BARRANQUILLA, ATLANTICO, Colombia – After the opening round of the South American Amateur two Team Canada members sit inside the top-15 with the windy conditions at the Country Club de Barranquilla in Colombia.
On the women’s side, Valerie Tanguay opened with a 2-over 74 and currently sits in a tie for 3rd. Tanguay carded three birdies on Wednesday and trails Colombia’s Cynthia Diaz by two strokes. Naomi Ko of Victoria, B.C. carded a 8-over 80 to finish the day in a tie for 20th, while Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee struggled carding a 9-over 81 and is tied for 26th.
In the men’s competition, Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont. leads the Canadian squad at 2-over par after an opening round 74. Rank currently sits in a tie for 12th, eight strokes behind Jimmy Mullen who opened with a 6-under 66.
Team Canada Development Squad member Tony Gil of Vaughan, Ont. carded a 3-over 75. The 15-year old currently sits as the second low Canadian in a tie for 15th. National Squad member Chris Hemmerich posted a 6-over 78 and sits in a tie for 32nd. Étienne Papineau opened with a 9-over 81, while Carter Simon finished at 11-over.
Canadian Results – Round 1
Men: Click here for full results
T12. Garrett Rank (Elmira, Ont.) 74, +2
T15. Tony Gil (Vaughan, Ont.), 75, +3
T32. Chris Hemmerich (Kitchener, Ont.) 78, +6
T41. Matt Williams (Calgary) 80, +8
T47. Étienne Papineau (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qué.) 81, +9
59. Carter Simon (Sutton, Ont.) 83, +11
Women: Click here for full results
3. Valérie Tanguay (St-Hyacinthe, Qué.) 74, +2
T20. Naomi Ko (Victoria, B.C.), 80, +8
T26. Jaclyn Lee (Calgary) 81, +9
BARRANQUILLA, ATLANTICO, Colombia – Team Canada will be represented by nine athletes at the upcoming South American Amateur Championship, a 72-hole stroke play event from January 22-25, which features 117 players from across the globe.
The Canadian contingent features National Amateur Team players Garrett Rank (Elmira, Ont.) and Chris Hemmerich (Kitchener, Ont.) along with seven athletes from the Development Squad (four boys and three girls).
Matt Williams (Calgary), Carter Simon (Sutton, Ont.), Étienne Papineau (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qué.) and Tony Gil (Vaughan, Ont.) will be accompanied by Head Coach Robert Ratcliffe to make up the boys side of the Development Squad.
The girls side consists of Development Squad members Valérie Tanguay (St-Hyacinthe, Qué.), Naomi Ko (Victoria, B.C.) and Jaclyn Lee (Calgary). They will be led by newly assigned Head Coach Ann Carroll.
The countries competing against Canada are: Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Scotland, Wales, Finland, India, U.S.A., Ireland, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, England and Mexico.
Canadian National Team member Brooke Henderson won the 2013 women’s event at El Rincon in Bogota. The men’s event was won by Callum Shinkwin of England.
For a list of all 2014 participants, click here.
Ormond Beach, Fla. – National Amateur Team member Brooke Henderson fired a final round 72 to pull ahead of the pack with a 4-stroke victory at the Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Championship – also known as The Sally – in Ormond Beach, Fla.
With the win the Smiths Falls, Ont. native racks up her third consecutive victory. She took home medalist honours at the Spirit International in November, won the Junior Orange Bowl Championship in December and has now won The Sally.
She carded 4 birdies on Saturday’s final round to seal her place atop the leaderboard at 3-under par (67-76-70-72). Coming in second with a 1-over 289 (70-75-71-73) was Annabel Dimmock of Virginia Water, England.
Wales’ Chloe Williams was neck-and-neck with Henderson heading into Saturday’s round, but struggled on during the final round to an 11-over 83. She ended in a tie for third with Brazil’s Clara Teixera at 9-over par.
Canadians Meredith Fairbairn (Orangeville, Ont.) and Kimberly Risulmi (Lloydminster, Alta.) finished T23 and T56, respectively.
For full results, click here.
Ormond Beach, Fla. – Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson fired a 2-under 70 to hold onto a 1-stroke advantage over Wales’ Chloe Williams at the Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Championship.
Williams bogeyed the 18th to match Henderson’s third round score of 70 heading into the fourth and final round Saturday.
Henderson, 16, has not given up her lead since Wednesday’s opening round of 67. The Smiths Falls, Ont., native will look to win her second straight tournament when play resumes tomorrow – she won the Junior Orange Bowl Championship back in December.
Fellow Canadian Meredith Fairbairn of Orangeville, Ont., sits tied for 24th after a 7-over 79. Kimberly Risulmi of Lloydminster, Alta. slipped to 58th after carding an 86.
Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson struggled with the windy conditions on Thursday, carding a 4-over 76 at the Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Championship in Ormond Beach, Fla.
The Smiths Falls, Ont., native maintains the lead by one stroke over Chloe Williams of Wales, who shot a 3-under 69 – the lowest score of the day and the only player to break par.
Fellow Canadian Meredith Fairbairn also struggled with the conditions on Thursday, slipping to T24 on the leaderboard after a 10-over 82. Kimberly Risulmi of Llyodminster, Alta. sits at T55 with a 174 (87-87) through two rounds.
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont. established a 3-stroke lead Wednesday after shooting an opening round 67 at the Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Championship in Ormond Beach, Fla.
Henderson, a Team Canada member, didn’t get off to the greatest start at Oceanside Country Club as she carded a bogey on the 4th hole. But the 16-year-old turned things around not long after, closing out her front nine with birdie to make the turn at 1-under (35).
Henderson heated up on the back 9, birdying five of the next six holes. She finished the day three strokes ahead of England’s Annabel Dimmock and Harin Lee of Bayside, N.Y., who scored matching 2-under 70’s.
Fellow Canadian Meredith Fairbairn (Orangeville, Ont.,) sits tied for 16th at 4-over after shooting an opening-round 76. Kimberly Risulmi of Lloydminster, Alta. is tied for 59th at +15.
Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., will be one of three Canadians teeing-it-up at the Women’s South Atlantic Amateur (a.k.a The Sally) in Ormond Beach, Fla., from Jan. 15-18 at the Oceanside Country Club.
Henderson, 16, is a Team Canada member. She has kept up her strong play in the new year, winning the Junior Orange Bowl Championship by five strokes only 2 weeks ago. She returns to Florida riding that momentum into action Wednesday along with two other Canadians.
Henderson will be joined by Meredith Fairbairn of Orangeville, Ont., and Kimberly Risulmi of Lloydminster, Alta., in the deep international field of 74.
The 2013 champion was Kelly Shon, a Princeton student hailing from Port Washington, N.Y.
For opening round tee-times, click here. For live scoring of the 88th annual Sally tournament, click here
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., and Nicholas Ross of Dundas, Ont., finished T7 and T9 respectively at the 83rd Dixie Amateur Championship at Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla.
Rank, a member of Team Canada’s National Amateur team, fired four consecutive rounds in the red (69-71-71-70—281) on his way to a tie for seventh at 7-under par. Ross, 18, finished one stroke behind Rank at 6-under (70-74-69-69—282) boosted by his strong final rounds to close out the tournament.
Curtis Thompson, a native of the host city, Coral Springs, Fla., defeated Jack Maguire with a birdie on the second extra hole of a sudden death playoff. They were deadlocked at 15-under par heading into the playoff before Thompson pulled away to earn his second title at the Dixie Amateur, he also won it back in 2011.
The story was very similar on the women’s side with Shannon Aubert of Reunion, Fla., defeating Simin Feng of Windermere, Fla. in a one-hole playoff. They were tied at 8-under par heading into extra play.
For the men’s leaderboard click here
For the women’s leaderboard click here
Other Canadians in the field at the Dixie Amateur
Men:
Alexis Gemme-Piacente, Montreal, Que. – T36
Nicholas Powell, Toronto, Ont. – 77th
Paolo Addona, Montreal, Que. – T78
Jordan Bakhsh, New Market, Ont. – MC
Mario Vachon, Ste-Claire, Que. – MC
Carl Pelletier, Pont-Rouge, Que.— MC
Claude Pelletier, Donnacona, Que. – MC
Tyler Pope-Ferguson, Amherstbury, Ont. – MC
Women:
Jenna Hague, Burlington, Ont. – T35
Claire Hernandez, Palgrave, Ont. – MC
Kate Alty, Edmonton, Alta. – MC
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Men and women from across the globe are set to tee-off in the opening rounds of the Dixie Amateur this week in southern Florida.
The women’s championship runs December 17-20 at Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla. Three Canadians are entered into the field including, Jenna Hague of Burlington, Ont., Claire Hernandez of Palgrave, Ont., and Kate Alty of Edmonton, Alta. The women’s championship will include a cut after 54 holes. Past champions of this prestigious title include LPGA stars Lexi Thompson (2007) and Vicky Hurst (2006).
Scoring and pairings for the Women’s Dixie Amateur can be found here.
On the men’s side, nine Canadians will contend for the amateur title December 19-22, 2013. The competition will be played over 72 holes at the Woodlands Golf Club in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla.
Headlining the list of the Canadians entered in the field is Team Canada’s Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur stroke-play medalist and Nicholas Ross of Dundas, Ont., who finished tied for the eighth at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
The men’s championship will be cut to the low 72 players and ties after 36 holes, with the final two rounds being contested at Heron Bay Golf Club. Past winners of the Men’s Dixie Amateur include, Brandt Snedeker (2003), Peter Uihlein (2010 & 2009), David Lingmerth (2007), and Hal Sutton (1979 & 1978).
Scoring and pairings for the Men’s Dixie Amateur can be found here.
Curtis Thompson and Isabelle Lendl are both set to defend their titles from the 2012 championship this week in Florida.
Canadians in the field at the Dixie Amateur
Men:
Garrett Rank, Elmira, Ont.
Nicholas Ross, Dundas, Ont.
Paolo Addona, Montreal, Que.
Jordan Bakhsh, New Market, Ont.
Alexis Gemme-Piacente, Montreal, Que.
Mario Vachon, Ste-Claire, Que.
Carl Pelletier, Pont-Rouge, Que.
Claude Pelletier, Donnacona, Que.
Tyler Pope-Ferguson, Amherstbury, Ont.
Nicholas Powell, Toronto, Ont.
Women:
Jenna Hague, Burlington, Ont.
Claire Hernandez, Palgrave, Ont.
Kate Alty, Edmonton, Alta.
