Brooke Henderson

Henderson won the season-opening event on the LPGA Tour, the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, by four shots on Sunday.

– but coming out of the off-season full of changes and stepping on the necks of the best on Tour (the Tournament of Champions’ field is made up of only winners from the previous two season) has got to be a sign to everyone else in women’s golf that Henderson’s going to be a force to be reckoned with in 2023. The season really picks up in earnest in mid-March and the first major of the year in mid-April. She hit over 71 percent of her fairways and more than 80 percent of her greens for the week – numbers made all-the-more impressive given a swirling wind on Sunday. So, lots of things, and I think even with the victory I might adjust a few more things to make it a little bit better,” said Henderson. Henderson switched to using a TaylorMade golf ball in 2022 and that agreement evolved into a full-bag situation for this year. She hurt her upper back last fall and she said this week was the first time she was swinging at 100 percent since last October.

Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ontario won the opening event of the 2023 LPGA season. On Sunday from Orlando, Florida, she won the Hilton Grand Vacations ...

The fact she played well under pressure on Sunday (did not record a bogey over the last 12 holes) is a testament of her consistency. She birdied the second, ninth and 15th holes, and bogeyed the sixth hole. On Sunday from Orlando, Florida, she won the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.

Jeff Babineau, AP. ORLANDO, Florida — Brooke Henderson sets a goal of winning multiple LPGA Tour titles at the outset of each season.

Spin.ph "I have four weeks (off from the tour) to kind of grind and see where my game is." "Yeah, the front nine and I didn't really get along too well," said Korda, who shot 72 on Sunday. She spent three days practicing in Morocco before continuing on to Orlando. Three over through seven, she birdied six of her final 10 holes. Both shot 69, Hull doing so for the fourth consecutive day. She tied for second alongside England's Charlie Hull. From there, it was rest and rehab before switching into new clubs. Winning also helps her put to rest a frustrating end to 2022. She hadn't finished outside of ninth in the event the past four seasons, and she was a runner-up to Danielle Kang a year ago. "It is so exciting," Henderson said. She didn't wait long to collect her first trophy of 2023.

ORLANDO, Florida: Brooke Henderson sets a goal of winning multiple LPGA Tour titles at the outset of each season. She didn't wait long to collect her first ...

She hadn't finished outside ninth in the event the past four seasons, and she was a runner-up to Danielle Kang a year ago. She was asked if her season-opening triumph might open the door to other big goals, such as being No. In windy and sometimes difficult conditions, the 25-year-old Canadian played steadily, making sure not to give much hope to a group behind her trying to mount any sort of challenge.

Brooke Henderson waited a long time to finally clinch the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.

- T21. - T18. - T12. - T6. "I always try to win a couple times each year, so to get one right way out of the gate takes a little bit of pressure off. Speaking about her upcoming tournament, the golfer said: - T2. Brooke Henderson will win more tournaments and at least 1 major this season." [LPGA Tour](https://www.sportskeeda.com/go/lpga-tour) shared the good news on their Twitter account. However, Maja Stark and Charley Hull impressed fans with their performances and gave stiff competition to the Canadian golfer. Brooke Henderson waited a long time to finally clinch the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Henderson has played steadily since the beginning and maintained the lead at the 2023 HGV Tournament of Champions.

The Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions gave players a chance to find out where their games stand to start the year, an evaluation point to determine ...

“Definitely the dreams start,” Henderson said about what might be possible in the months to come. Will there be a Rolex Player of the Year award awaiting her at the end of the season? Nelly Korda spent the better part of the tour’s first event trying to chase down Henderson, with whom she played with in the final group on Sunday. “Now I feel like -- I've had a good week with my driver and some good irons, and I know how to fix it -- kind of -- when something goes wrong. It was kind of the dream start, which is really exciting looking forward to the rest of 2023,” said Henderson on Sunday after finishing four strokes clear of the field. She spent her off season rehabbing a back injury that sidelined her from practicing for weeks, had her wisdom teeth removed, and made a full equipment change in the weeks leading up to the first event of the year.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brooke Henderson sets a goal of winning multiple LPGA Tour titles at the outset of each season. She didn't wait long to collect h...

For Korda, the week was a tale of two nines; she played the front nine in 1 under par for the week, and the second nine in 10 under. She hadn’t finished outside of ninth in the event the past four seasons, and she was a runner-up to Danielle Kang a year ago. Sunday marked her 16th consecutive round under par on the LPGA dating to 2022, and her 16th consecutive score under par in this tournament. “I feel I’ve had a good week with my driver and some good irons. She spent three days practicing in Morocco before continuing on to Orlando. She was asked if her season-opening triumph might open the door to other big goals, such as being No. Three over through seven, she birdied six of her final 10 holes. In windy and sometimes difficult conditions, the 25-year-old Canadian played steadily, making sure not to give much hope to a group behind her trying to mount any sort of challenge. 7 in the women’s world ranking. “I always try to win a couple times each year, so to get one right way out of the gate takes a little bit of pressure off. Winning also helps her put to rest a frustrating end to 2022. (AP) — Brooke Henderson sets a goal of winning multiple LPGA Tour titles at the outset of each season.

Despite her wins, she hasn't got her due, begging the question: Is Brooke Henderson the country's most under-appreciated superstar?

Head to our [sports betting section](https://nationalpost.com/category/sports/sports-betting) for news and odds. Given the defection of a few dozen PGA Tour players to chase Saudi lucre, the LPGA Tour can also claim to have the most competitive lineup in the sport week in and week out. She’s also, and this isn’t a criticism, not sought out the spotlight. The winner was Marie-Philip Poulin, captain of the national women’s hockey team that won Olympic and World Championship gold. Every time she wins, she adds to her record total for a Canadian on the LPGA or PGA Tours, having caught and passed the luminary trio of Mike Weir, Sandra Post and George Knudson (eight wins each) in 2019. Article content

ORLANDO, Fla. - Brooke Henderson has had the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions circled on her calendar for eight weeks.

Henderson finished 2022 seventh in the Rolex rankings and third in the Race to CME Globe rankings. “The off-season was really busy. 1 spot in the Race to CME Globe rankings on Monday. 23 and the HSBC Women’s World Championship on March 2. Her 13 professional victories are the most in Canadian golf history. She was also looking forward to returning to competitive golf after playing through a sore back at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship on Nov.

Henderson, whose 13 professional wins are the most in Canadian golf history, has now broken No. 1 on the LPGA Tour standings.

Henderson started her career in 2014 but earned her first major title in 2016 at the age of 18, winning $195,000. The highest-earning woman golfer is Annika Sorenstam, who has won $22,583,693 from tournaments in her career. That gives her 13 professional victories, the most ever in Canadian golf history — by man or woman.