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“This week was beyond special,” Henderson said.
“To be able to finish it off and hoist the trophy again is
extremely cool."
She later added: "Honestly, I’m surprised I’m not crying right
now because it just means so much.”
Henderson broke a tie for the lead with a 6-foot birdie putt on
the par-3 14th on the tree-lined layout. On the short par-4
17th, she followed Lee's 13-foot birdie putt with a 12-footer of
her own to keep the lead.
“I love traditional golf courses,” Henderson said. “I love
tree-lined courses. Being pretty close to home it was very
similar to a lot of courses I grew up playing on, so just very
comfortable that way.”
Also the 2018 champion at Wascana in Saskatchewan, the
27-year-old Henderson won her 14th LPGA Tour title and first
since January 2023. She's from Smith Falls, Ontario.
“This year has not gone very well up to this point, and it just
feels like this was meant to be,” Henderson said. “I felt like I
got a lot of breaks out there today and this week, and I just
felt like it was meant to be.”
Lee won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in June in Texas for
her third major title and 11th LPGA Tour title.
“I had a solid performance, so can’t really say anything,” Lee
said. “I kind of got out played. I guess.”
Mao Saigo of Japan was third at 11 under after a 66. Fellow
Japanese player Akie Iwai, the winner last week in Oregon who
led after each of the first two rounds, had a 69 to finish
fourth at 10 under.
Aphrodite Deng, the 15-year-old Canadian amateur who was tied
for second after an opening 66, had a 73 to tie for 20th at 4
under.
“It’s really cool,” Deng said. “I’m really grateful for the
experience, especially in my home country.”
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