Henderson keeps her cool to win Evian Championship by one shot
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 [July 25, 2022] (Reuters)
- Canada's Brooke Henderson recovered
from a horror four-putt double bogey early in the final round of the
Evian Championship to win her second major by one shot at the Evian
Resort Golf Club on Sunday.
Henderson, who started the day with a two-shot lead, made the turn
at two-over par before three birdies on the back nine -- which
included a decisive 12-foot putt on the 18th -- allowed her to win
the title after carding 17-under overall.
"After I sunk that putt, I looked at my sister, Brittany, and said:
'did we really do this?'" Henderson said.
"It was definitely an interesting day and not the start I wanted,
but I stayed patient. I knew going into the back nine, the saying is
that majors are won on the back nine on Sunday.
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Canada's Brooke Henderson in action during the third round Action
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"So I tried to stay in it and make a few birdies.
The birdie on 18 was really nice... I'm super excited to have my
second major championship and my 12th win on Tour."
Henderson, who won the 2016 women's PGA
Championship, edged American Sophia Schubert (16-under) to win the
$1 million cheque while five others were tied for third, a further
shot behind.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
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