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LPGA Tour: Brooke Henderson earns 11th title with play-off victory at Shoprite LPGA Classic

Henderson's victory over Lindsey Weaver-Wright is her first title since prevailing at the LA Open in April 2021; England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff ended the week in third spot after a final-round 67 in New Jersey

Sunday 12 June 2022 22:17, UK

Brooke M. Henderson, of Canada, kisses the trophy after winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Galloway, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Image: Brooke Henderson celebrated an impressive victory at the Shoprite LPGA Classic

Brooke Henderson secured her 11th LPGA Tour title after ending her 14-month winless run with a dramatic play-off victory at the Shoprite LPGA Classic.

The Canadian posted a seven-under 64 on the final day in New Jersey to join Lindsey Weaver-Wright on 12 under, before beating the American with a brilliant eagle at the first extra play-off hole.

Weaver-Wright reached the green in three on the par-five hole and missed her birdie putt, as Henderson hit a dramatic second shot to within six feet at the flag to set up a winning eagle.

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"With playoffs, you really only have one opportunity so I just tried to go out and hit really solid shots," Henderson said afterwards. "So to walk up that fairway and see that I only had a pretty short (putt) was a big relief. Just needing two putts to win was also really clutch."

Henderson had mixed five birdies with an eagle on the par-five ninth during a bogey-free final round, while Weaver-Wright birdied four of her last six holes to close out a blemish-free 65.

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Brooke M. Henderson, of Canada, watches her shot off the first tee during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Galloway, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Image: Henderson charged up the leaderboad during a thrilling final round

England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff eagled the par-five last to finish in solo third on 11 under, having also had four birdies and two bogeys during a four-under 67.

"I'm building some really good momentum going into the rest of the season," Ewart Shadoff said. "Had a really good event at match play. I think it was a really good experience, and it's just showed coming out this week I worked on a couple of things."

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Jodi Ewart Shadoff, of England, reacts after making a putt on the third green during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Galloway, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Image: Jodi Ewart Shadoff ended the week on 11 under after eagling the par-five 18th

Lydia Ko of New Zealand and Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland both shots 67s and finished tied for fourth at 10 under, with Brittany Lincicome - who is six months pregnant - Marina Alex and Japan's Nasa Hataoka.

"Yeah, 12 weeks to go," Lincicome said. "Everyone was like, you should just shut it down. I haven't been playing, which they were right. I haven't been playing well. But to go and sit at home and not play, I felt like time was going to go by slower."

Defending champion Celine Boutier signed off her title defence with an eight-under 63, while world No 1 Ko Jin-young finished seven strokes back in tied-17th following a final-round 70.