Brooke Henderson Wins CP Women’s Open
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2018-08-27
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
REGINA, Saskatchewan — Brooke Henderson became the first Canadian to win the country’s national championship in 45 years, closing with a 7-under 65 for a four-stroke victory in the CP Women’s Open at chilly and rainy Wascana Country Club.
The 20-year-old Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ontario, finished at 21-under 267, capping the emotional victory in front of a large, adoring gallery with a short birdie putt on the par-4 18th. The fans chanted her name and sang “O Canada” in celebration.
Jocelyne Bourassa is the only other Canadian to win the national championship, accomplishing the feat in 1973 at Montreal Municipal in the inaugural La Canadienne — the event that became the major du Maurier Classic, then the current non-major in 2001.
Henderson won the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii in April and has seven LPGA Tour titles, one short of Sandra Post’s record for Canadians.
Angel Yin was second after a 68.