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When Brooke Henderson played her first LPGA Tour event at age 14, she marveled at Lydia Ko winning the Canadian Women's Open at 15. Four years later, Henderson beat the top-ranked golfer in the world to win her first major championship.
Henderson's victory over the weekend at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship marked a major milestone in her 18-month climb up the world rankings since turning pro. After being well over 200, she's now No. 2 at age 18, a Canadian hero in the vein of 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir, and could soon become one of the faces of the sport.