By: Canadian Press

DETROIT (AP) – Tony Finau sent an approach from 250 yards soaring over trees and onto the seventh green at Detroit Golf Club, going for the reward and ignoring the risk with a difficult shot.

The way he has been playing over the last week, it made a lot of sense.

Finau, coming off his third career victory on the PGA Tour, and Canadian Taylor Pendrith shared the first-round lead at 8-under 64 on Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

The pivotal shot on Finau’s 16th hole, a 560-yard par 5, set up a two-putt from 43 feet for one of his eight birdies.

“I had to get all of it to get it to the hole and hit it right in the middle of the green,” he said.

The leaderboard was filled with players who took advantage of favorable scoring conditions with morning tee times. In the afternoon, the wind picked up and the scores did as well.

Former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, Michael Thompson, Cameron Champ, Lee Hodges and Matt Wallace were two shots back.

Si Woo Kim and Kurt Kitayama, both ranked among the top 70 in the world, were in the pack at 67.

Finau, who rallied from a five-shot deficit with 11 holes left to win the 3M Open by three shots Sunday in Minnesota, opened with a birdie and had five birdies on his front nine.

After cooling off with four straight pars, Finau closed with his seventh and eighth birdies in a bogey-free round. He hit all 18 greens in regulation for the first time in 728 PGA Tour stroke-play rounds.

“Do the math, I missed 10 putts,” he said. “Obviously, 64?s a very good round, but this is a golf course where a lot of guys are going to make birdies.”

On the par-4 eighth hole, he made a 41-foot putt downhill with a slight break from right to left for another birdie and a three-shot lead.

“It was nice to just get a bonus birdie on 8 after a poor wedge shot, but that’s why we call our putter the equalizer,” Finau said.

Pendrith, a 31-year-old PGA Tour rookie, surged into a share of the lead with five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on his back nine.

Toward the end of his round, the relatively anonymous player in the world noticed the `h’ in his last name was missing on the leaderboard.

Alas, the 8 under next to his misspelled name was correct.

“That’s all that matters,” he said with a grin.

Pendrith, of Richmond Hill, Ont., is atop a leaderboard for the first time on the PGA Tour following an opening round. The Canadian did have the third-round lead by three shots last October at the Bermuda Championship before closing with a 76 and finishing a career-high fifth.

In March, he was 13th at the Players Championship and came away with a career-best $327,222 _ and a broken rib.

The injury prevented him from competing for nearly four months, leading to him being ranked No. 237. He has bounced back with ties for 11th and 13th at tournaments earlier this month.

“When I’m healthy, I can compete with the best,” Pendrith said.

Surrey, B.C., native Adam Svensson sits at 3 under, while Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., and Roger Sloan of Calgary, both finished the day at 2 under.

Fellow Canadians Nick Taylor and Mackenzie Hughes sit further down the standings at 1 under and 2 over par, respectively.

Nate Lashley, who won his first and only PGA Tour title in Detroit four years ago, shot a 68 after getting an anti-inflammatory shot in his right foot.

“I’m having surgery next week,” he said, adding he will need four to six weeks to recover.

Mark Hubbard was also four shots off the lead after a topsy-turvy round with four birdies, two bogeys and an ace on the par-3, 216-yard 11th hole.

Hubbard dropped his club and his head after hitting his tee shot.

“That’s embarrassing,” he said while the ball was in flight.

The ball landed on the front of the green and rolled toward the cup before going around it and dropping in.

“That’s probably going to end up being one of my favorite hole-in-ones,” said Hubbard, who has nine career aces.

The field includes five players in the top 20, doubling last week’s total in Minnesota, and Finau was the only one of them to fare well in the first round.

Defending FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay, ranked No. 4 in the world, and 13th-ranked Will Zalatoris both 70. Cameron Young, ranked 19th, was another shot back and 20th-ranked Max Homa had a 72.

OTTAWA (July 28, 2022) – Automatic is one way to describe Yeji Kwon’s game in the third round of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO. And even that might not do it justice.

The Port Coquitlam, B.C., native set the new tournament-low with a seven-under par 65 and broke free from a the traffic jam atop the leaderboard. For the second day in a row, Kwon eagled the par-4 1^st,, holing out from the fairway. Incredibly, her approach shot came from the exact same yardage as her attempt in Wednesday’s second round.

“I had 76 yards again. It was a little into the wind, so I held the same club as yesterday and it did the same thing, it just spun back and went in,” said Kwon.

Even her reaction was the same; I was like, “Oh my gosh!” 

With the quick start, Kwon positioned herself atop the leaderboard early in her round and didn’t let up from there. The 16-year-old hit a speedbump on hole No. 5, but was mistake-free after that, making five birdies including a tap-in on hole No. 17 to extend her lead to four strokes going into Friday’s final round.

“Tomorrow going in, I’m not going to think about it much,” said Kwon. “I feel like I’m going to think of it as a first round and play my best. It’s the last day, I just want to keep as calm as possible and focus and try to go lower tomorrow.”

If so, she better plan to save some room in her luggage for a trophy or two. Kwon also leads the Juvenile Girls division – a subdivision for girls 16 and under – by five strokes over 12-year-old, Lucy Lin.

Kwon’s 65 is the lowest round at a Canadian Junior Girls Championship since Euna Han’s opening round 64 in 2019. Han is also a native of Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Lin had back-to-back birdies on holes No. 4 & 5, then drained consecutive birdies again on holes No. 16 & 17 but made three bogeys in between. The Vancouver, B.C., native finished her round at one-under par and four-under for the tournament. She is alone in third place.

Erin Lee maintained her steady play at The Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa, Ont., this week, with another round in the red numbers. The Langley B.C., local rolled in six birdies in round three, en route to a one-under par 71. The Long Beach State University commit holds sole possession of second place and will play in the final pairing on Friday, alongside Kwon and Lin.

Alissa Xu and Lindsay McGrath rounded out the top-5, at three-under par for the tournament and still very much in contention for the national championship. Xu fired a three-under par 69 on moving day, while McGrath followed up yesterday’s 66 with a one-over par 73.

Final round tee times are scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m., with the leaders teeing off at 9:50 a.m. An awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of play. Team Ontario will be awarded the Interprovincial Team Trophy and a national champion will be crowned for the individual competition.

The winner of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship will earn an exemption into the 2023 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, as well as the 2023 U.S. Junior Girls Championship.

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MACTAQUAC, NB: A warm and breezy afternoon greeted players at the NB Men’s Senior Championship ahead of Wednesday’s third and final round. After 36 holes, very little divided players at the top of the leaderboard, with a number of competitors in contention for the Senior and Super-Senior titles.

The final two games took to the course beginning at 2:30 PM. With all players within 6 shots of the lead, Wednesday’s afternoon would set up to be an exciting final round.

The Men’s Senior Championship turned out to be a spectacular one. The crown was captured by Jacques Legere of the Florida State Golf Association who was a last-minute addition off the waitlist, but worth it nonetheless. Legere began the day in a tie with Gage’s Tom Cameron and was able to tally a score of two-under-par 70, including a hole-out eagle on the par 4 10th, adding to his impressive resume of big-time shots at Mactaquac: albatross during round 1, eagle on the par 5 1st during round 2, and his hole out eagle from round 3.

We then saw the 2021 Canadian Men’s Senior Champion Darren Ritchie fire a round 3 score of three-under-par 69. Ritchie who was sitting at one-over par after the 10th hole turned on the jets and carded 4 straight birdies to then finish his round with four straight pars giving which was enough to give him a share of second place in the Senior division with Tom Cameron. Both players would finish their tournament at five under par.

This would also earn them each a spot to represent New Brunswick at the 2022 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship held in Red Deer, Alberta, from September 6th-9th. The third available spot on Team NB was captured by Dan Coulombe of the West Hills Golf Course. Coulombe fired a round 3 score of one-over par 73, giving him a 3-day total of one-over par.

The Super-Senior division was successfully defended by back-to-back champion, Paul Batchelor of the Ashburn Golf Club who held the honour along with Tom Cameron for the tournament low round, both players recording scores of 67. Batchelor gathered a third-round score of one-over par 73 giving him a tournament total of three-under-par, and a commanding 7-shot victory over runner-up Robert McIntyre of the Hampton Golf Club. McIntyre tallied scores of 72-74-74 for a total of four over par on the week. The third place finisher was Kevin Farmer who ended his event with a combined score of six-over par.

In the Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge, West Hills’ Dan Coulombe would take the victory. Coulombe would finish his event with a combined score of one-under-par on each par 3 that Mactaquac had to offer. For this stellar play, Dan received a custom Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge Champion yardage book cover.

The Mactaquac Golf Course proved to be gracious hosts while providing players with a true test of championship golf. The 2022 NB Men’s Senior & Mid-Master Championship concludes Golf NB’s Major Championships for the season; next on the docket is the 2022 Family Classic & Adult Junior hosted by Country Meadows on August 8th.

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MACTAQUAC, NB: The sun was shining Wednesday as players took to the course for the final round of the 2022 NB Men’s Mid-Master Championship. After 36 holes, Riverside’s Edward Reevey remained in control at the top of the leaderboard after opening rounds of 68 & 73. With competitors edging closer, it would all come down to the final round to determine 2022’s champion.

Game #13 off hole #1 featured leaders, Len Currie of Belvedere (PEI), Riverside’s David Russell, and clubmate Ed Reevey who started the morning 3-shots ahead of his playing partners.

Reevey would continue his consistent play during his third and final round on his way to posting a 4-over, 76. His strategic play over three days would be enough to secure his fifth NB Men’s Mid-Master Championship, finishing at 1-over par. Slotting in a tie for second place would be Welsford’s Scott Weatherhead and Riverside’s David Russell, finishing at 2-over for the event.

In the Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge, Riverside’s Jason Doyle came out victorious. His performance of even par the Par-3s this week saw him edge out PEI’s Steven Gamester after a final round one-under score. For this stellar play, Jason received a custom Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge Champion yardage book cover.

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Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,900 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

OTTAWA, Ont. – Team British Columbia had their sights set on second consecutive interprovincial team championship, but the squad from Ontario had other plans at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO.

As so often is the case in golf, the tables turned on the leaders – and in this one, they turned quickly. With the trophy at the fingertips of Team B.C., one team got cold and the other heated up. Trailing by three strokes, Swetha Sathish piloted a miraculous comeback, making birdie on three of her final six holes to lift her province to victory in the interprovincial competition.

Sarah Gallagher contributed to the team efforts with back-to-back rounds of even-par 72. Along with Sathish’s two-under par 70 in the second round and Kelly Zhao’s three-over par 75 in Tuesday’s opening round, the team combined for a total score of 289 and a five-stroke triumph over the runner-up British Columbians.

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION

Of the five players who shared the lead after Tuesday’s opening round, only Erin Lee remained atop the standings in the individual competition. Joining the Langley, B.C., native at the front of pack is Lindsay McGrath and Krystal (ZhuoTong) Li. The trio own a share of the lead at four-under par.

After starting her round with a bogey, Lee answered the bell, rallying off five birdies to get to six-under par on the tournament. The 16-year-old dropped a pair of shots in the latter stages of her round and pointed to lackluster putting to explain the blemishes.

“Today, all my shots were pretty good [but] I struggled a bit with putting. If my putter worked, I honestly think I could have gone way lower,” admitted Lee. She says she’ll look to continue hitting the shots she’s been hitting but needs to see a few more putts drop.

McGrath, 15, carded the low round of the tournament, a six-under par 66 to climb into a share of the lead. A troubling round one with the flat stick lead the Oakville, Ont., native to the putting green this morning. Safe to say the practice was worthwhile. The Team Ontario recorded birdies on holes No. 1 and No. 18 and made five others in between en route to the top of the board.

“Yesterday I was missing a lot of putts, so I put the work in this morning and was able to make a lot of short putts for birdie and save a lot for par, so I think that really helped me today,” said McGrath. “My mental [game] was really good today; I was able to dial in on those putts and not feel any pressure.”

Team Canada’s Yeji Kwon also made some noise on Wednesday at The Marshes Golf Club, posting a five-under par 67 to leap into sole possession of sixth place, just two strokes back of the leaders.

“Yesterday my irons weren’t so good, so I made a couple of changes after the round and today my irons were a lot better. I was able to get them on the green and make a couple of birdie putts,” said Kwon.

After a bogey-free, three-under par 33 on the front nine (started on hole No. 10), the Port Coquitlam eagled the par-4 1^st, holing out on a 76-yard wedge shot from the fairway.

“It was a good shot. It hit the slope, then it spun back, and it went in, and I was like ‘Oh my gosh,” said Kwon, in disbelief.

Bo Brown also fired a five-under par 67, a result of eight birdies, including a stretch of three in a row from holes No. 11-13.  The University of British Columbia Thunderbird improved on her first-round performance by 16 strokes. She sits T25 going into Thursday’s third round.

Krystal (ZhuoTong) Li, Peyton Costabile and Ling Yu (Katherine) Hao managed scores of three-under par 69. Elsa Wu aced the 146-yard, par-3 17^th hole. The 12-year-old says she saw the ball hit the pin but didn’t see it drop into the hole and if her “memory is correct,” it is the first of her very young career.

70 players made the cut at 14-over par. Third round tee times are scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, with the leaders teeing off at 9:50 a.m.

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MACTAQUAC, NB: A pristine venue for a field full of New Brunswick’s top players aged 40 years older, Mactquac plays host to the 2022 NB Senior & Mid-Master Championships.

153 of the provinces’ most elite players converged at the 1966 William F. Mitchell design to test their skills on one of the provinces’ most challenging championship courses.

Tuesday saw the conclusion of round two as players were treated to higher temperatures with matching humidity levels at the provincial park. Leading the Senior field on Tuesday afternoon were the overnight leaders, Paul Batchelor of Ashburn, and Jacques Legere of the Florida State Golf Association, accompanied by six players tied for third. In the Mid-Master division, Riverside’s Ed Reevey was joined by clubmates David Russell and Jason Doyle in the top three on moving day.

In the Mid-Master division, Ed Reevey holds his 3 shot lead heading into Wednesday’s final round. Reevey took on the blowing winds and shot a round of 1-over par, 73. David Russell remains 3 shots behind Reevey as he was also able to gather a score of 1-over par, 73. Finally, taking over the 3rd spot is Len Currie of the Belvedere Golf Club. Currie fired a smooth even par score of 72 giving him a one shot edge over Jason Doyle of the Riverside Country Club who currently sits in the 4th spot.

The Senior division saw some big changes here on moving day. Tom Cameron of the Gage Golf & Curling Club fired an amazing bogey-free round of 5-under par, 67, putting him in a tie for first place with Jacques Legere of the Florida State Golf Association. Legere tallied up a score of 2-under par, 70 on moving day. Both players sit at a combined two-day score of 6-under par, 138, heading into Wednesday. Not far behind them is Paul Batchelor of the Ashburn Golf Club who gathered a second round score of 1-over par, 73. Batchelor sits in solo third with a two-day score of 4-under par, 140. Finally, it was 2021 NB Men’s Senior & 2021 Canadian Men’s Senior Champion, Darren Ritchie who made a move firing a score of 2-under par, 70, giving him the solo fourth spot at a combined score of 2-under par, 142.

On Tuesday’s second round, Paul Batchelor was able to hold on to his lead in the Super-Senior division. Batchelor sits at 4-under par giving him a 6 shot lead over Hampton Golf Club’s Robert McIntyre. McIntyre registered a second round score of 2-over par, 74, giving him the solo second place spot at a combined score of 2-over par, 146. Not far behind, we have Kevin Farmer of the Herring Cove Provincial Park who gathered himself a score of 3-over par, 75. Farmer sits in solo third with a combined score of 4-over par, 148.

Leading the Golf NB Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge in the Mid-Master division Steven Gamester. Gamesters’ accuracy gives him a combined score of 2-under par on the par-3s, with a one shot lead over William Walsh of the Riverside Country Club. 5 other players currently sit in a tie for third place with a score of 1-over par.

The Senior division lead is held by Tom Cameron of the Gage Golf & Curling Club along with Les Merriam, of the Mactaquac Golf Course. Both players hold a score of 2-under par. The player who performs the best on the Par-3’s during the course of the championship will receive a custom prize from Dormie Workshop.

The third and final round play of the 2022 NB Senior & Mid-Master Championship begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday. The final pairings will see the leaders take to the course in their quest for the 2022 NB Mid-Master, Senior & Super-Senior Championship titles.

For more information on the 2022 NB Men’s Senior & Mid-Master Championships, including results and tee times, please CLICK HERE.

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Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,900 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

OTTAWA, Ont. – The leaderboard flip flopped all throughout the first round of the 2022 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO, but when the dust settled, there were five tied atop the leaderboard.

Madelin Boyd, Amy Seung Hyun Lee, Erin Lee, Lucy Lin, and Myranda Quinton all fired rounds of two-under par 70 to pace the 136-player field. 

27 other players are within five shots of the leaders at The Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa, Ont.

Boyd, a native of Oshawa, Ont., recorded three birdies on the day and suffered only one bogey. The 18-year-old birdied the par-5 2^nd hole, before falling back to even par two holes later. From there, it was nothing but birdies and pars for the junior who earned the clubhouse lead early in the day.

Quinton, 17, also made a trio of birdies on the day. After a bogey-free front nine, the Burlington, Ont. native dropped a shot on the par-5 2^nd hole but bounced back with a pair of birdies down the stretch to secure a piece of the pie.

Lee and Hyun Lee, both of Langley. B.C. matched each other with five birdies aside and had merely similar scorecards. Both started their tournaments with a pair of birdies in their opening holes, and added two more early in their back nines, before capping off their rounds with a final birdie on No. 18.

Lin, one of the youngest competitors in the field, had the most birdies on the day with six. After falling to one-over par after 10 holes, the 12-year-old rallied off three birdies coming in – including a pair on her final two holes – to grab a share of the lead after the opening round.

Recent history doesn’t bode well for the quintet. In four of the last five Canadian Junior Girls Championships, only once did the leader or co-leader after the first round go on to win the tournament, but ask them and they’ll tell you trends are meant to be broken.

Four more players sit one stroke back of the leaders in the red numbers at one-under par: Payton Lovisa, Krystal (ZhuoTong) Li, Anna Huang and Alissa Xu.

Xu, 16, carried on her momentum from the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship last week, with another strong showing in round one. The Richmond Hill, Ont. native, who finished in second place at Westmount Golf & Country Club, rolled in five birdies, to go along with four bogeys on the way to a one-under par 71.

Hyun Lee and Lin are tied for the lead in Juvenile division – a subdivision for girls 16 and under.

In the interprovincial team competition, the Team British Columbia contingent of Hyun Lee and Tina Jiang carded an even-par 144 for a three-stroke advantage over Team Ontario. The team championship will wrap up tomorrow at the conclusion of the second round.

Full results can be found here.

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MACTAQUAC, NB: A sunny and warm morning just outside the province’s capital greeted players for the opening round of the 46th NB Men’s Senior & Mid-Master Championships. 154 players converged at the Mactaquac Provincial Park Golf Course for this year’s event as many looked to challenge for the Mid-Master, Senior & Super-Senior titles.

Monday’s opening round began at 7:00 AM with the Mid-Masters and part of the Seniors leading the fields off of #1 and #10. Game #1 featured Riverside’s Ed Reevey and Eric Babin of the Miramichi Golf & Country Club, followed shortly after by 2021 Men’s Mid-Master Champion, David Russell, and Avondale’s Steven Gamester. Off hole #10 at 7:10 AM was 2021 New Brunswick and Canadian Senior Men’s Champion, Darren Ritchie of the Hampton Golf Course, accompanied by the 2021 NB Super-Senior Champion, Paul Batchelor of Ashburn, and fellow Nova Scotian Jacques Legere.

Leading the field in the NB Mid-Master Championship is Ed Reevey of the Riverside Country Club who played an amazing bogey-free round of 4-under par, 68. Reevey currently sits 3 shots ahead of Riverside partners David Russell and Jason Doyle, both players would go on to shoot a 1-under par, 71. Not far behind them is Kevin McAllister of the Miramichi Golf & Country Club who shot an even-par, 72, we also had Scott Weatherhead and Len Currie who both fired a 1-over par, 73.

For the Senior division, we saw Paul Batchelor of the Ashburn Golf Club who came out and fired a smooth, bogey-free round of 5-under par, 67. In a close second place, we have Jacques Legere of the Nova Scotia Public Players Club who fired a tidy 4-under par, 68 with help from an albatross on the par-5 15th hole! Not far behind them are seven other players in a tie for third players who would all score a 1-under par, 71 for the day.

Batchelor’s play sees him also take the top spot in the Super-Senior Championship, the Nova-Scotian is currently sits in a 5 shot lead over Robert McIntyre who fired an even-par, 72. In a tight and close tie for third place, we have Kevin Farmer of the Herring Cove Provincial Park, Sonny Phillips of the Fredericton Golf Club, and Wilfred Pilgrim of the Kingswood Golf Club. The three players would finish the day with a score of 1-over par 73.

The Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge highlights the best scores on all Par-3s during the course of the Championship. The NB Mid-Master division sits at a current 5-way tie with Steven Gamester of the Avondale Golf Course, Scott Weatherhead of the Welsford Golf Course, Jason McAllister of the Miramichi Golf & Country Club, Jason Doyle and Andrew King both from the Riverside Country Club, all five players would score a 1-under par for their performance on each par-3 hole that Mactaquac had to offer. Leading the pack in the Senior division, we have Rob Black of the Fredericton Golf Club who fired a score of 2-under par.

Round 2 begins on Tuesday, July 26th at 7:00 AM with the Senior field leading the way, followed by the Mid-Masters. To follow along with the action, use GGID: NBSRMID.

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Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,900 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

OTTAWA, Ont. – Hinged between two of the biggest tournaments in Canadian women’s amateur golf was one of the most monumental moments in Canadian golf history.

Last Friday, Monet Chun captured the 108^th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. This Friday, a champion will be named at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship; and in between, Brooke Henderson became the first-ever two-time major champion in Canadian golf history.

All that to say, timing is everything and for the junior girls teeing it up at The Marshes Golf Club this week, the timing couldn’t have been better. On the ten-year anniversary of Henderson’s win in 2012, 137 players will compete for the 67^th Canadian Junior Girls Championship beginning Tuesday, July 26 and wrapping up Friday, July 29.

For some, it will be a first chance to compete on the national stage. For others, it will be the last of their junior careers. But, for all, it will represent an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the winningest golfer in Canadian history.

“Moments like yesterday matter for these girls,” said Tournament Director Josée Matte. “We’re excited to host a strong field of competitors this week at The Marshes Golf Club and watch as the future of Canadian women’s golf chase a national championship in the nation’s capital.”

Five of Team Canada’s National Junior Squad members will be in the field this week in Ottawa, Ont.: Anne-Léa Lavoie (Québec, Qué.); Ella Weber (Burlington, Ont.); Luna Lu (Burnaby, B.C.); Martina Yu (Coquitlam, B.C.); and Yeji Kwon (Port Coquitlam, B.C.).

Also in the field are three top-10 finishers from last week’s Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship: Alissa Xu (Richmond Hill, Ont.), who finished in 2^nd place, as well as Kelly Zhao (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Vanessa Borovilos (Etobicoke, Ont.) who recorded T5 finishes.

Peyton Costabile of Ayr, Ont., as well as U19 Alberta Junior Girls champion, Eileen Park, and Ontario Women’s Amateur champion, Carlee Meilleur are among the other notable names pencilled into the draw in the nation’s capital.

Returning this year is the inter-provincial team competition. The inter-provincial championship will be played in conjunction with the first 36 holes of the competition, with three-player teams vying for the team title. In rounds one and two the best two scores of the three golfers from each provincial team count towards the team’s score. The lowest aggregate score over rounds one and two determines the champion.

Team British Columbia – composed of Angela Zhang, Cindy Koira and Erin Lee – are the reigning champions from 2019.

The Juvenile division remains in place this year and will run concurrently with the Junior division through the 72-hole competition. The Juvenile division is for girls 16 and under. Luna Lu, of Burnaby, B.C., was the runner-up in the Juvenile division last year and will be in the field this week.

New to this year’s tournament is a purse payout. To align with the modernized Rules of Amateur Status, players at the Canadian Women’s Junior Championship will now compete for a purse of $8,000 CAD. Amateur golfers may accept prize money up to a maximum of $1,200 CAD, and payouts will be awarded to the top-10 finishers and ties.

The winner also receives an exemption into the 2023 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Ashburn Golf Club in Halifax, N.S., as well as the 2023 U.S. Junior Girls Championship.

Previous winners of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship include Brooke Henderson (2012), Alena Sharp (1999), and Sandra Post (1964-66).

For more information on the 2022 Canadian Junior Girls Championship click here.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Brooke Henderson’s six-year wait for a second major championship title is over.

The Canadian ended a wild final round at the Evian Championship by rolling in an 8-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to win by one stroke on Sunday.

Henderson, a native of Smiths Falls, Ont., was soaked in champagne by fellow players on the 18th green after an even-par round of 71 that saw her finish on 17-under 267 and ahead of Sophia Schubert, an LPGA rookie who was one of many to make a run at Henderson at Evian Resort Golf Club.

Five players were tied for third a further shot back: Mao Saigo (64), Lydia Ko (66), Charley Hull (67), Hyo Joo Kim (67) and Carlota Ciganda (68).

Henderson, who won the Women’s PGA Championship in 2016 at the age of 18, started the final round with a two-shot lead over So Yeon Ryu. It was wiped out after the first hole thanks to a birdie from Ryu and a bogey from Henderson.

So began a crazy final round of the fourth major of year, featuring four-putts from Henderson and Ryu, a spectator picking up a ball that dribbled into the rough and landed by her feet and _ at one stage on the back nine _ a seven-way tie for the lead.

In total, there were 13 changes of leader, with Henderson only knocked out of it – briefly – when Schubert (68) made birdie at No. 12 to move onto 15 under.

Henderson held herself together and managed to keep pace with Schubert with birdies at Nos. 14 and 15. The pair were tied for the lead after reaching the 18th, with Schubert playing in the group ahead of Henderson.

Schubert’s birdie putt came to rest barely an inch from the cup just after Henderson had a wild hook off the tee, only for the ball to ricochet off the trees and back out to the rough.

Henderson laid up and, from 107 yards, sent her third shot to 8 feet. The birdie putt never looked like missing and Henderson bent her knees as the ball fell into the cup.

She was a major winner again.

Henderson will headline the stellar field teeing it up at the CP Women’s Open in Ottawa at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club from Aug. 22-28. Click here to purchase tickets.