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

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on the

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. Henderson was named the Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2015, 2017 and 2018. She won her first

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at age 18 in

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at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, becoming the event's youngest winner. With 12 LPGA wins as of July 2022, Henderson has the most victories of any Canadian golfer on major professional tours. She won her second career major title at the 2022 Evian Championship. 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."

Early years, family and education

Henderson was born on born 10 September 1997 and raised in

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, she 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. Henderson's sister Brittany Henderson, older by seven years, was also a top junior and college golfer. She graduated from Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute in June 2014. Henderson won the

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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 and finished tied for 10th place in the

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at age 16. She won numerous amateur tournaments 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.

Development and sponsorships

Since 2012, Henderson has been in training with Golf Canada's amateur and young professional development programs called "Team Canada". During 2015 to 2016, Henderson was signed to several corporate sponsorships: *

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to manage her professional affairs *

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for banking and financial services * Sunice Golf for golf apparel and

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* Ping Golf for

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, bag,

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s and

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s over multiple years * After using

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s (following her first

victory in August 2015) for six years, Henderson switched to the

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TP5x ball at the beginning of 2022 *

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Performance for Go Golf

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In February 2017, Henderson signed other sponsorship deals with

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, MasterCard,

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, BMW, BioSteel, and Golf Town. As of 2017, Henderson became a resident touring professional at Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club, Miromar Lakes,

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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

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Golf Club, just south of

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. Her second round 65 (−7) gave her 135 (−9), breaking the record set by

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in 2014 by three shots. She finished third, one stroke behind

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, the playoff winner, and runner-up

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. At age 17, Henderson had to play her way into LPGA Tour events through

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s, 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. She earned a Symetra Tour card after winning her first event as a professional, the Four Winds Invitational in

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in June

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. With a final round 66 (−4), Henderson tied for fifth at the

in July. After Monday-qualifying for the

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in August, Henderson won the event by eight shots, the largest victory margin on tour since

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, and became the tour's third-youngest winner. She was only the second Monday qualifier to win on tour, and the first since Laurel Kean in

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. Henderson was also the first Canadian to win on the LPGA Tour since

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, and was granted immediate LPGA Tour membership.

2016

In June

, Henderson won her first major championship, at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at

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near

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. Her final round 65 (−6) propelled her into a tie with top-ranked

, followed by a playoff which Henderson won with a

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on the first hole. At age 18, 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

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, 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

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and

as the only Canadians to win multiple LPGA events in the same season. Henderson was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team for the

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in the women's Olympic golf tournament, placing seventh.

2017

In June

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, Henderson won the

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. Her win on 2 October 2017 at the McKayson New Zealand Women's Open was her first LPGA championship outside North America.

2018

On 14 April, Henderson won the

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, her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour finishing at −12 to win by four strokes over

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. On 26 August, Henderson became the first Canadian in 45 years – after

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in 1973 – to win the

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at the Wascana Country Club in

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. 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. She was awarded the

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in December 2018 as The Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year for the third time.

2019

On 20 April 2019, Henderson defended her title at the

in Hawaii. This marked her eighth victory on the LPGA Tour, tying

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and

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for the most victories by a Canadian golfer on the LPGA or

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s. On 16 June 2019, Henderson won the

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.

2021

Henderson won the

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on 24 April 2021 for her tenth LPGA Tour victory.

2022

Henderson increased her LPGA victory total to 11 with her win at the

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in a playoff over Lindsey Weaver-Wright on 12 June 2022. Henderson won her second career major at the 2022 Evian Championship, in which she was the first player in LPGA history to begin a major with two rounds of 64 or lower. On November 12, the day after shooting a first round, one-over-par 71 at the Pelican Women's Championship, she wrote in a statement that she had to withdraw, "due to an injury in my upper back, it was recommended that I rest as much as possible coming into the week. While I plan to address any medical concerns and recover fully in the off season, I am trying to do everything I can to compete this week. I appreciate all of the support.” She is ranked fourth at the 2022 CME Group Tour Championship of the top-60 ranked players, and scheduled to start in the penultimate group.

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,

* 2014 Junior Orange Bowl International, South Atlantic Ladies' Amateur Championship (SALLY Tournament), Scott Robertson Memorial, Porter Cup, Ontario Women's Amateur,

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(individual winner) Source:

Professional wins (17)

LPGA Tour wins (12)

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

Symetra Tour wins (1)

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 (2)

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.'' LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament
T = tied

Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2013 U.S. Open – 2018 ANA) * Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times, current)

LPGA Tour career summary

^{^} Official as of 2022 season
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Canada):

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Awards

* 2015 Ontario Athlete of the Year ( Syl Apps Athlete of the Year Award) * 2015

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Female Athlete of the Year (

) * 2017

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Person of the Year by ''

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'' * 2017 Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year (

) * 2018