Brooke Henderson headlines a stacked field of golfers at this week鈥檚 CPKC Women鈥檚 Open.

Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., has won four times in the Pacific Northwest and is eager to play in Vancouver for the first time at the professional level.

Recently crowned world No. 1 Lillia Vu will be back in action after taking two weeks off following her win at the AIG Women鈥檚 Open.

South Africa鈥檚 Paula Reto returns to the Canadian national championship to defend her title.

Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont., is the other full-time Canadian LPGA Tour player in the field.

A total of 15 Canadians will tee it up at the national women鈥檚 championship.

Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club is finally hosting the event after it was originally scheduled at the Vancouver course for 2020.

The only LPGA Tour tournament in Canada was cancelled that year and in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year鈥檚 edition was held at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.

An air quality advisory in metro Vancouver鈥檚 southwest region was cancelled early in the morning with further improvement expected overnight. Smoky conditions from ongoing wildfires in British Columbia鈥檚 interior had made the air quality advisory necessary.

The European team for the upcoming Solheim Cup was finalized on Tuesday, with six captain鈥檚 picks announced. The best-on-best international tournament sees a team of Europeans play a team of Americans, much like the Ryder Cup in men鈥檚 golf.

The CPKC Women鈥檚 Open serving as the last qualifying event for the U.S. team. Vu is eager to see who will join her on the American squad when the captain鈥檚 selections are announced Monday.

鈥淚t gets me really excited because I know all the girls and know how good they are,鈥� said Vu, who was an automatic selection based on her world ranking. 鈥淚t makes me excited that we get to go compete for our country with such a strong team.鈥�

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