Brooke Henderson

Brooke Henderson
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Brooke Mackenzie Henderson
Born (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Nationality  Canada
Residence Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Career
Turned professional 2014
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 1
Symetra Tour 1
Other 4
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T26: 2014
Women's PGA C'ship T5: 2015
U.S. Women's Open T5: 2015
Women's British Open T61: 2015
Evian Championship T25: 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

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)

Team appearances

Amateur

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "17-year-old golf star Brooke Henderson turns pro". Yahoo Sports. 18 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Biography: Brooke Henderson". Golf Canada. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Brooke Henderson wins Syl Apps Ontario Athlete of the Year Award". Golf Association of Ontario. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Golfer Brooke Henderson named Canadian Press female athlete of year". The Globe and Mail, Toronto. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 "Brooke Henderson, almost 18, wins LPGA Tour Portland Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 16 August 2015.
  17. 1 2 "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.

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