Brooke Henderson successfully defended her Lotte Championship title on Saturday to tie compatriot Sandra Post's record with 8 wins by a Canadian on the LPGA tour.

LOTTE Championship: Brooke Hendersen's victory

Brooke Henderson at the Evian Championship 2017 - © Rolex / Matthew Lewis

Brook Henderson at 21, signs his eighth LPGA title with a 70 (-2) at Ko Olina Golf Club and four strokes ahead of Eun-Hee Ji. “When I was younger it was just a goal. 'to be on the LPGA tour, to win my first event ”said Brooke Henderson. “And when that happened and I won my first Major the following year, things started to fall into place. I knew the record was eight. I just kept getting closer to him for the past three years, which was really exciting. "

“And then I think from last year, I saw that it was within my reach if I had two good seasons. Last year put me in a great position, and coming back this year I thought about this every week. I'm really glad I finally did. I can't wait to get past him now. "

George Knudson and Mike Weir share the Canadian record on the PGA Tour, also winning eight wins each.

"It's really amazing to be mentioned in the same sentence as Mike Weir, George and Sandra," said Brooke Henderson. “This week was really special. I love coming to Hawaii. Last year has been an amazing week for me to be able to hoist this trophy for the first time. Coming back I knew I knew the golf course very well and I have so many fond memories on every hole which is a great feeling. "

Nelly Korda, tied with Brooke Henderson at the start of the third round, finished with a quadruple bugy 8 for a 77 that left him seven shots behind at 9 under par. She found the water twice on the 18. The 20-year-old American also made a double bogey on the 7 a par-4.

"Rather bad"said Korda. “I mean, it was a tough day, but I ended up really badly and I'm very disappointed. … It was an unfortunate last round, but I can't do anything about it. "

Brooke Henderson bounced off a bogey on the par-5 first with birdies on the 3 (par-4) and 5 (par-5), the par-4 on the 11 and finished with seven par 'edged to finish at 272 (-16).

“Coming today tied for the top of the table, with so many incredible players tied with me or just behind, that was… I knew it would be a tough job with a wind blowing as hard as it was. was "said Henderson. “It was really, really difficult. "

Ji started with innings of 64 and 65 to lead the second round, then finished with 74-73.

"I played very well the first two rounds and I did not play well the last two", said the South Korean player. “The first two heats weren't very windy, but the last two were very windy. Playing differently from the first two rounds so it's a bit difficult. "

Ariya Jutanugarn (73) and Minjee Lee (74), winner in 2016, are tied for third at 11 under par.

"Obviously the wind was quite strong today," commented Lee. "Probably the windiest of the week. "