BETHESDA, Maryland – There’s something about pulling into a past champion’s parking space at Congressional Country Club that gets the day off right. Brooke Henderson is again reminded of that life-changing day at Sahalee – when she took down World No. 1 Lydia Ko in a playoff – as she arrives at her locker, stamped with “past champion.”
Henderson’s lone major victory came six years ago at the KPMG Women’s PGA, and she comes into this year’s championship on the strength of a recent triumph at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
“Every time I come back to this event,” she said, “I’m just trying to recreate what I did then and hopefully get off to a fast start on Thursday.”
