Brooke Henderson is just three wins away from becoming the most decorated Canadian professional golfer of all time B次元官网网址� and sheB次元官网网址檚 only 20 years old.
After her sixth career LPGA Tour victory Sunday at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii, the native of Smiths Falls, Ont., is on track to eclipse the Canadian-high mark of eight wins, held jointly by Sandra Post, Mike Weir, and George Knudson.
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Post, who was 31 when she notched her sixth victory, said Henderson has adapted well to the lifestyle of the LPGA Tour. HendersonB次元官网网址檚 early success hasnB次元官网网址檛 shocked the Canadian Golf Hall of Famer.
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Henderson is in just her third season as a pro, but said itB次元官网网址檚 becoming increasingly difficult to win on the LPGA Tour. There have been no two-time LPGA winners yet this season, while on the PGA Tour three golfers have already won twice.
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Henderson dedicated her win to the community of Humboldt, Sask., and will be playing with the Humboldt Broncos in her thoughts through the rest of the season after a deadly crash involving the hockey teamB次元官网网址檚 bus led to 16 deaths and 13 injuries.
Smiths Falls is approximately the same size as Humboldt, and she said she has a unique connection to a small town that supports its hockey team.
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Although Henderson has four top-10 finishes this year, she sits 13th in the world rankings.
She admitted she is a bit of a victim of how many events she plays, as standings in the world rankings are determined by dividing total points earned by the amount of events a golfer plays. But is eager to get into the LPGAB次元官网网址檚 elite group.
She said getting into the top 10 of the world rankings along with getting into the top six of the season-long Race to the CME Globe are her two goals for the near future.
Post said Henderson will likely focus her attention on trying to win majors, as sheB次元官网网址檚 already proven she can compete week in and week out on the LPGA Tour. The big events will have special meaning for her moving forward.
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After this week in Los Angeles, Henderson will play the next two weeks, in San Francisco and Dallas, before the LPGA Tour has a week off where she will return to Smiths Falls and participate in a charity event in Ottawa.
Henderson said she would likely take the week off prior to the U.S. WomenB次元官网网址檚 Open, the next major on the LPGA Tour schedule, to prepare.
SheB次元官网网址檒l play at her home course in Florida to get used to the warmer temperature and the different grass sheB次元官网网址檒l have to play on at the host course, Shoal Creek Golf Club in Birmingham, Ala.
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Adam Stanley, The Canadian Press
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