Henderson to play in British Open

Brooke Henderson has been granted a special invitation to play in the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Turnberry, Scotland, on July 30-Aug. 2. The announcement was made Wednesday. The 17-year-old golf star from Smiths Falls is not an LPGA Tour member and has already received the maximum six sponsor invitations per year for that U.S.-based circuit. However, the Women’s British Open does not count against that number. “I am so excited to play in my first Ricoh Women’s British Open and I am very grateful to the championship committee for granting me this opportunity,” Henderson said in a statement. “I played in the 2012 Ladies British Amateur at Carnoustie and I absolutely loved visiting Scotland, so I am super excited to be heading back there again.” The Women’s British Open is organized by Ricoh, its title sponsor, the Ladies’ Golf Union of Britain and IMG.