The LPGA Tour has landed in Canada this week for the highly anticipated CPKC Women's Open at Earl Grey Country Club in Calgary. All eyes will be on hometown hero Brooke Henderson as she aims to capture her next career title on Canadian soil.
Henderson, now 26, won this very tournament back in 2018 in a thrilling playoff victory. While she has represented Canada with distinction on the Olympic stage and been a model of consistency in 2024, a win has still eluded her. Through 16 starts she has racked up an impressive six top-10 finishes without finding her way back to the winner's circle.
LPGA golfer Brooke Henderson sizes up a putt on the 17th green in the 2024 CPKC Women's Open at the Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary on Thursday/ Calgary Herald
Though world number one Nelly Korda is opting to sit this week out, defending champion Megan Khang is back to defend her title. Khang pulled off an incredible playoff victory over former number one Jin Young Ko last year in Regina to notch her first LPGA tour win.
As the top-ranked Canadian, Henderson will shoulder the hopes of a nation as she looks to break through this week. She'll have stiff competition from the likes of World No. 2 Lilia Vu, who leads a strong international field.
All the top players will be searching for one last strong result before heading into the Olympic break in Paris.
With a lucrative $390,000 prize awaiting the winner, the stakes will be high under the sunny Calgary skies. Fans can also look forward to meaningful finishes lower down the leaderboard, as any player making the cut is ensured to take home a minimum of $5,299.
WIN: $390,000
2: $241,925
3: $175,499
4: $135,762
5: $109,274
6: $89,405
7: $74,836
8: $65,565
9: $58,942
10: $53,643
11: $49,668
12: $46,357
13: $43,443
14: $40,795
15: $38,410
16: $36,291
17: $34,438
18: $32,848
19: $31,524
20: $30,463
21: $29,405
22: $28,344
23: $27,286
24: $26,225
25: $25,299
26: $24,372
27: $23,443
28: $22,517
29: $21,590
30: $20,795
31: $20,000
32: $19,205
33: $18,410
34: $17,615
35: $16,955
36: $16,291
37: $15,630
38: $14,967
39: $14,304
40: $13,775
41: $13,246
42: $12,717
43: $12,185
44: $11,656
45: $11,258
46: $10,861
47: $10,463
48: $10,066
49: $9,668
50: $9,271
51: $9,008
52: $8,742
53: $8,476
54: $8,213
55: $7,947
56: $7,681
57: $7,418
58: $7,152
59: $6,889
60: $6,623
61: $6,491
62: $6,357
63: $6,225
64: $6,094
65: $5,959
66: $5,828
67: $5,696
68: $5,562
69: $5,430
70: $5,299
After the CPKC Women's Open wraps up Sunday evening, the LPGA swing will resume in Portland next week, and then across the pond for the Olympics. After that is Women’s Scottish Open, AIG Women’s Open before a month-long stretch culminating in the Solheim Cup matches stateside in Virginia.
As always, Henderson and the hometown fans will provide ample drama and excitement at Earl Grey Country Club this week in the tour's lone Canadian stop of the season.