Henderson wins second event of season

Ontario’s Brooke Henderson won the weather-delayed New Zealand Women’s Open on Monday, finishing off a 3-under 69 for a fivestroke victory.

The 20-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., led by four shots after six holes when the final round was suspended Sunday after a day of heavy rain, high wind and threatened lightning strikes. She returned Monday morning to the Windross Farm course east of Auckland, N.Z., and easily held off China’s Jing Yan for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and fifth overall.

Henderson finished at 17-under 271. She also won the Meijer LPGA Classic in June in Michigan.

New Zealand star Lydia Ko closed with a 75 to tie for 22nd at 5 under.

Hamilton’s Alena Sharp tied for 13th at 7 under.

Meanwhile, the Americans won the Presidents Cup for the seventh straight time, and this one was no contest.

With most of the work already done, a dominant U.S. team needed only one point from the 12 singles matches Sunday in Jersey City, N.J. Kevin Chappell halved the first match with Marc Leishman, and victory was assured when Daniel Berger went 3 up with three to play against Si Woo Kim in the fourth match. Berger wound up winning his match.

The last point came from Phil Mickelson, a 47-year-old on an American team that featured six players in their 20s. Mickelson has played in every Presidents Cup since it began in 1994. This was his 23rd straight team in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup. In his 100th career match, he beat Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., 2 and 1.

The final score was 19-11. The Americans have a 10-1-1 record in the Presidents Cup. The only loss was at Royal Melbourne in 1998.

The event returns to Australia in two years.