The 24-year-old entered the final round tied for ninth in the 5-under, before hitting a 7-under 64 after the first 18 holes on Sunday to end in a draw in the first with the American Lindsay Weaver-Wright. The Smiths Falls, Ont., Then beat Weaver-Wright by an eagle in the playoffs to secure the title. It is Henderson’s first victory in 2022 and the first since winning the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open in April 2021. “I felt like it was a long time since my 10th win and I did a little work,” Henderson said in the green after the win. “Yesterday I really thought I was far behind today and I just tried to go as low as I could and see what happened and here we are.” Henderson, the most winning golfer in Canadian history, earned $ 262,500 with the win, totaling $ 882,786 this season and $ 9,070,013 in her career, according to the LPGA. In 2016, the then 18-year-old became the second youngest player in the history of the LPGA Tour to win a major championship with her victory in the 2016 PGA Women’s Championship.
