Birthplace/Hometown – Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada/Daytona Beach, Fla.

Birthdate – September 10, 1997 – currently 18 years, 9 months, 23 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour – Granted Membership for the 2015 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan after winning Cambia Portland Classic

Turned Professional – December, 2014

Victories

LPGA: 3rd career victory

PREVIOUS WINS: 2015 Cambia Portland Classic, 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Rolex Rankings

Brooke is projected to remain at No. 2 in the latest Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, she was No. 70 in the world a year ago

Money

Career: With the $195,000 first-place check, Brooke moves to 175th on the LPGA Career Money List with $1,386,009

Season: Brooke has earned $1,285,715 this season and is 2nd on the 2016 LPGA Official Money List

Race To CME Globe

Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and moves to No. 2 in the rankings with 2,519 points

LPGA Career In A Nutshell

39 events played, 35 cuts made, 3 victories, 13 additional top-10s*

2016: 17 events played, 16 cuts made, 2 victories, 9 additional top-10s

*Includes events as a non-member

Tournament Specific

Has made two appearances at the Cambia Portland Classic and has won twice. Becomes the sixth player to win this event in its 45th year joining Kathy Whitworth (1972, 1973), JoAnne Carter (1974, 1983), Nancy Lopez (1985, 1987, 1992), Annika Sorenstam (2002, 2003) and Suzann Pettersen (2011, 2013)

2016: Becomes the first wire-to-wire winner at this event since Mika Miyazato in 2012

2015: First career LPGA win

Of Note

Becomes the second wire-to-wire winner on the LPGA this season (Ha Na Jang, Coates Golf Championship)
Brooke Henderson is the second youngest player to win a major championship in LPGA history trailing only Lydia Ko who won the 2015 Evian Championship at 18 years, 4 months, 20 days
Henderson is the second Canadian to win a major (Sandra Post won the LPGA Championship in 1968)
Won her first major championship in her 9th major start overall and 2nd KPMG Women’s PGA Championship start
First Canadian to win at least three events on the LPGA Tour since Lorie Kane (4 wins)

In the Winner's Circle with Brooke Henderson at the 2016 Cambia Portland Classic

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