Brooke Henderson captures 10th career LPGA title at LA Open

The 23-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., birdied the par-4 11th to take the lead at 15 under, hitting a 144-yard shot to three feet of the back right pin. She holed out from 70 feet from right and below the green on 12, and made a six-foot birdie putt on the short par-4 14th.

Henderson bogeyed the par-4 17th to cut her lead to two, then chipped inside two feet for par on the par-3 18th after her eight-iron shot rolled off the right edge of the green and into a low collection area.

WATCH | Brooke Henderson shoots a 4-under 67 to win LA OPEN, capture 10th title:

Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., shot 4-under 67 in the final round of the LA Open to claim her 10th career LPGA title. 3:37

The sixth-ranked Henderson won for the first time since the Meijer LPGA Classic in June 2019, when she broke a tie with Sandra Post on the LPGA tour to claim her ninth title and sole possession of the Canadian record. That win also moved her past George Knudson and Mike Weir, who each have eight. 

WATCH | Brooke Henderson makes Canadian history with Meijer Classic win:

The Smiths Falls, Ont., native won the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday, giving her nine career LPGA titles. That sets a Canadian record for most wins on either the PGA or LPGA tours. 1:32

Korda closed with a 72, missing a chance for her second victory of the year after leading after each of the first three rounds. She won the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in January for her sixth LPGA Tour title.

While Henderson made her move early on the back nine, Ko bogeyed the 11th and 12th in a 72 that left her tied with Australia’s Hannah Green at 14 under. The South Korean star was coming off a two-week break after finishing seventh in the ANA Inspiration.

Green eagled the 14th and birdied the par-5 15th in a 66.

Major champions So Yeon Ryu (68) and Angela Stanford (70) tied for fifth at 12 under.

WATCH | Brooke Henderson walks CBC Sports through her thought process on a par-4:

Professional golfer and defending CP Women’s Open Champion Brooke Henderson walks us through the thought process and strategies of a par 4 golf hole. 2:34