Henderson hopes to keep strong start going in Singapore

TSN Senior Reporter

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If you’ve ever wondered how to pass the time on an 18-hour flight, Brooke Henderson has offered up this plan. She endured the marathon plane ride this week getting to Singapore for the HSBC Women’s World Championship where the LPGA Tour returns to action after a month-long hiatus.

“That was the longest non-stop flight I'd ever been on,” said Henderson at a press conference on Tuesday. “So, it was pretty amazing.”

The trip also marks the Canadian’s return to the Asian swing, which she passed up last year due to the uncertainty with COVID. She praised Singapore for strong protocols and the LPGA Tour’s measures to protect the players from catching the virus.

Two years ago, the three events held in Singapore, Thailand and China were cancelled. They returned to the schedule last year but many North American-based players elected to take a pass.

“I think just a little bit more comfortable this year,” Henderson stated on her reason for returning. “At the start of the pandemic, no one really knew how it was going to go. And last year I was still feeling my way through what events I wanted to play and how far I wanted to travel from home.”

So far this season, her play close to home has been strong. In three events near her Naples, Fla., residence, Henderson finished tied for second, tied for sixth and tied for 11th. That’s buoyed her confidence, especially on the greens where she is notoriously streaky.

Her putting stats in her three starts have her ranked third in putts per green in regulation and 38th in overall putting average. Last year in those two categories, she finished 60th and