Canada's Brooke Henderson back in contention in Portland Classic in bid to end long victory drought
Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., won the first of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in 2015 by eight strokes at Columbia Edgewater at age 17, and successfully defended the following year. Now 27, she's winless since January 2023 and has dipped to 52nd in the world.
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