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Brooke Henderson ditches the glasses for 2025, looks to end LPGA victory drought at TOC

Brooke Henderson ditches the glasses for 2025, looks to end LPGA victory drought at TOC

USA Today29-01-2025

Brooke Henderson ditches the glasses for 2025, looks to end LPGA victory drought at TOC
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ORLANDO, Fla. — If something looks different about Brooke Henderson this week, it's probably the glasses. She's not wearing them anymore. The Canadian star had surgery in September to be able to wear contacts, and she's wearing them this week at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. It marks her first time playing without glasses since August 2023.
Henderson has long struggled with her eyesight, noting last year she's "never really been able to see the ball land or certain things since the start of my career." She has been a feel player since the beginning and relied heavily on her sister/caddie Brittany for even basic things like spotting the ball.
She could see better with the glasses, but found that they always seemed to be in the way,
"Like looking down the line and even on long shots I could always see the frame a little bit," said Henderson, "which was a little bit annoying. And I think it might have even changed my swing a little bit, unfortunately.
"Now with them off, I feel much more free. I feel like maybe not right away, but I think over time it'll definitely be better than wearing glasses."
Henderson, who joins Lydia Ko as the only past champions in the field this week, hasn't won on the LPGA since she triumphed at the 2023 TOC. Her 13 LPGA titles makes her the winningest Canadian – male or female.
"I think the main thing for me is trying to get off to little bit quicker starts Thursday, Friday to allow myself a better opportunity to be in the final groups on the weekend," said Henderson.
"I think that's – the main goal is to be in the final groups, lower the scoring average a little bit, and see if the wins will come."
When asked how she could go about reaching those goals, Henderson said that's exactly what her team has been trying to figure out.
"For me, when the putter is rolling well I'm usually in the mix," said Henderson, "so that's definitely been a focus point throughout any entire career and just trying to fine tune, get better."
And the contacts, she said, already seem to be helping.

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