Brooke Henderson Wins the Cambia Portland Classic by 4

18 Year Old Brooke Henderson - Back to Back Winner in Portland

Defending champion Brooke Henderson worked her way to a four-stroke victory at the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic. 

The 18 year old second-ranked golfer shot a 14-under 274 with a 71 pulling away from the entire field. Said Henderson, "To repeat and try to defend a championship for the first time and be able to do it is, I think, a really big deal . . . third win on the LPGA Tour is really cool."

Henderson became the first back-to-back winner at Portland since Annika Sorenstam won consecutive tournaments in 2002 and 2003. She is the first wire-to-wire winner at Portland since the tournament went to a 72-hole event in 2013.

It was Henderson's third career win, all coming in the Northwest. Aside from her two Portland victories, Henderson won the women's PGA Championship at Sahalee in Sammamish, Washington, three weeks ago.

Concluded Henderson, "Getting the major championship win just a couple weeks ago in Washington and knowing that I can win a major championship was definitely a huge momentum changer and confidence booster.

And then coming off a win here, I think it's really is going to give me a lot of confidence. I know U.S. Open -- it takes a lot of skill, patience and I'm really excited for it."

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