Driven to succeed

From an upstart winner at age 14 to an experienced hand today, 26-year-old Rolex Testimonee and Canadian pro-golfer Brooke Henderson remains determined to prove herself on the field.

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At the age of 17, Brooke Henderson made headlines, when she won the LPGA’s Cambia Portland Classic. The next year, she exceeded that achievement and won a major at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Her meteoric rise did not surprise keen followers of the sport. After all, Canada’s best golfer had always been a precocious talent.

In 2012, when she was just 14 years old, Brooke became the youngest player ever to win a professional golf event, with a victory on the Canadian Women’s Tour. The 13-time LPGA Tour winner won her second major at The Amundi Evian Championship in 2022.

Part of that comes down to her mental fortitude. “I feel like my game is well suited for major championships as they test you as a player both physically and mentally,” Brooke says in an exclusive interview with Rolex.