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Leigh Henderson
 Leigh Henderson
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.

High School:
Webb School

Height:
5-6

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned five varsity letters at Webb School of Knoxville, where she was named Player of the Year by the Knoxville News Sentinel her senior year...Also named to the News Sentinel's first team in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Was a team captain for three years...Tied for third in the Division II Class AA state golf tournament in 2008...Named All-State each year from 2004-08.

AMATEUR: Advanced to the match play championship flight at the 2009 Tennessee Amateur Championships this past summer after tying for 22nd in the qualifying round...Competed in numerous AJGA events over her junior career...Placed fifth at the 2007 Natural Resource Partner Junior tournament...Qualified and competed in the 2007 and 2008 U.S. Girls Junior Championships.

PERSONAL: Is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Highest ambition is to play in the U.S. Amateur Championships...Biggest golf thrill was playing in the Ruth Eller Cup on the Tennessee team versus the Canadian squad...Lists competing in the USGA Girls Junior Tournament as her biggest thrill in golf...Leigh Porter Henderson, daughter of Woody and Elizabeth Henderson, was born Nov. 21, 1990, in Knoxville, Tenn.