Somewhere in the sky, Danielle Downey is smiling. The great golf town of Rochester, N.Y., will host the inaugural Toyota Danielle Downey Classic this week on Downey’s hometown track, Brook-Lea Country Club. And, because Downey and some of the world’s finest women’s golf supporters deserve a good show, it only makes sense that hotshot Canadian Brooke Henderson joined the field.
“(Danielle) loved a player who was not only good, but carried herself like she was good too,” said Downey’s good pal, Meredith Duncan. “From what I’ve seen, Brooke not only plays, but walks with confidence like she’s going to win every time.