Toyota, Japan – The Team Canada Boys team finished as runners-up and the Girls team placed fifth in the 2023 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup at the Ishino Course, Chukyo Golf Club in Toyota, Japan.
The boys team entered the tournament as defending champions and despite a strong effort through all three rounds, the team came up just short of Team Japan. Japan finished the boys team event at a combined 34-under par, while Canada finished the tournament at 30-under par. Germany placed third after finishing at 20-under par. The boys team consisted of: Alex Zhang, Ethan Wilson, Cooper Humphreys and Eric Zhao. Individually, Wilson finished T5 at 9-under, Zhang finished T7 at 8-under, Humphreys finished T10 at 6-under and Zhao finished 23 at 2-over par.
The girls team finished in fifth and closed the tournament with a combined score of 9-under par. Japan completed the team double winning the girls division as well, finishing with a total score of 34-under. The United States, Korea Republic and, New Zealand rounded out the top four. The girls team featured: Vanessa Borovilos who finished T9 at 8-under, Yeji Kwon who finished 19 at 6-over par and Michelle Liu who finished T21 at 8-over.
For the full results from each round click here.