SINGAPORE — Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson has already grown accustomed to defying the odds in her short yet successful LPGA career but when she takes out the driver to smash one down the fairway, it also looks like she is defying physics.
Last year, Henderson made her LPGA breakthrough when she stormed to victory by eight shots at the Cambia Portland Classic after coming through Monday qualifiers, the victory earning the decorated junior a deserved full tour membership.
The 18-year-old stood out as an amateur and has the game to regularly challenge for honors in the professional ranks but in order to give herself the best possible chance of victory, Henderson has opted to use the longest permissible driver.