{"id":434875,"date":"2026-01-24T17:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/434875\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:34:11","slug":"brooke-henderson-to-temporarily-split-with-long-time-caddie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/434875\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooke Henderson To Temporarily Split With Long-Time Caddie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooke Henderson will spend the majority of the 2026 season with a new caddie.<\/p>\n

Since 2015, Henderson\u2019s full-time caddie has been older sister Brittany. However, per Sportsnet\u2019s Adam Stanley<\/a>, that working relationship will be paused for most of 2026 as Brittany and her husband, Zach Sepanik, are expecting their first baby in June.<\/p>\n

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Before stepping away from her role, the siblings will work together for one more event, the season opener, the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, while there is a chance she will be back towards the end of the season.<\/p>\n

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Brittany told Sportsnet: \u201cI\u2019m keeping that in the back of my mind as a hopeful possibility. There are a lot of variables, of course, so I couldn\u2019t make any promises right now. I hope to get back to it eventually, I\u2019m just not sure when that will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooke added: \u201cBritt and I have worked so well together for the past 10 seasons – and she is my best friend. We travel together all the time, so this is going to be a big change but I\u2019m looking forward to the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Brittany\u2019s absence, Brooke will turn to veteran caddie John Killeen, who has previously worked on the LPGA Tour with players including Betsy King, Meg Mallon, Juli Inkster, Patty Sheehan and Lizette Salas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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John Killeen will caddie for Brooke Henderson in Brittany’s absence<\/p>\n

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Even with that experience, Killeen has some big shoes to fill. Brittany began caddying for Brooke in 2015, the year she claimed the first of her 14 LPGA Tour wins. Those successes included two Major titles, the 2016 KPMG Women\u2019s PGA Championship and the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship.<\/p>\n

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The pair\u2019s most recent title came in 2025 at the CPKC Women\u2019s Open, where Brooke beat Minjee Lee<\/a> by one.<\/p>\n

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Britanny caddied for Brooke in her most recent win, the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open <\/p>\n

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She will be hoping the pair\u2019s final tournament together before the temporary split leads to another victory, with Brooke looking for her second title in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, having won it in 2023 when she beat Maja Stark and Charley Hull by four<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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