By Keely Levins

Thanks to a weather delay, Brooke Henderson found herself in the unusual position of sleeping on the lead at the McKayson New Zealand Women’s Open … on a Sunday night.

Come mid-day Monday, she was still in first, and holding the winner’s trophy. After rounds of 65, 70, 67 and 69 at Windross Farm G.C., the 20-year-old Canadian won by five strokes over Jing Yan of China and, in the process, became the only LPGA player to win multiple times in both the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In June she won the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give.

When play was postponed after three weather delays on Sunday, Henderson had finished six holes and had birdied three of them. It was an impressive feat, given the severity of the rain and wind, which had players taking to social media to express their frustration with the tour for not calling play sooner. One of those players was Belen Mozo, who had been leading the tournament going into the final round. In a video of her group playing in the fourth round before play was halted, she can be heard saying the players are “like sheep,” that they have no say in what happens, as the wind sends umbrellas flying around her.

By the time the final round finished on Monday, the weather had not completely let up. The rain was still coming down hard when Henderson accepted her trophy.

Mozo, who was playing for her first win on the LPGA, shot a final-round 78 to finishT-5.

Of note, Cheyenne Woods, Tiger Wood’s niece, had her best finish of the season finishing T-8.

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And now in September, Thompson revealed via her Instagram that her grandmother has passed away.

I will miss your goodluck/LOL (lots of love) texts before or after my rounds , doing your nails, or just sitting outside on the patio in the fresh air with you. The lord has taken you to a better place with hopefully the most beautiful garden because I know that’s what you loved. How I saw you yesterday will not be how I remember you I will always remember your beautiful spirit, your laugh and smile . I know you’ll always be watching over us with your true love R.I.P Nana Everybody I’m very sorry but this has been a very hard year emotionally for me and I’m going to step away from social media for a bit. I appreciate all the support from all of you, if anything my management team will upload stuff. But for me it’s time to focus on my family and nothing else. Thank you

A post shared by Lexi Thompson (@lexi) on Sep 22, 2017 at 4:45am PDT

Thompson’s announced break from social media is certainly understandable; if anyone deserves some down time from the social spotlight, it’s her. We wish her and her family the best as they go through this difficult time.

Thompson, currently ranked No. 3 in the Rolex world rankings, was already not intending to play in the next LPGA event, the McKayson New Zealand Women’s Open in Auckland starting Sept. 28.

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