Henderson ranked fourth in the world as Olympics near
Brooke Henderson had one of her best finishes of the LPGA season this past weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Thanks to a final round of four under par, Henderson finished the LPGA Volvik Championship at nine under, placing her in a tie for third. Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand won the event by finishing 15-under, capturing her third straight LPGA Tour victory.
After an impressive string of top-10 finishes, this was Henderson’s first since late April when she was in a tie for sixth at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.
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Brooke Henderson watches her tee shot at the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament on March 31, 2016 in California (Chris Carlson)
“Yeah, overall it was a solid week,” said Henderson following her final round on Sunday. “It’s always nice to see your name up near the top of the leaderboard and it’s been a few weeks since that happened for me, so today was definitely a solid day for me. I missed some opportunities, but I also made up for a couple here on the back nine, so overall I’m happy.”
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Henderson has now finished in the top 10 at nine different LPGA championships this year. The 18-year-old has been outside the top 10 just four times.
This past weekend’s third place finish was Henderson’s second best of the season after coming in second at the COATES Golf Championship in February.
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Henderson now sits fourth in the Women’s World Golf Rankings behind New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, South Korea’s Inbee Park and the United States’ Lexi Thompson. Henderson is the highest ranked Canadian and could be a medal contender at Rio 2016. Canada’s golf rosters will be announced later this summer.
Golf, which hasn’t been featured in the Olympic Games since 1904, makes its return to the Games this year. The women’s tournament will be held August 17-20 at the Olympic Golf Course in Barra.
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