Canadian Pacific Women's Open, Tournament Preview". LPGA. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Statement on Brooke Henderson being granted LPGA Tour membership". LPGA. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

External links

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