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Brooke Henderson was fortunate.

She grew up playing every day at Smiths Falls Golf & Country Club without needing the help of the Kevin Haime initiative that has led to the purchase of 630 memberships for kids in the Ottawa area over the last 11 years.

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Now a rising star on the LPGA Tour, Henderson is more than happy to lend her assistance to the program. She and her sister/caddy Brittany were at Eagle Creek on Tuesday to give a clinic to 150 juniors during a Kids to the Course Classic that raises money for kids who dream of being the next Brooke Henderson.

Afterwards, Henderson posed for photos and signed autographs for those donating to the cause.

“Kevin Haime does such an amazing job with this event,” Henderson said of the one day tournament, which is presented by Ping. “Getting kids to the course, and having Ping being such a big supporter of it as well is really amazing. So we’re just happy to be here, supporting and hopefully some of the kids that were out at the clinic today decide to keep going in golf and see what their future brings.”