(Reuters) - Teenage prodigy Brooke Henderson will be able to compete full-time on the LPGA Tour with immediate effect, and on home soil this week, after her petition for membership was approved by the LPGA on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old Canadian is one of the game's most exciting prospects and on Sunday she became only the third player ever to win an LPGA event before her 18th birthday.
Henderson, who turns 18 on Sept. 10, stormed to victory by a staggering eight shots at the Cambia Portland Classic in Oregon, a closing three-under 69 giving her largest winning margin on the circuit this season.