Shauna Liu leads both the junior and juvenile divisions at the
Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Vancouver, B.C. – Humid and sunny conditions continued into round two of the 2024 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO making for another exciting day. With a stellar performance, Team British Columbia secured the coveted title of this year’s Inter-Provincial Team Championship at Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver, B.C.
Team British Columbia were represented by Ha Young Chang (Surrey, B.C.), Amy Seung Hyun Lee (Langley, B.C.) and Chelsea Truong (Victoria B.C).
Chang contributed to the teams winning efforts carding rounds of 4-under 68 on Monday and 77 on Tuesday, while Lee shot 76 on Monday and 73 on Tuesday and Truong’s 4-over76 on Monday and 72 on Tuesday. The team combined for a total score of 1-over, eight shots clear of runners-up, Team Manitoba.
“It’s great to win here at home. We’re going for the sweep of these Inter-Provincial team championships on the west coast swing of national championships and that makes two out of three. This part of the championship is great for bringing the girls together and is obviously a very prestigious honour,” said Deb Pyne, BC Golf Managing Director of Player Development.
For the individual component of the competition, Team Canada NextGen member, Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. played an impressive round carding three birdies on the front nine and kicked off the back nine with a pair of birdies on the first two holes. Liu went into the second round two strokes behind Chang at 2-under and fired a 1-under 71 on Tuesday to take a two shot lead heading into the third round.
“Today, I think for this course especially, it’s important to hit the fairways and to be in a good position on the greens, so I was really focusing on that today,” said Liu. “Having some birdies in my first few holes helped me gain some confidence going further into the round.”
Going into the third round, fellow Team Canada NextGen member, Swetha Sathish of Oakville Ont., is second place heading into tomorrow’s third round. Sathish remains only two strokes back of Liu following a 2-under 70 on Tuesday..
Clara Ding (White Rock, B.C.), who shot two back-to-back rounds of 72 sits in third place at even par.
Two players are tied for fourth at 1-over; first rounder leader, Ha Young Chang (Surrey, B.C.) and Addison Kartusch (Winnipeg, Man.).
The 2024 Canadian Junior girls champion will receive an exemption into the 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and 2025 U.S Girls Junior Championship, if eligible. In addition, the winner will receive $1,200 CAD.
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Golf Canada Amateur Championships
Golf Canada annually conducts more than 30 golf competitions and qualifiers nation-wide – including nine National Amateur Championships – which play host to more than 3,000 domestic and international athletes from all corners of the world. In partnership with our host clubs, thousands of volunteers, provincial golf associations and our proud sponsors, Golf Canada is dedicated to supporting player development through world-class competition since our inception in 1895. Officiated by certified Canadian Rules of Golf officials, Golf Canada’s amateur competitions are fully compliant with golf’s international governing bodies and include marquee events such as the Canadian Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships as well as the Canadian Junior Girls and Junior Boys Championships. Golf Canada’s amateur championships are proudly supported by BDO Canada, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), Titleist, FootJoy, Sport Canada, and Levelwear. For more information and scheduling visit www.golfcanada.ca/competitions-calendar/.