Brooke Henderson

Brooke Mackenzie Henderson (born 10 September 1997) is a Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.

Brooke Henderson
Personal information
Full nameBrooke Mackenzie Henderson
Born (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality Canada
ResidenceSmiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour9
Symetra Tour1
Other4
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
ANA InspirationT2: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 2016
U.S. Women's OpenT5: 2015
Women's British OpenT11: 2018
Evian ChampionshipT9: 2016
Achievements and awards
(For a full list of awards, see here)

Henderson was named the Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2015, 2017 and 2018.[1][2][3] She won her first major at age 18 in 2016 at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, becoming the event's youngest winner.[4] With nine LPGA wins as of June 2019, Henderson has the most victories of any professional golfer on major tours in Canadian history.[5]

In November 2019, she was named the winner of the 2019 Founders Award by a vote of fellow golfers on the LPGA Tour as someone "whose behaviour and deeds best exemplify the spirit, ideals, and values of the LPGA."[6]

Early years, family and education

Born and raised in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Henderson learned golf from an early age at the Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club. Her parents are both experienced players, while her uncle Tom Henderson competed frequently for many years at the top amateur level in the Ottawa area. Brooke's sister Brittany Henderson, older by seven years, was also a top junior and college golfer. Brooke graduated from Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute in June 2014.

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[7] and finished tied for 10th place in the U.S. Women's Open at age 16. She won numerous amateur tournaments[8] and was the top-ranked female amateur golfer in the world before turning professional in December 2014, passing up the chance to play college scholarship golf.[9][10]

Development and sponsorships

Since 2012, Henderson has been in training with Golf Canada's amateur and young professional development programs called "Team Canada".[8]

During 2015 to 2016, Henderson was signed to several corporate sponsorships:

In February 2017, Henderson signed other sponsorship deals with Canadian Pacific, MasterCard, Rolex, BMW, BioSteel, and Golf Town.[18][19][20] As of 2017, Henderson became a resident touring professional at Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club, Miromar Lakes, Florida.[21]

Professional career

2015

Henderson set a tournament record with her 36-hole score at the LPGA Tour's Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in April 2015, at the Lake Merced Golf Club, just south of San Francisco. Her second round 65 (−7) gave her 135 (−9), breaking the record set by Stacy Lewis in 2014 by three shots.[22] Henderson finished third, one stroke behind Lydia Ko, the playoff winner, and runner-up Morgan Pressel.[23]

At age 17, Henderson had to play her way into LPGA Tour events through Monday qualifiers, and to rely on sponsor exemptions, after her request for an age waiver to compete at the LPGA Tour Q School in late 2014 was denied.[11] She earned a Symetra Tour card after winning her first event as a professional, the Four Winds Invitational in Indiana in June 2015.[24] With a final round 66 (−4), Henderson tied for fifth at the U.S. Women's Open in July.

After Monday-qualifying for the Cambia Portland Classic in Oregon in August, Henderson won the event by eight shots, the largest victory margin on tour since 2012, and became the tour's third-youngest winner.[25] Henderson was only the second Monday qualifier to win on tour,[25] and the first since Laurel Kean in 2000.[26] She was also the first Canadian to win on the LPGA Tour since Lorie Kane in 2001,[25][26] and was granted immediate LPGA Tour membership.[27]

2016

In June 2016, Henderson won her first major championship, at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club near Seattle. Her final round 65 (−6) propelled her into a tie with top-ranked Lydia Ko, followed by a playoff which Henderson won with a birdie on the first hole.[4][28] She became the youngest to win that major, the second-youngest in any women's major, and the first Canadian to win a major in 48 years. It was Henderson's second tour win, both in the Pacific Northwest, and her first as a tour member; it moved her from fourth to second in the world rankings.

With her win as defending champion at the Cambia Portland Classic in June 2016, Henderson joined Sandra Post and Lorie Kane as the only Canadians to win multiple LPGA events in the same season.[29]

Henderson was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's Olympic golf tournament, placing seventh.[30][31]

2017

In June 2017, Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic.[32] Henderson's win on 2 October 2017 at the McKayson New Zealand Women's Open was her first LPGA championship outside North America.[33]

2018

On 14 April, Henderson won the Lotte Championship – her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour – finishing at −12 to win by four strokes over Azahara Muñoz.[34]

On 26 August, Henderson became the first Canadian in 45 years – after Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973 – to win the Canadian Women's Open at the Wascana Country Club in Regina, Saskatchewan.[35][36]

By finishing second (to Ariya Jutanugarn) in the 2018 season-ending Race to the CME Globe, Henderson was awarded $150,000 from the bonus pool purse.[37] In December she was awarded the (Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as The Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year for the third time.[3]

2019

On 20 April 2019, Henderson defended her title at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii. This marked her eighth victory on the LPGA Tour, tying Sandra Post, Mike Weir and George Knudson for the most victories by a Canadian golfer on the LPGA or PGA Tours.[35]

On 16 June 2019, Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan for the second time – the third LPGA event where she has multiple victories. This was her ninth victory on the LPGA, giving her the most victories on major tours of any professional golfer in Canadian history.[5]

Amateur wins
  • 2010 CN du Quebec
  • 2011 CN Future Links Ontario, Ontario Junior Girls Championship, Optimist Junior 13-14, Genesis Junior
  • 2012 Ravenwood Junior Girls Championship, Ontario Junior Girls Championship, Canadian Junior Girls 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:[8][9]

Professional wins (14)

LPGA Tour wins (9)
Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (8)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 16 Aug 2015 Cambia Portland Classic 66-67-65-69=267 −21 8 strokes Jang Ha-na, Candie Kung
Pornanong Phatlum
2 12 Jun 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship 67-73-73-65=278 −6 Playoff Lydia Ko
3 3 Jul 2016 Cambia Portland Classic (2) 65-68-70-71=274 −14 4 strokes Stacy Lewis
4 18 Jun 2017 Meijer LPGA Classic 63-67-67-66=263 −17 2 strokes Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie
5 2 Oct 2017 McKayson New Zealand Women's Open 65-70-67-69=271 −17 5 strokes Jing Yan
6 14 Apr 2018 Lotte Championship 68-66-73-69=276 −12 4 strokes Azahara Muñoz
7 26 Aug 2018 CP Women's Open 66-66-70-65=267 −21 4 strokes Angel Yin
8 20 Apr 2019 Lotte Championship (2) 65-68-69-70=272 −16 4 strokes Ji Eun-hee
9 16 Jun 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic (2) 64-64-69-70=267 −21 1 stroke Brittany Altomare, Nasa Hataoka,
Su-Hyun Oh, Lexi Thompson

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Lydia Ko Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2020 ANA Inspiration Nelly Korda
Mirim Lee		 Lee won with birdie on first extra hole

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)

Major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2016KPMG Women's PGA Championship2 shot deficit−6 (67-73-73-65=278)Playoff1 Lydia Ko

1 Defeated Ko in a sudden-death playoff: Henderson (3) and Ko (4).

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.

Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020
ANA Inspiration T26LA T10 T14 T48 T17 T2
U.S. Women's Open T59 T10 T5 64 T13 WD T39 T44
Women's PGA Championship T5 1 2 T6 T30 6
The Evian Championship T25 T9 T58 T10 T17 NT
Women's British Open T61 T50 T49 T11 T41 CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament
T = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration01012466
U.S. Women's Open00012387
Women's PGA Championship11035566
The Evian Championship00002455
Women's British Open00000165
Totals120511173129
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2013 U.S. Open – 2018 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

LPGA Tour career summary
YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Birdies
(rank)		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2012 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cut n/a n/a n/a 76.50 n/a
2013 3 2 0 0 0 0 T35 n/a n/a n/a 72.50 n/a
2014 4 4 0 0 0 1 T10 n/a n/a n/a 71.13 n/a
2015 15 13 1 0 1 4 1 52
(154)		 100,294 90 70.38 n/a
2016 31 30 2 1 2 15 1 456
(2)		 1,724,420 3 70.37 11
2017 30 28 2 1 0 8 1 403
(2)		 1,504,869 6 69.88 10
2018 28 24 2 1 1 11 1 413
(3)		 1,473,247 4 69.99 4
2019 27 25 2 1 1 13 1 405
(2)		 1,696,017 4 69.55 3
2020 10 9 0 1 0 6 T2 139
(53)		 648,604 10 69.70 2
2021 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 19
(7)		 36,625 7 67.75 9

^ Official as of 24 January 2021[38]

World rank

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2014221[39]
201517[40]
20168[41]
201714[42]
20189[43]
20198[44]
20206[45]
20216 ^[46]

^ As of 25 January 2021

Team appearances

Amateur

Awards

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