Jennifer Kupcho shot a 2-over-par 72 to capture the Duchess of Connaught Golf Cup at the 104th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship on Friday at Cutten Fields.

On a windy day that saw only two players score under par, Kupcho (Westminster, Colo.) carded five birdies, three bogeys and two double-bogeys to cruise to a five-shot victory.

“I’m really excited,” she said, next to the 18th green after tapping in the championship-clinching putt. “I played really well this week and I’m just excited to get a national title.”

The 20-year-old started the day up four strokes on both Maria Fassi and Lilia Kha-Tu Vu and knew that she had to adjust her game plan based on how her fellow group members were playing.

“My strategy was to just hit greens,” she said. “That’s kind of the low-down of the whole thing. The greens are tough so I needed to just two-putt and then play to who I was playing with. Those were the people who were close, and how they were playing made me feel decent about my game.

Vu captured the silver medal after she shot a 3-over-par 73. The 19-year-old golfing out of Fountain Valley, Calif., made two birdies on the day but registered bogeys on each of her last two holes to end up 2 under par for the tournament.

Naomi Ko, a member of Team Canada’s National Amateur Squad from Victoria, B.C., shot the low round of the day with a 3-under-par 67. Ko’s best round of the tournament moved her into a three-way tie with Fassi and Rachel Heck who all earned bronze medals. Ko limited herself to just one bogey while knocking down four birdies, three of which came on the back nine.

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Fassi had the roughest day of the three women in the final grouping with a 4-over-par 74 to end at 1 under for the championship. The 19-year-old Mexico native was coming off back-to-back stellar rounds – including a course-record 62 on Wednesday – but her opening round 78 proved to be too much to come back from.

Heck, just 15-years-old, finished the championship with a 2-over-par 72. She was rolling along in the windy conditions at Cutten Fields until her bogey putt lipped out on the challenging 14th green for a double-bogey. The Memphis, Tenn., product finished her final round with four straight pars with assistance from her sister and caddy Abigail.

Kupcho’s victory earns her an exemption into both the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa from Aug. 21-27. For being the lowest-scoring Canadian, Ko also earned an exemption into the CP Women’s Open.

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Pos	Player	Today	Thru	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Jennifer Kupcho  Westminster, CO	+2	F	-7	65	70	66	72	273
2	Lilia Kha-Tu Vu  Fountain Valley, CA	+3	F	-2	71	64	70	73	278
T3	Naomi Ko  Victoria, BC	-3	F	-1	70	72	70	67	279
T3	Rachel Heck  Memphis, TN	+2	F	-1	70	66	71	72	279
T3	Maria Fassi  Mexico	+4	F	-1	78	62	65	74	279
6	Susan Xiao  Surrey, BC	+3	F	+3	66	71	73	73	283
7	Andrea Lee  Hermosa Beach, CA	+2	F	+4	71	72	69	72	284
T8	Sandy Choi  Republic of Korea	E	F	+5	71	73	71	70	285
T8	Hira Naveed  Australia	+6	F	+5	70	75	64	76	285
T10	Janet Mao  Johns Creek, GA	+1	F	+6	70	74	71	71	286
T10	Grace St-Germain  Orleans, ON	+5	F	+6	68	74	69	75	286
T10	Jaravee Boonchant  Thailand	+7	F	+6	70	69	70	77	286
T13	Yuka Saso  Philippines	+2	F	+7	72	73	70	72	287
T13	Mariel Galdiano  Pearl City, HI	+2	F	+7	75	70	70	72	287
T15	Morgan Gonzales  Chandler, AZ	+3	F	+8	72	73	70	73	288
T15	Lauren Greenlief  Ashburn, VA	+5	F	+8	70	75	68	75	288
T17	Gina Kim  Chapel Hill, NC	+1	F	+9	73	73	72	71	289
T17	Emily White  Saline, MI	+2	F	+9	72	70	75	72	289
T17	Emilia Migliaccio  Cary, NC	+3	F	+9	73	70	73	73	289
T17	Jaclyn Lee  Calgary, AB	+4	F	+9	74	71	70	74	289
T17	Maddie Szeryk  London, ON	+4	F	+9	74	72	69	74	289
22	Tatiana Wijaya  Indonesia	+4	F	+10	73	72	71	74	290
T23	Michelle Cheung  Hong Kong	+3	F	+11	74	73	71	73	291
T23	Anna Newell  Tampa Bay, FL	+6	F	+11	72	70	73	76	291
T25	Elizabeth Wang  San Marino, CA	+1	F *	+12	77	71	73	71	292
T25	Monet Chun  Richmond Hill, ON	+4	F	+12	78	72	68	74	292
T25	Lauren Hartlage  Elizabethtown, KY	+4	F	+12	73	72	73	74	292
T25	Alyaa Abdulghany  Newport Beach, CA	+4	F	+12	73	73	72	74	292
T25	Camila Serrano  Colombia	-2	F *	+12	79	72	73	68	292
T30	Kaho Monica Matsubara  San Diego, CA	+3	F	+13	76	74	70	73	293
T30	Haylee Harford  Leavittsburg, OH	+8	F	+13	72	70	73	78	293
T32	Hannah Wood  Highlands Ranch, CO	+3	F *	+14	76	72	73	73	294
T32	Yue Zhang  China	+3	F *	+14	74	75	72	73	294
T32	Olivia Cason  Owensboro, KY	+8	F	+14	74	72	70	78	294
T32	Allisen Corpuz  Waipahu, HI	+10	F	+14	73	71	70	80	294
T36	Molly Skapik  Miamisburg, OH	+5	F	+15	73	72	75	75	295
T36	Katherine Zhu  China	+5	F	+15	70	74	76	75	295
T36	DeeDee-Taylah Russell  Australia	+4	F *	+15	75	71	75	74	295
T36	Michelle Kim  Surrey, BC	+6	F	+15	74	75	70	76	295
T36	Patricia Wong  Walnut, CA	+2	F *	+15	75	69	79	72	295
T36	Anita Uwadia  Nigeria	+1	F *	+15	76	73	75	71	295
42	Stephanie Lau  Evanston, IL	+9	F	+16	75	71	71	79	296
T43	Jiyoon Jang  Rancho Mirage, CA	+9	F	+18	75	73	71	79	298
T43	Jessica Ip  Richmond Hill, ON	+3	F *	+18	75	75	75	73	298
T45	Kat Kennedy  Okotoks, AB	+7	F *	+19	73	75	74	77	299
T45	Courtney Dow  Frisco, TX	+7	F *	+19	73	77	72	77	299
T45	Chloe Velasco  Victoria, TX	+6	F *	+19	76	75	72	76	299
T45	Hannah Lee  Surrey, BC	+3	F *	+19	73	73	80	73	299
T49	Erin Harper  Dublin, OH	+9	F *	+20	79	71	71	79	300
T49	Lauren Diaz-Yi  Thousand Oaks, CA	+5	F *	+20	78	73	74	75	300
T51	Evelyn Arguelles  Mexico	+8	F *	+21	75	73	75	78	301
T51	Jacqueline Chulya  Thailand	+6	F *	+21	72	75	78	76	301
T53	Cynthia Diaz  Colombia	+7	F *	+22	72	77	76	77	302
T53	Kelsey Zeng  Orlando, FL	+3	F *	+22	78	75	76	73	302
T53	Chelsea Dantonio  Lancaster, NY	+2	F *	+22	74	74	82	72	302
T56	Katy Rutherford  Calgary, AB	+9	F *	+23	76	75	73	79	303
T56	Gloria Usu Choi  Langley, BC	+6	F *	+23	76	73	78	76	303
58	Zhiying “Cindy” Zhou  Niagara Falls, ON	+9	F *	+24	73	73	79	79	304
T59	Allison Chandler  Chester, NS	+9	F *	+25	73	75	78	79	305
T59	Momoka Kobori  New Zealand	+8	F *	+25	73	74	80	78	305
T59	Maria Vesga  Colombia	+6	F *	+25	74	74	81	76	305
T59	Diana McDonald  Kingston, ON	+6	F *	+25	76	77	76	76	305
63	Noemie Paré  Victoriaville, QC	+6	F *	+27	76	76	79	76	307
T64	Kelsey Sear  Unionville, ON	+6	F *	+28	76	77	79	76	308
T64	Alexandra Naumovski  Hornby, ON	+5	F *	+28	73	80	80	75	308
T66	Mary Ann Hayward  St. Thomas, ON	+10	F *	+29	76	74	79	80	309
T66	Emily Zhu  Richmond Hill, ON	+8	F *	+29	74	77	80	78	309
68	Kristen Giles  Georgetown, ON	+13	F *	+31	73	78	77	83	311
69	Courtney Tolton  Mitchell, ON	+8	F *	+32	74	77	83	78	312
70	Natalie Chu  Vancouver, BC	+14	F *	+36	76	77	79	84	316

Jennifer Kupcho shot a 4-under-par 66 at Cutten Fields on Thursday to head into the final round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship with a four-shot lead.

For the second time in three rounds, Kupcho carded a score in the 60s to move her to 9 under par for the tournament. Her third round came as a relief after Wednesday’s even-par 70 left her feeling like she missed out on a lot of opportunities.

“I hit my irons a lot better today, a little bit closer and in the right areas of the green,” she said, after signing a couple of golf balls for some volunteers. “I had my putter going today and that just helped me out a lot.”

The 20-year-old from Westminster, Colo., started the round in a tie for the lead with Lilia Kha-Tu Vu and the two duked it out for much of the day. After the 14th hole, the two remained tied at 7 under par for the tournament until Vu’s par putt lipped out and left her one back of Kupcho.

“I guess it gave me a little bit more confidence, but you just have to keep going the whole day and see what you can do,” said Kupcho.

And she did keep going.

Heading down the final four holes, Kupcho – the highest ranked golfer in the field – made birdies on holes 16 and 18 while Vu added another bogey on the final hole.

Vu ended her day with an even-par 70, placing her into a T2 tie with Mexico’s Maria Fassi who stayed red-hot with another fantastic round on Thursday.

Fassi shot a bogey-free, 5-under-par 65 to continue her ascension up the leaderboard. The top-ranked amateur golfer in Mexico made five birdies during her round including back-to-back birdies on holes seven and eight.

“It’s a great feeling,” she said. “I’m really comfortable off the tee and on the greens. I’m making good reads and my distance control has been really good these past two days, and I think that has helped me to make some of these putts.”

The 19-year-old has fully rebounded after her disappointing 8-over-par 78 to start off the championship. Since then she has carded just one bogey and 14 birdies as well as locking in a new course record at Cutten Fields with her 8-under-par 62 on Wednesday.

“I’ve been a lot more patient these last two rounds and have been able to forgive myself for the shots I don’t like as much,” said Fassi. “I think the first day I was in a constant fight with myself and these last few days I’m just taking what it’s giving me.”

Kupcho, Vu and Fassi will make up the final grouping while Rachel Heck (-3), Hira Naveed (-1) and Jaravee Boonchant (-1) will tee off in front of them

Canadians Susan Xiao (Surrey, B.C.), Grace St-Germain (Orleans, Ont.) and Naomi Ko (Victoria, B.C.) all sit inside the top 10 at even par, 1 over and 2 over par respectively.

The final round of competition will see the first groups tee off at 7:30 a.m. from holes 1 and 10.
In addition to the 2017 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and – along with the low Canadian – the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa from Aug. 21-27.

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Lilia Kha-Tu Vu shot a 6-under-par 64 to pull even with Jennifer Kupcho after the second round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Cutten Fields on Wednesday.

Vu started the day at 1 over par and didn’t waste any time climbing the standings as she birdied four of her first six holes. After she made the turn, the 19-year-old added three more birdies to her card and limited herself to a single bogey on the day.

She was relieved to turn things around after her opening-round 71.

“Yesterday I missed almost every fairway and today I hit every single one,” she said. “I put myself into a good position with my approach shots and was able to keep my ball below the hole which is good because three-putts happen when the ball lands above it.”

Kupcho shot an even-par 70 after her impressive 65 in Tuesday’s opening round. The 20-year-old from Westminster, Colo., carded 11 straight pars to start her day before she traded three birdies and three bogeys to end her round where she started earlier in the morning at 5 under par for the tournament.

Despite maintaining her lead, she was disappointed with her missed opportunities.

“I didn’t play as well as yesterday,” she said, next to the 18th green. “I didn’t hit the ball as well and I wasn’t making putts. I had a bunch of putts for birdie that just never went in and there’s nothing you can do about it. Hopefully going forward the putts go in.”

Mexico’s Maria Fassi was dominant all day long and broke a course record after her 8-under-par 62. The 19-year-old, who finished fifth at the same event last year, was frustrated after her opening-round 78 on Tuesday, but managed to turn things around to the tune of a 16-stroke improvement.

“I was just really comfortable on the greens today and everything was going in,” she said. “That helped take all the pressure off my second shots so that I could be more aggressive and really aim at the pin.”

Mexico's Maria Fassi shot an 8-under-par 62 to set a new @cuttenfields course record! ?

Leaderboard: https://t.co/dmnhrBpbpV pic.twitter.com/bPxkJ0xSJ9

— Golf Canada (@TheGolfCanada) July 26, 2017

Fassi rode the momentum from a birdie-birdie start and only registered one bogey on the day to move her into sixth place.

“I was 2 under par after the first two holes and made a really long putt on No. 2 from above the hole,” said Fassi. “After that the hole looked a little bigger for me and I just wanted to make those putts whenever I could because you don’t get these rounds too often.”

Rachel Heck, a 15-year-old from Memphis, Tenn., carded a 4-under-par 66 to land herself in third place, one stroke behind the co-leaders. Canadian Susan Xiao shot a 71 and sits in fourth place at 3 under par for the tournament, 2 strokes ahead of Thailand’s Jaravee Boonchant who is 1 under par in fifth place.

70 players have advanced to the final two rounds of the national championship. The first groups will tee off Thursday at 7:30 a.m. from holes 1 and 10.

Team British Columbia won the inter-provincial competition after the team consisting of Naomi Ko, Michelle Kim and Gloria Usu Choi shot a combined 9 over par through the two-round event. Team Ontario came in second at 25 over par and both Quebec and Alberta finished one stroke behind to finish with a share of third.

In addition to the 2017 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and – along with the low Canadian – the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa from Aug. 21-27.

For full results click here.

Jennifer Kupcho shot a 5-under-par 65 during the opening round of the 104th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Cutten Fields on Tuesday.

Kupcho, from Westminister, Colo., carded seven birdies during her round and used her power to her advantage in order to shoot one of the three rounds under par.

“I think my distance really played a factor in my score today,” she said, next to the ninth green. “I think that when I’m grabbing a six or 7-iron other girls are going for a hybrid and it’s really helping me out.”

The current No. 4 ranked amateur golfer in the world plans to stick to what’s working heading into round 2.

“Going forward I need to focus on what I did well today which was to hit good approach shots and set up tap-in birdies,” she said.

Sitting one stroke behind Kupcho is 15-year-old Susan Xiao (Surrey, B.C.) who is playing in her first Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. Xiao’s 4-under-par 66 was powered by an eagle on the par-5 12th hole, and she managed to limit her scorecard to just one bogey which occurred on the most difficult hole of the day, the par-4 14th.

“I finished my first nine at 2-under par so I was able to head to the front nine with no pressure,” said Xiao. “Then I had a couple of really good par saves so that really kept me calm and focused on my game down the stretch.”

Canadian National Amateur Squad member Grace St-Germain rounds out the top three competitors who shot under par for the day. Starting on the back nine, she walked off the 18th hole at 2 under par but fell down the leaderboard after carding a double bogey and bogey in her first three holes after the turn. Down the stretch, she managed to make four birdies in her final six holes to hold third place.

Seven players sit tied in fourth place at even par: Lauren Greenlief (Ashburn, Va.), Jaravee Boonchant (Thailand), Katherine Zhu (China), Janet Mao (Johns Creek, Ga.), Naomi Ko (Victoria, B.C.), Rachel Heck (Memphis, Tenn.) and Hira Naveed (Australia).
Team British Columbia leads the inter-provincial competition after the team consisting of Naomi Ko, Michelle Kim and Gloria Usu Choi shot a combined 4 over par. Team Ontario sits in second at 13 over par.

In addition to the 2017 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and – along with the low Canadian – the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa from Aug. 21-27.

For full results click here.

Cutten Fields is prepared to host the world’s premier female amateur golfers from July 25-28 for the 104th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

Five of the top-15 players on the World Amateur Golf Rankings will be competing against each other as Cutten Fields hosts the Women’s Amateur Championship for the first time. World No. 4 Jennifer Kupcho headlines the group, along with Andrea Lee (No. 5), Lilia Kha-Tu Vu (No. 7), Mariel Galdiano (No. 9) and Hannah O’Sullivan (No. 12).

Established in 1931 by Arthur Cutten, Cutten Fields was designed by the famed Canadian architect Stanley Thompson with the vision that it would be accessible to all the residents of Guelph, Ont. Under the classic Thompson design, Cutten Fields features a rolling topography and beautiful layout to challenge even the most talented golfers.

“We are thrilled to be hosting the 104th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Cutten Fields here in the city of Guelph,” said Steve Bryant, director of golf at Cutten Fields. “The event is deeply rooted in Canadian golf history, and we are excited to be welcoming the world’s next best players to Cutten Fields as we crown the next champion of this storied championship.”

Canadian LPGA stars Brooke Henderson and Augusta James are two Canadians who have won the championship in the last four years. Now, a new generation of Canadian and international amateurs will look to continue their legacies by pursuing the Duchess of Connaught Trophy—the prize awarded to the winner of the event.

“This tournament has proven to be a stepping stone for many amateurs working towards joining the professional ranks,” said Tournament Director, Mary Beth McKenna. “Eight of our past 10 winners, including 2013 champion Brooke Henderson, have gone on to find success as professionals. We are very excited to write the next chapter of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Cutten Fields.”

All four members of Team Canada’s Amateur Squad will be in attendance: World No. 30 Maddie Szeryk (London, Ont.), No. 138 Naomi Ko (Victoria, B.C.), No. 129 Jaclyn Lee (Calgary), and No. 390 Grace St-Germain (Ottawa). Mary Parsons of Delta, B.C. will be joined by her fellow Team Canada Development Squad members Monet Chun (Richmond Hill, Ont.), Chloe Currie (Mississauga, Ont.) and Hannah Lee (Surrey, B.C.).

Returning from last year’s top-5 are Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, Calif. (T2), Allisen Corpuz of Honolulu, Hawaii (T2), and Maria Fassi of Pachuca, Mexico (5). Also included in the field is world No. 67 Yuko Saso, winner of the 2016 World Junior Girls Championship at Mississaugua Golf Club.

A practice round will be conducted on July 24 prior to the championship’s opening round. Following the first two rounds of play, the field will be reduced to the low 70 players and ties. A tie for the championship will be decided by a hole-by-hole playoff immediately following the conclusion of play.
An inter-provincial team championship will take place in conjunction with the first two rounds of play. Quebec’s Josée Doyon, Valérie Tanguay and Katherine Gravel-Coursol claimed the team title in 2016.

In addition to the 2017 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion and low Canadian will earn exemptions into the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa from Aug. 21-27.

For more Information on the 2017 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship including the full field, starting times and live scoring, click here.

GUELPH – Cutten Fields in Guelph, Ont., has announced Jeff Mingay has signed on as a consulting architect.

Mingay will review the course and work the club’s superintendent, Bill Green, as well as its Course and Grounds committee to create a long range master plan. There is currently no timeline or plans to make any major changes to the golf course.

The course and grounds committee set out to develop a long range master plan that encompasses all aspects of golf including, playability, safety, agronomics, financial and environmental sustainability. Requests for proposal were sent to five Canadian architects, all specializing in restorations and educated on the architectural design and philosophies of Stanley Thompson.

Since establishing Mingay Golf Course Design (MGCD) in 2009, Mingay has worked on golf course design and construction projects throughout Canada and the United States. He worked with fellow Canadian golf architect Rod Whitman for nearly a decade and assisted with the design and construction of Edmonton’s Blackhawk Golf Club, Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club in Merritt, B.C., and Cape Breton’s Cabot Links. He currently serves on the board of directors with the Stanley Thompson Society.

Cutten Fields has a long history of hosting Golf Canada championships. In 2015, the club hosted the Canadian University / College Championships and later this summer it will host the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

NEW MINAS, N.S. – Overcast skies hung heavy over Ken-Wo Golf Club as the final round of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship drew to a close. Hye-jin Choi of Paju-si, Korea shot a final round 66 to claim a four-stroke victory.

The reigning World Junior Girls champion recorded three birdies on the front nine, including two back-to-back on holes 8 and 9 for a 2-under 33. A bogey-free back nine complemented by two additional birdies on holes 11 and 13 brought Choi’s tournament total to 9-under 271. The 16-year-old is No. 14 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking and was recently crowned the low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif.

“I was happy with the beginning of my round, so I think that kind of led to me having a good finish today,” said Choi. “My putts weren’t great after the last three days. I held my grip higher up on my putter today which led to me making some pretty good putts.”

In addition to her 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, Choi has earned exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28, and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

Choi is feeling confident in her game and looks forward to the challenges ahead against the world’s best. “I’m just going to play golf. I’m not going to worry about others and just play the way I can.”

Hannah Green (Perth, Australia) and Allisen Corpuz (Honolulu, Hawaii) stayed even on the day to claim their shares of second, while Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, Calif., matched Choi’s 4-under showing to join the pair at 5-under. Third round leader Maria Fassi (Pachuca, Mexico) carded a 72 to claim fifth at 4-under.

Team Canada National Amateur Squad member Naomi Ko notched four birdies in her final round en route to a 1-under 279 tournament total and a T7 result. As the low Canadian in the field, the 18-year-old from Victoria has earned an exemption into the 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.

Additional information regarding the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship can be found here.

NEW MINAS, N.S. – The third round of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship continued under a dry heat at Ken-Wo Golf Club. Maria Fassi’s 5-under 65 matched the women’s competitive course record at Ken-Wo – set yesterday by Allisen Corpuz – giving the native of Pachuca, Mexico a one-stroke lead through 54-holes of play.

Fassi’s 65 moved her ahead of 36-hole leader Corpuz to take sole possession of the lead. The University of Arkansas sophomore put together a six-birdie effort that included five across her first 15 holes. She bogeyed No. 16, but made up for the lone blemish on her day with a birdie on No. 18.

“I’m really comfortable with the way I’m playing,” said Fassi. “The golf course is in great shape and you can really go for it in some holes. I’m a long player, so I can be aggressive on some shots. It was a really good day; I was making some good putts and really flowing.”

The 18-year-old is No. 58 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings and is the top-ranked female amateur in Mexico. She heads into the final day of competition at 6-under.

“I have a game plan that I’ve been doing for the last three days and I’ll do it again tomorrow. It’s just about focusing on my golf game. If I win, I win. And if I don’t, then I played some really good golf and that’s good enough for me.”

Coming off her record-setting performance, Corpuz looked to extend her advantage for a third straight day. The product of Honolulu, Hawaii sunk a birdie on her first hole, but ended the day with a 72 to move into a share of second.

She is joined at 5-under by World No. 14 Hye-jin Choi of Paju-si, Korea and Perth, Australia’s Hannah Green. The pair claimed their shares of second with matching five-birdie, 2-under rounds. Green registered a T29 finish at this event last year when it was hosted by Riverside Country Club in Saskatoon.

A third round 67 propelled Stephanie Lau of Fullerton, Calif., into sole possession of fifth place, two strokes ahead of Team Canada National Amateur Squad member Naomi Ko. The Victoria product leads the Canadians in the field, sitting in a tie for sixth with California natives Andrea Lee (Hermosa Beach) and Lilia Kha-Tu Vu (Fountain Valley).

Josée Doyon of St-Georges, Que., is ninth at even-par, while Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont., stayed even through the day and holds a share of 10th.

The final round of competition will see the first groups tee off at 7:30 a.m. ADT from holes 1 and 10.

In addition to the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28 and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

For more Information on the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship including the full field, starting times and live scoring, click here.

NEW MINAS, N.S. – Sun broke through the morning fog at Ken-Wo Golf Club before humid conditions bore down on day two of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. Allisen Corpuz carded a 5-under second round to maintain her hold on first through 36 holes of play.

Corpuz continued her unwavering pace through the second day of competition. She began the day on the back nine and shot 29 with six birdies through her first nine holes to extend a four-stroke lead over the field of 117. The product of Honolulu, Hawaii sunk three consecutive birdies on holes 11 through 13, before adding one on the Par-3 15th and a pair back-to-back on holes 17 and 18.

“I definitely had a solid round. I didn’t quite end the way I wanted to, but I was putting well and hitting all the shots that I wanted to,” said Corpuz.” I haven’t really been playing that great this summer, so it definitely feels good to come out here and put together two solid rounds.”

Despite a double bogey on her final hole, the 18-year-old finished with a 65 to set Ken-Wo’s new women’s competitive course record. A 7-under 133 after two rounds of play gives Corpuz a three-stroke lead heading into moving day.

A six-birdie day saw Team Canada National Amateur Squad member Josée Doyon finish with a 66. The St-Georges, Que., native bounced back from a bogey on her first hole to notch three birdies through the front nine for a 3-under 33.

Hye-jin Choi of Paju-si, Korea and Perth, Australia’s Hannah Green matched 68s for shares of third at 3-under. Choi is the No. 14-ranked amateur in the world and the reigning World Junior Girls champion.

Californians Lilia Kha-Tu Vu (Fountain Valley) and Andrea Lee (Hermosa Beach) are tied for fifth at 2-under, while Victoria’s Naomi Ko has climbed into a share of 7th following her even-par round. The National Team member is two strokes ahead of teammate Maddie Szeryk from London, Ont., and Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Team Québec held on to emerge as champions in the inter-provincial team competition, claiming the province’s first title since 2003. Doyon’s 66 paced the team to the victory with a 2-over 282 final score. Valérie Tanguay of St-Hyacinthe, Que., carded a 75 to move to 8-over, while Katherine Gravel-Coursol of Mirabel, Que., is 9-over following a second-round 78.

Team Ontario registered the lowest daily team total in the competition, finishing the second day at a combined 2-under 138. Team Canada Development Squad member Grace St-Germain (Orleans) and Monet Chun (Richmond Hill) shot matching 69s, while Guelph’s Rachel Pollock finished 3-over on the day.

70 players have advanced to the final two rounds of the national championship. The first groups will tee off tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. ADT from holes 1 and 10.

In addition to the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28 and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

For more Information on the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship including the full field, starting times and live scoring, click here.

NEW MINAS, N.S. – Heavy rains prompted a 60-minute delay at Ken-Wo Golf Club prior to the opening round of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. When the skies cleared and play commenced, Allisen Corpuz shot 2-under 68 to claim sole possession of the first-round lead.

The Honolulu, Hawaii native teed-off with the morning wave at 9:14 a.m. ADT. Four birdies through her first six holes – including a string of three-in-a-row on holes 2 to 4 – led the University of Southern California Trojan onto the back nine at 3-under. The 18-year-old extended her advantage with two birdies on holes 11 and 14, and recorded three bogeys through holes 12-16 to take the clubhouse lead at 2-under 68.

Ten players sit one stroke behind Corpuz in second, led by Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont. The Texas A&M Aggie who began the day on the back nine, posted a 3-under 32 across her first nine holes, but faltered with bogeys on holes 2, 8 and 9. The 20-year-old is the top-ranked Canadian Amateur in the world at No. 37. Szeryk returns to the national championship following a T6 result at last year’s tournament hosted by Riverside Country Club in Saskatoon.

Victoria’s Naomi Ko – also of the National Team – was bogey-free across her first 15 holes and notched two birdies on the day to claim her share of second at 1-under 69. 2015 World Junior Girls Championship medallist and World No. 14 Hye-jin Choi (Paju-si, Korea), Kelsey Sear (Unionville, Ont.), Selena Costabile (Thornhill, Ont.), Malia Nam (Kailua, Hawaii), Stephanie Lau (Fullerton, Calif.), Kristen Gillman (Austin,Texas), Andrea Lee (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Hannah Green (Perth, Australia) make up the remaining contingent tied for second.

National Team member Josée Doyon of St-Georges, Que., and Mississauga, Ont., native Michelle Ruiz sit two-strokes back of the lead as part of a nine-way tie for 12^th.

Doyon collected one birdie on the day to lead Team Québec to a four-stroke lead at a combined 1-over 141 in the inter-provincial competition. Katherine Gravel-Coursol of Mirabel, Que., recorded a 71, while St-Hyacinthe, Que., native Valérie Tanguay was 3-over.

Team British Columbia – comprised of a pair of Team Canada Development Squad members in Hannah Lee (Surrey, B.C.) and Kathrine Chan (Richmond, B.C.) alongside Coquitlam, B.C.’s Jisoo Keel – follows with a total of 5-over 145.

In addition to the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28 and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

For more Information on the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship including the full field, starting times and live scoring, click here.