Canadian professional golfer Brooke Mackenzie Henderson became the first to win the Portland classic second time in a row after Annika Sorenstam’s victory both in 2002 and 2003. In 2013 the tournament became a 72 hole event and the teenage golfer has been the first back to back winner since then. The defending champion had a swift four-stroke conquest. It wasn’t a walkover as golfer pulled through some edgy moments on the back nine.
Henderson joins Ha Na Jang as the second back to back winner this year in the tour. Ha Na Jang of South Korea won the Coates Championship early this year on 6th February.
The Sunday victory marks Henderson’s third career win. Speaking to Jerry Foltz during an interview she teases that the Northwest has been good to her. Well, that is true given that all her wins are from Northwest. Besides her two Portland victories, she also won the KPGM women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington in June 2016.
With three majors left this year, including the Olympics, Henderson believes that her win in the past tournaments only give her confidence to do better in the upcoming tournaments. The second-ranked eighteen year old golfer shot a 14-under 274 after a final round 71 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon. In comparison to last year, where she had a nine stroke lead, her performance this year was noted to be varying. She had an eight-stroke win with a 21 under 267 at the 2015 Cambia Portland Classic.
Henderson reckons that she might not have played her best but it all worked out to second victory.
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