Brooke Henderson is trading superstitions for a calm approach on the LPGA Tour. The Canadian star revealed why her personality no longer fits the rigid routines she once followed on the ice.

Henderson looks to build on her 14 professional wins this week at the JM Eagle LA Championship. When asked about her pre-round routine and superstitions, Henderson confessed she's tried to change.

"I try not to be superstitious. I grew up playing as a hockey goalie where I had a lot of superstitions," Brooke Henderson said during the Arpil 15 presser.

"So I tried to grow out of that as best I couldand try to be pretty calm and going with the flow as much as I can. My personality doesn't fit that very much, but just trying to be calm,” she added.

Henderson was a goaltender for the Smiths Falls Cubs for six seasons. After transitiong to golf she's found immense success. Henderson holds the record for most victories by any Canadian on major professional tours.

Currently ranked 22 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, she looks forward to adding to her trophy tally at the El Caballero Country Club.

Golfers and Superstitions

From tees to outfits, balls to coins, golfers have done it all to have a psychological advantage.

Tiger Woods dominated the sport wearing his famous red shirt in the final rounds. Similarly, the 2010 U.S. Women's Open winner, Paula Creamer’s final-round dress code has always been her signature pink shirt.

Tom Weiskopf and Jack Nicklaus, two greats of the game, believed in the number 3. Both kept three coins in their pockets, with Weiskopf keeping three tees as well, whenever they played. 

4-time major winner, Ernie Els believed that every ball was capable of only one birdie. Thus when a ball had hit birdie, Els would switch it with a newer one. On the other hand, 2-time Masters champion, Ben Crenshaw did not use balls that were numbered higher than four.

And while Brooke Henderson has tried to leave all of it behind, there's one thing she still avioids. "I do try to have an omelet every morning before I compete,” Henderson concluded.

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Written by

Avishek Sarkar

Edited by

Sagnik Bagchi