With her Canadian record 12th win, 2nd major at last weekends Amundi Evian Championship in France, Brooke Henderson really has a run of tournaments that could further embellish her place in the LPGA history books.
From the French Alps around beautiful Lake Geneva, she has crossed the English Channel and made her way up to SW Scotland in Ayrshire where she begins a fortnight of links golf beginning at Dundonald Links for the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open, their national championship.
After a 2 year COVID hiatus American Ryann O'Toole returns as the defending champion. A very strong field with 8 of the top 10 in play.
Following that she travels across country to the south east coast for the AIG Women's Open being held for the first time at Muirfield.
After flying home to Smith''s Falls for 2 weeks of rest, recovery and practice the Ottawa Hunt Club will be packed for the CP Women's Open an hour away in Ottawa.
Four national championships, including 2 majors in a row, and she's already won one of them.
After her opening 64's last week I had to admire the way Brooke overcame a really scrappy start to her final round with that bogey on her first and the double (4 putt) bogey at 6 wiped out her 2 shot lead.
Her birdies at 14 and 15 got her right back in it with a major credit to her sister/caddy Brittany who she said " was really key in that, reminding me to relax and just hit good shots, just hit fairways and greens, just keep it simple"
Best of all for the final coup degras, after a poor drive on 18, she ended up with a great wedge then the winning 10 footer which has filled her with confidence.
The greens at Dundonald and Muirfield for that matter traditionally run slower than most parkland courses the LPGA plays on, around 10 on the stimp meter which I think will further assist Brooke.
WEATHER: After an unprecedented heat wave in Scotland that sent temperatures as high as 40*c there is a lot of rain in this week's forecast for Ayrshire, and a decent breeze 12-15mph on the weekend.
So the stage is set, we'll how the rain and wind and links affects the great run that Brooke is on. It really seems to be her time to shine...
Bryan Angus
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