As a lot of us expected, on Tuesday Mike Whan granted LPGA membership "effective without delay" to Brooke Henderson after her dominating win on the Cambia Portland Classic this past week. Brooke's victory moved her up 15 spots within the Rolex Rankings to #17 and made her the first Canadian female to win an LPGA occasion due to the fact Lorie Kane returned in 2001.
The only actual query changed into whether or not she could take the instantaneous membership or wait till subsequent 12 months when she'd have a better threat of winning Rookie of the Year. As it stands, she has only some occasions to make enough money to qualify for some of the yr-stop invitational events and to try to capture ROY leader Sei Young Kim, who has wins and 976 factors. The Louise Suggs ROY Award may be very prestigious and it wouldn't have amazed anybody had she elected to make 2016 her rookie year.
But Brooke replied that question very quickly. She'll be headline news this week when she makes her first look as an LPGA member at the Canadian Pacific Women's Open, sharing the media level with defending champion So Yeon Ryu.
A bit of history here: The CP Women's Open is the newest incarnation of what used to be the du Maurier Classic, a major on the LPGA Tour. The du Maurier lost its sponsorship due to complications from the Tobacco Products Control Act; du Maurier was a cigarette company. In 2001 the RICOH Women's British Open took its place as the LPGA's fourth major and the former du Maurier Classic reverted to its original status as the Canadian Open.
When the Canadian Open began again in 1973 it become received with the aid of Canadian Jocelyne Bourassa. To this day she is the best Canadian winner of the event. Back in 2012 this was then 14-year-antique Brooke's first LPGA look, and you can wager that Brooke will clearly be the favorite a few of the Canadian fanatics to interrupt the drought.
Aside from that storyline, this is the remaining chance for Solheim Cup hopefuls to both qualify for their repective teams or simply impress their captains in hopes of a select. In case you don't know how the groups are selected:
- The American team is made up of the top eight from the US Solheim Cup points list, two more players are taken from next week’s Rolex Rankings, and Captain Juli Inkster will make her two Captain's Picks next Monday night (to be broadcast on GC at 7pm ET).
- The Euro team already has four members taken from their Solheim Cup points list -- Suzann Pettersen, Gwladys Nocera, Charley Hull and Melissa Reid -- four more will be taken from next week's Rolex Rankings, and Captain Carin Koch will name the final four Tuesday morning during GC's Morning Drive.
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