Another tournament—this one half a world away in Thailand—and another solid finish for Golf Town athlete Brooke Henderson.
Henderson closed the tournament with a 5-under 67 to move into a tie for 7th at the Honda LPGA Thailand, which was won by Jessica Korda with a scorching hot score of 25-under par.
Thanks Thailand for a fun week and T-7 finish! See you next year @hondalpgath 😁🇹🇭
— Brooke Henderson (@BrookeHenderson) February 26, 2018
Korda wasn’t the only one hot at the tournament in Chonburi, where temperatures soared well above 30 degrees throughout the week. Brooke and her sister, caddie Brittany, struggled with the heat throughout the tournament.
“It is really hot,” Henderson said after shooting an opening round of 67. “Brit and I were starting to pound back the water and just trying to eat as much as we can just so we stay healthy out here.”
The fine showing comes a week after Brooke missed the cut in Australia. Though the season isn’t even a month old, Henderson explained that she’s been tweaking her swing under her sister’s watchful eye.
“I’ve been working with Brit a lot just trying to get my swing back to where it was at the beginning of the year, which is only a few weeks ago,” Brooke said. “A lot of things can happen pretty quickly, but we’ve been able to get it back. Like I said, I think just feeling comfortable again knowing that I can make a lot birdies and trusting and being confident has helped.”
Brooke said that after coming home to cold Canada for the holidays, she’s been adapting to warmer weather at her home in Florida. She’s also been adapting to Bermuda grass, which isn’t found in Canada.
“Spending a lot time in Florida I’ve been able to learn all about grain and how to read putts like that,” Brooke explained. “Coming from Canada I didn’t really know much about that, but last few years I’ve definitely learned a lot.”
As for hot or cold—Brooke says she’ll take the heat after the frigid temperatures in Ontario when she was back in December.
“I did go home and it was so cold and so much snow, but it was a lot of fun,” Brooke says. “I would much rather this weather, but it’s quite hot out here.”