Canada’s Brooke Henderson has won The Amundi Evian Championship for the first time to capture her second Major title in a thrilling contest at The Evian Resort.
Henderson was rewarded for her precision, accuracy and resilience on the spectacular Champions Course, with the overnight leader clinching victory with a final-round 71 for a 17-under par total and a one-shot victory.
Henderson, who is sponsored by Rolex, made history as she became the first LPGA player to begin any Major with successive rounds of 64. The 24-year-old assumed the overnight lead on Friday and pulled clear with a hat-trick of birdies. After a third round 68 and a two-shot lead heading into the final round, the 12-time winner on the LPGA delivered an impressive performance in the hot conditions.
This win elevates the Canadian into an exclusive group of Rolex Testimonees to have won the Amundi Evian Championship, namely Annika Sörenstam (2000, 2002), Lydia Ko (2015) and Anna Nordqvist (2017). With her win, Henderson earns 60 points in the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award standings and becomes eligible to win the award at the end of the season.
Henderson said: “It’s extremely special to have this win so close to the Rolex headquarters. Being a Rolex ambassador is one of the proudest things that I have in my career, and so to get to win so close to their home and get my second Major championship, I feel like it’s just the start of my career, so hopefully I can just keep winning events and keep getting better.”
Rolex has been the Official Timekeeper at The Amundi Evian Championship since 2000 as part of a broad and enduring commitment to women’s golf that dates back to 1980 when it became a partner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). The brand continues to support champion players, amateur events and professional tours, along with all five Majors.
