Brooke Henderson wins Junior and Juvenile titles at Canadian Junior Girls Championship

Calgary, AB (August 3, 2012) – Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont. has won the 2012 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship at River Spirit Golf Club in Calgary, Alta.

Henderson, 14, led by six shots going into the final round of competition, and with a 1-under par 71 on the day thanks to four birdies and three bogeys, she won by four shots over Brogan McKinnon, 17, of Mississauga, Ont. With under-par rounds throughout the tournament, Henderson ended up at 13-under par 275.

“I’m really happy I was able to shoot four rounds under par and I come away with the win, it’s awesome. It was just a great week, a great course, and it was just a lot of fun,” said Henderson.

With a 3-under par 69 on the day, McKinnon made a charge for top spot, but in the end she finished in second place at 9-under par 275.

“I was trying to make [my lead] even bigger but Brogan wouldn’t let me,” said Henderson. “A couple of times today she was really close and I kept trying to make more putts but she was right on my tail.”

In third place, Henderson’s Team Canada teammate Jisoo Keel, 16, of Coquitlam, B.C. finished at 1-over par 289, while fellow Team Canada member Taylor Kim, 17, of Surrey, B.C. ended up in fourth position at 4-over par 292.

Earlier in the week, Henderson was part of the winning Inter-provincial Division Team as a member of Team Ontario. Due to her age, she also wins Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Juvenile Division (17 years and under) title. Keel came in second in the that division, while Naomi Ko, 14, of Victoria, B.C. finished in third at 16-over par 304.

In June of this year, Henderson became the youngest known golfer to win a professional golf event at the Quebec stop of the CN Canadian Women’s Tour, and later this year she will compete at the CN Canadian Women’s Open at Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, B.C.

“I’m really looking forward to playing with professionals and to see how I end up. Maybe, hopefully, I’ll make the cut,” said Henderson of her upcoming CN Canadian Women’s Open experience.

With this Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship win, Henderson earns an exemption into to the 2013 Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, as well as each of the 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Tour events.

The following are final round results from the 2012 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Friday, August 3, 2012:

Individual Stroke Play Results

1. Brooke Henderson, Smiths Falls, ON, 68-67-69-71-275 -13
2. Brogan McKinnon, Mississauga, ON, 69-67-74-69-279 -9
3. Jisoo Keel, Coquitlam, BC, 72-70-73-74-289 +1
4. Taylor Kim, Surrey, BC, 71-72-72-77-292 +4
5. Jennifer Ha, Calgary, AB, 73-74-75-72-294 +6
6. Vivian Tsui, Markham, ON, 74-74-73-75-296 +8
7. Anica Yoo, Coquitlam, BC, 72-73-81-71-297 +9
8. Katlyn Elliott, Peterborough, ON, 75-74-73-76-298 +10
9. Brooklyn Kraakman, Deroche, BC, 76-71-77-75-299 +11
10. Katherine Gravel-Coursol, Mirabel, QC, 73-81-75-74-303 +15
11. Stephanie Wong, Richmond, BC, 74-79-75-76-304 +16
11. Naomi Ko, Victoria, BC, 76-77-74-77-304 +16
13. Madison Kapchinsky, Kelowna, BC, 72-78-77-78-305 +17
14. Christie Lin, Calgary, AB, 78-76-79-73-306 +18
14. Alix Kong, West Vancouver, BC, 75-83-73-75-306 +18
14. Anna (Younjin) Kim, Toronto, ON, 74-76-75-81-306 +18
14. Sabrine Garrison, Calgary, AB, 78-73-74-81-306 +18
18. Jenna Roadley, Winnipeg, MB, 77-79-75-76-307 +19
18. Grace Chung, Richmond Hill, ON, 79-75-74-79-307 +19
18. Jaclyn Lee, Calgary, AB, 84-72-72-79-307 +19
21. Kathy Hyunchae Lim, Langley, BC, 75-83-73-77-308 +20
22. Keanna Mason, Maple Ridge, BC, 77-82-71-79-309 +21
23. Valérie Tanguay, St-Hyacinthe, QC, 72-81-78-79-310 +22
24. Michelle Kim, Surrey, BC, 76-78-79-78-311 +23
24. Annie Lacombe, Laval, QC, 81-73-77-80-311 +23
24. Jenna Hague, Burlington, ON, 75-75-76-85-311 +23
27. Madison Easterbrook, Burlington, ON, 77-77-80-78-312 +24
27. Courtney Tolton, Mitchell, ON, 79-72-82-79-312 +24
29. Kylie Jack, Westbank, BC, 82-71-77-83-313 +25
30. Meghan McDougall, Markham, ON, 80-75-79-80-314 +26
30. Rachel Pollock, Guelph, ON, 72-82-82-78-314 +26
30. Annie Yang, Delta, BC, 74-79-76-85-314 +26
33. Emily Nicol, Kelowna, BC, 83-77-73-83-316 +28
33. Rachel Shi, Vancouver, BC, 78-78-77-83-316 +28
35. Sophie Kitchen, Collingwood, ON, 78-74-81-84-317 +29
36. Sydney MacDonald, Calgary, AB, 78-73-83-84-318 +30
36. Stephanie Tucker, Orangeville, ON, 75-79-78-86-318 +30
38. Winnie Hyun, Langley, BC, 80-80-82-77-319 +31
39. Annika Haynes, Oakville, ON, 83-78-80-80-321 +33
40. Annie Songeun Lee, Surrey, BC, 75-80-79-88-322 +34
40. Claire Hernandez, Palgrave, ON, 77-80-79-86-322 +34
40. Bernadette Little, Pictou County, NS, 81-80-77-84-322 +34
40. Valentina Trillo, Port Moody, BC, 77-87-83-75-322 +34
44. Ella Williams, Calgary, AB, 78-80-77-88-323 +35
44. Grace Howie, Ottawa, ON, 81-78-78-86-323 +35
44. Janet Zhang, Richmond, BC, 82-81-76-84-323 +35
44. Samantha Spencer, Georgetown, ON, 85-78-78-82-323 +35
44. Casey MacNeil, Massey, ON, 80-85-76-82-323 +35
49. Karyn Lee Ping, Brampton, ON, 79-79-84-82-324 +36
49. Jessica Claggett, Kelowna, BC, 76-82-85-81-324 +36
49. Morgan Matchett, Miramichi, NB, 77-81-85-81-324 +36
52. Devon Spriddle, Lethbridge, AB, 81-80-81-83-325 +37
52. Emily Romkey, Fall River, NS, 81-80-82-82-325 +37
52. Julia Henderson, New Glasgow, NS, 82-84-79-80-325 +37
55. Jenelle Kraakman, Deroche, BC, 84-80-83-80-327 +39
56. Marie Donnici, Vancouver, BC, 77-84-84-83-328 +40
56. Marie-France Finn, Memramcook, NB, 84-80-81-83-328 +40
58. Cadence Hellmann, Shelburne, ON, 85-81-82-83-331 +43
58. Breanne Fredette, Winnipeg, MB, 81-84-86-80-331 +43
60. Gina Kowalchuk, Lethbridge, AB, 78-82-84-88-332 +44
60. Kat Kennedy, Okotoks, AB, 78-82-85-87-332 +44
60. Sarah Browning, Midhurst, ON, 82-81-83-86-332 +44
63. Grace St-Germain, Orleans, ON, 78-82-82-91-333 +45
63. Gloria Usu Choi, Langley, BC, 75-91-83-84-333 +45
65. Ezzabella Melea Hernandez, Richmond, BC, 86-80-82-88-336 +48
65. Hannah Lee, Surrey, BC, 84-79-88-85-336 +48
67. Kimberly Risulmi, Lethbridge, AB, 80-81-90-86-337 +49
68. Allison Lee, Victoria, BC, 83-81-91-86-341 +53
69. Dana Todd, Winnipeg, MB, 89-76-90-89-344 +56
69. Avery Struck, Halfmoon Bay, BC, 81-82-95-86-344 +56