Brooke Henderson wins CP Women’s open in Regina

Brooke Henderson has done it.

Raising her hands and letting out a wide smile, Henderson picked up her ball on the 18th green at Regina’s Wascana Country Club as champion of the 2018 CP Women’s Open.

The putt heard around 🇨🇦 #CPWO pic.twitter.com/wMi4GSyquG

— CP Women's Open (@cpwomensopen) August 26, 2018

“I dreamed of this day, but didn’t really know if it would happen,” Henderson said during the trophy presentation.

With the victory, Henderson became the first Canadian to win the national championship since Jocelyne Bourassa won the founding tournament in 1973.

CHAMPION! 🇨🇦🏆
@BrookeHenderson becomes the first Canadian to win the #CPWO since 1973. pic.twitter.com/PUMWglarSB

— CP Women's Open (@cpwomensopen) August 26, 2018

Her final score of -21 put her four strokes ahead of Angel Yin, her closest competitor on Sunday.

The crowd broke out into an impromptu O Canada. Brooke cried… So did a lot of others.

— Arielle Zerr (@arielle_zerr) August 26, 2018

Henderson entered the day at -14, two strokes ahead of Yin and Japan’s Nasa Hataoka.

It’s a lead she never gave up, thanks to a bogey-free back nine that included a stretch of four consecutive birdies from holes 12 to 15.

She even battled through rain that swept through Regina Sunday afternoon. Organizers moved tee times up to try and avoid any rain delays Sunday. The first pairings left the tee box at 7 a.m. The final pairing began the first hole at 9:01 a.m.

Celebrating Canadian champion @BrookeHenderson at the 2018 #CPWO closing ceremonies https://t.co/k078lrhBFa

— CP Women's Open (@cpwomensopen) August 26, 2018

The win moved Henderson up five spots in the world rankings, landing her at No. 2.