at least two in four straight years.
Henderson finished 72 holes
at Blythefield Country Club in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, on
21-under par 267. She birdied
the par-5 fourth and par-4 sixth
holes, added another at the
par-3 13th and took her lone
bogey at the par-4 16th, before
closing with back-to-back pars to
secure the historic victory. That
was enough to edge a pack on
268 that included Australian Su
Oh, Japan's Nasa Hataoka and
Americans Brittany Altomare and
Lexi Thompson.
Henderson, whose caddie
is her sister Brittany, took
Father's Day to praise her dad
Dave Henderson, the only golf
instructor she has ever had, who
was in attendance with Brooke's
mother Darlene. "He's my coach
and he's always helped both
Brit and I to get better and
to improve," Henderson said.
"Before the tournament starts,
we're always talking through
strategy, practice rounds, trying
to make good decisions and hit
the ball in the right places. As
the tournament goes on, we talk
about the pin sheets before the
rounds, try to get a good strategy
again. If we make mistakes out
there, he's just trying to correct
them so we don't make them
again. So we owe a lot to him
and we're happy when he's able
to join us at tournaments."
It was Henderson's second
LPGA Father's Day victory and
the third in her career.
"It's just fun to be able
to celebrate and get a win,
especially on a special day,"
Henderson said.