Golf-Canadian Henderson latest teen turning heads in women's game

By Tim Wharnsby CAMBRIDGE, Ontario, May 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Lydia Ko and American Lexi Thompson are simply known as Lydia and Lexi on the LPGA scene. Ko, 18, and Thompson, 20, both made history by winning LPGA events before their 18th birthday but that exclusive club could soon welcome a new member. Canadian Brooke Henderson, who landed a sponsor's exemption into the June 11-14 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, sure hopes so. A Henderson win this summer would not only make history and give her first-name status in women's golf, but a victory likely would allow her to gain her LPGA member's card.

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