PINEHURST, N.C. – It was the start the Canadian LPGA hopefuls were looking for in the newly revamped LPGA Q-Series segment.
Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee leads the way with sole possession of second place through the opening four rounds of play at 9 under par (68-70-70-71). The Team Canada National Amateur Squad athlete is one of 11 amateurs in the field—four of which are inside the top 10. Among them is top-ranked female and 2017 Canadian Women’s Amateur Champion Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster, Colo.
Fellow Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay of Quebec City also holds strong positioning at Pinehurst Resort, sitting in solo 10th at 4 under par.
Maude-Aimée LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., is tied for 60th at 9 over.
The 102-player field is in pursuit of the leading Klara Spilkova of Czech Republic. Approximately 45 spots are up for grabs for the 2019 LPGA Tour campaign.
Great first week at #QSeries for @JaclynLee57 and @ACTanguay ! Proud !?? Rest up ????
— Alena Sharp (@AlenaSharp) October 28, 2018
The second week of action will resume from Oct. 31 – Nov. 3 at Pinehurst No. 7.
I haven’t seen No. 7 yet, but I heard that it’s a good course as well. It’s not that we’re starting over next week, but I’m going to kind of view it as starting from day one again,” said Lee, a senior at Ohio State. “I’m excited to go play that course tomorrow and have a good week.”
The field will be 102 players and there will be approximately 45 spots up for grabs for the 2019 season.
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