Liu wins both the Canadian Junior Girls and Juvenile divisions; Team British Columbia won the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at Marine Drive Golf Club
Vancouver, B.C. – Team Canada NextGen member Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont., played a competitive and exceptional final round to win the 69th playing of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO at Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver, B.C. on Thursday.
After heading into the third round tied for the lead with three others, Liu carded a final round of 1-under 71 on Thursday, to finish at 2-under for the tournament, three shots better than Clairey Lin (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) who finished at 1-over for the tournament.
During the final round, Liu played very consistent golf. After a bogey to start her opening nine, Liu bounced back by making a birdie on the par 5 second hole. She then played an impressive bogey free back nine rolling in two back-to-back birdies on the way to her third round under par of the week. The 15-year-old fired rounds of 70-71-74-71 to secure the national title.
“It feels great, winning this tournament is something I have always wanted and it’s really great to be here,” said Liu. “My family and I will probably go out and get some ice cream after this one.”
Liu also won the Juvenile division, which ran concurrently for girls aged 16 and under, ahead of Lin. The bronze medal was awarded to Ruihan Kendria Wang (Bellevue, Wash.) who finished at 3-over.
In the Junior division the bronze medal was shared by three players, Kartusch, Wang and Vanessa Zhang (Vancouver, B.C.) at 3-over.
“I am playing the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship also next week in B.C. so for next week, the course and conditions are going to be playing different, but we are still going to be trying to hit the fairways and greens and make some putts,” said Liu.
Along with the national title, Liu’s win comes with an exemption into the 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship taking place next week at the Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, B.C., Liu will also receive an exemption into the 2025 U.S Girls Junior Championship and will be awarded a cheque for $1,200 CAD.
Liu joined a list of notable Canadian golfers to have won the Canadian Junior Girls Championship including the most recent winner, Eileen Park (2023) and LPGA Tour players and Olympians Brooke Henderson (2012), and Alena Sharp (1999), as well as Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Sandra Post (1964-66).
On Tuesday, the host province, Team British Columbia, consisting of Ha Young Chang (Surrey, B.C.), Amy Seung Hyun Lee (Langley, B.C.) and Chelsea Truong (Victoria, B.C.) took home the Inter-Provincial Team Championship. Team B.C. secured the title over Team Manitoba by eight strokes, which concluded after the second round.
Full results from the 2024 Canadian Junior Girls Championship can be found here.
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