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Henderson at the 2018 Canadian Open
Personal information
Full name	Brooke Mackenzie Henderson
Born	(1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27) Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality	Canada
Residence	Naples, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	2014
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	13
Futures Tour	1
Other	6
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 2)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T2: 2020
LPGA Championship	Won: 2016
U.S. Women's Open	T5: 2015
Women's British Open	T7: 2022
The Evian Championship	Won: 2022
Achievements and awards

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

Henderson was named the Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2015, 2017 and 2018. She won her first major at age 18 in 2016 at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, becoming the event's youngest winner. With 13 LPGA wins as of January 2023, 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 raised in Smiths Falls, Ontario and initially learned golf at the Rideau Lakes Golf and Country Club. Her parents are Dave and Darlene. Henderson's sister, Brittany – older by seven years and a former professional player – was a role model for Henderson to play golf competitively. Henderson attended the Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute through 2014.

Henderson 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, and finished tied for 10th place in the U.S. Women's Open 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 golf at the University of Florida.

Throughout her professional career, Henderson's father has been her coach and her sister has been her caddy.

Development and sponsorships

Henderson has signed several corporate sponsorships:

IMG to manage her professional affairs
Royal Bank of Canada for banking and financial services
Sunice Golf for golf apparel and outerwear
To begin the 2023 season, Henderson signed a multiyear sponsorship with TaylorMade
Skechers Performance for Go Golf footwear

Henderson has signed other sponsorship deals with Canadian Pacific, MasterCard, Rolex, BMW, BioSteel, and Golf Town. As of 2017, Henderson became a resident touring professional at Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club, Miromar Lakes, Florida.

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. She finished third, one stroke behind Lydia Ko, the playoff winner, and runner-up Morgan Pressel.

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. She earned a Symetra Tour card after winning her first event as a professional, the Four Winds Invitational in Indiana in June 2015. 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. She was only the second Monday qualifier to win on tour, and the first since Laurel Kean in 2000. Henderson was also the first Canadian to win on the LPGA Tour since Lorie Kane in 2001, and was granted immediate LPGA Tour membership.

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. At age 18, she became the youngest to win that major, the second-youngest in any women's major, and the first Canadian woman 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.

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.

2017

In June 2017, Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic. 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 Lotte Championship, her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour finishing at −12 to win by four strokes over Azahara Muñoz.

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.

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 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award 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 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.

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.

2021

Henderson won the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open on 24 April 2021 for her tenth LPGA Tour victory.

2022

Brooke Henderson at the 2022 Women's PGA Championship

Henderson increased her LPGA victory total to 11 with her win at the ShopRite LPGA Classic 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 12 November, 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."

2023

On 22 January, Henderson won the 2023 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, completing all four rounds in the lead, and achieving her 13th victory on the LPGA Tour.

In July, Henderson finished second to Céline Boutier at the 2023 Evian Championship, the season's fourth major tournament.

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)

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Professional wins (20)

LPGA Tour wins (13)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (11)

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
10	24 Apr 2021	Hugel-Air Premia LA Open	69-65-67-67=268	−16	1 stroke	Jessica Korda
11	12 Jun 2022	ShopRite LPGA Classic	67-70-64=201	−12	Playoff	Lindsey Weaver-Wright
12	24 Jul 2022	Evian Championship	64-64-68-71=267	−17	1 stroke	Sophia Schubert
13	22 Jan 2023	Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions	67-66-69-70=272	−16	4 strokes	Maja Stark, Charley Hull

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(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
3	2022	ShopRite LPGA Classic	Lindsey Weaver-Wright	Won with eagle 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

CN Canadian Women's Tour (4)

2012 Beloeil Golf Club event (as an amateur)
2014 Legends of Niagara event, PGA Women's Championship of Canada (both as an amateur)
2015 PGA Women's Championship of Canada

Other wins (2)

2015 SunCoast Series at Winter Garden, SunCoast Series Winter Championship

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2016	Women's PGA Championship	2 shot deficit	−6 (67-73-73-65=278)	Playoff¹	Lydia Ko
2022	The Evian Championship	2 shot lead	−17 (64-64-68-71=267)	1 stroke	Sophia Schubert

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

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship		T26LA		T10	T14	T48	T17	T2	T19	T13	T23	T3
U.S. Women's Open	T59	T10	T5	64	T13	WD	T39	T44	T7	T15	12	CUT
Women's PGA Championship			T5	1	2	T6	T30	6	T21	T16	T15
The Evian Championship			T25	T9	T58	T10	T17	NT	T25	1	2
Women's British Open			T61	T50	T49	T11	T41	CUT	T13	T7	CUT

Win Top 10 Did not play LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	1	1	2	3	8	10	10
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	1	3	6	12	9
Women's PGA Championship	1	1	0	3	5	8	9	9
The Evian Championship	1	1	0	2	4	7	8	8
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	7
Totals	2	3	1	8	16	32	48	43

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

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Birdies (rank)	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2012	1	0	0	0	0	0	Cut	1 (n/a)	n/a	n/a	76.50	n/a
2013	3	2	0	0	0	0	T35	30 (n/a)	n/a	n/a	72.50	n/a
2014	4	4	0	0	0	1	T10	51 (n/a)	n/a	n/a	71.13	n/a
2015	4	4	1	0	1	0	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	23	21	1	1	0	7	1	293 (10)	1,039,776	14	69.80	9
2022	22	18	2	1	0	10	1	308 (14)	2,413,251	4	69.51	4
2023	24	19	1	1	0	3	1	285 (14)	1,609,841	14	70.28	13
2024	12	11			3	5	3	170 (2)	808,384	9	70.50	7
Totals^	211 (2015)	189 (2015)	13	8	8	76 (2015)	1	3,026	13,018,703	15

^{^} Official as of 9 June 2024
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut

World ranking

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

Year	World ranking	Source
2014	221
2015	17
2016	8
2017	14
2018	9
2019	8
2020	6
2021	10
2022	7
2023	12
2024^	14^

^As of 3 June 2024

Team appearances

Amateur

Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Canada): 2012, 2014

Awards

2015 Ontario Athlete of the Year (Syl Apps Athlete of the Year Award)
2015 Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year (Bobbie Rosenfeld Award)
2017 Ottawa Person of the Year by The Athletic
2017 Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year (Bobbie Rosenfeld Award)
2018 Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year (Bobbie Rosenfeld Award)
2019 ESPY Award, Best Female Golfer
2019 LPGA Founders Award
2019 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame People's Choice Award
2022 Ottawa Key to the City