Golf Ontario  – ELMIRA – The two first-round leaders fell on the leaderboard during the second round of the Investors Group Ontario Junior Girls’ Championship, July 5 at the Elmira Golf Club. With both Niagara Falls’ Emily Ward and Richmond Hill’s Emily Zhu dropping back, other competitors were able to strive.

The main benefactor was London’s Ellie Szeryk. The 15-year-old had another consistent round, firing even par (70), bringing her two-day total to three-over par (73-70-143).  She will take a four-shot lead into the third round.

Following her is Maple’s Alyssa DiMarcantonio, from Station Creek Golf Club. DiMarcantonio, a member of Team Ontario, was three-over (73) on the round and now has a two-day total of seven-over (74-73-147).

Szeryk and DiMarcantonio will battle it out tomorrow to see who will have the advantage going into the final round.

The remaining players inside the top five still have a shot, if tomorrow goes according to plan. Markham’s Hailey McLaughlin (77-74-151) and Toronto’s Sarah Beqaj (76-75-151) are sitting tied for third with a two-day total of eleven-over. Toronto’s Sydney Naro sits one back of the tie for third at twelve-over par (78-74-152). With many players all fighting for third spot it will be interesting to see who makes a push heading into the final day.

After the round, the field was cut to the lowest 42 scores. The cut was set at 16-over (179). The third round begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. and admission for spectators is free. Yet another hot day is expected in Elmira tomorrow, so the players will have to battle through the heat.

For more information, including pairings and the leaderboard, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao1721/index.htm

About the Investors Group Junior Girls’ Championship

The Investors Group Ontario Junior Girls’ Championship is contested annually and features Ontario’s best amateur female golfers age 18 and under. Established in 1927, the championship is being played for the 83rd time this summer. The event has a wealth of notable past champions including World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Streit, Sandra Post, Sue Hilton, Alena Sharp, Jennifer Kirby and Brooke Henderson.

ABOUT GOLF ONTARIO

Golf Ontario is Ontario’s Provincial Sport Organization focused on enhancing participation, elevating performance and supporting the passion of golfers in Ontario. With over 90,000 individual members and 450 member clubs, Golf Ontario is one of the largest golf associations in the world.  From rating courses and keeping the integral rules of the game intact, to growing the game at the grassroots level and getting the game of golf into our school systems, to keeping the Ontario golf community aware of all relevant issues and hosting the best amateur tournaments in Canada, Golf Ontario is a passionate group dedicated to making golf better for everyone in Ontario. We share a love and passion for golf, while preserving its past, fostering its future, and championing golf’s best interests for everyone who enjoys the sport.

For more information please contact:

Darren Matte, Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Golf Ontario

905-852-1101 ext. 234

dmatte@gao.ca

 

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Results for contest Overall Low Gross:

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 1   Ellie Szeryk              73-70--143 +3    

 2   Alyssa DiMarcantonio      74-73--147 +7    

 T3  Hailey McLaughlin         77-74--151 +11   

 T3  Sarah Beqaj               76-75--151 +11   

 5   Sydney Naro               78-74--152 +12   

 6   Emily Zhu                 72-81--153 +13   

 T7  Emily Ward                72-85--157 +17   

 T7  Dylann Armstrong          79-78--157 +17   

 T9  Sukriti Harjai            85-73--158 +18   

 T9  Haley Yerxa               83-75--158 +18   

 T11 Kiley Rodrigues           80-79--159 +19   

 T11 Kristen Giles             78-81--159 +19   

 T11 Victoria Zheng            80-79--159 +19   

 14  Vanessa Chychrun          75-85--160 +20   

 T15 Melany Chong              81-81--162 +22   

 T15 Lexie McKay               76-86--162 +22   

 17  Hailey Katona             85-78--163 +23   

 18  Raesa Sheikh              83-81--164 +24   

 T19 Alexis McMurray           86-79--165 +25   

 T19 Claire Hwang              85-80--165 +25   

 T21 Amanda Kerr               82-84--166 +26   

 T21 Manuela Rincon Torres     84-82--166 +26   

 T23 Adele Chun                83-84--167 +27   

 T23 Ellis Harvie              81-86--167 +27   

 T23 Kayla Burke               84-83--167 +27   

 T26 Taylor Simoneau           86-83--169 +29   

 T26 Catherine Zhang           89-80--169 +29   

 T26 Lauren Bevan              88-81--169 +29   

 T26 Maggie Jennings-Campbell  84-85--169 +29   

 T30 Mackenzie Morrison        86-84--170 +30   

 T30 Lauren Zaretsky           88-82--170 +30   

 T30 Jue Wen                   85-85--170 +30   

 T30 Kacey Walker              90-80--170 +30   

 T34 Sasha Baker               88-83--171 +31   

 T34 Cynthia Huo               84-87--171 +31   

 T34 Hansika Tathgur           89-82--171 +31   

 37  Carmen Chan               84-88--172 +32   

 T38 Abby White                82-92--174 +34   

 T38 Jillian A Friyia          83-91--174 +34   

 40  Sarah Gallagher           91-84--175 +35   

 41  Jiayin(Joy) Liu           90-86--176 +36   

 42  Payton Bennett            93-86--179 +39   

DID NOT FINISH

 MC  Madison Barber            90-93--183 +43   

 MC  Morgan Rutledge           95-91--186 +46   

 MC  Arrington Bard            92-94--186 +46   

 MC  Mandy Zeng                95-92--187 +47   

 MC  Mikayla Bourgeois         91-100--191 +51  

 MC  Logan Hackett             98-95--193 +53   

 MC  Olivia Sargla             102-91--193 +53  

 MC  Jacqueline Giles          100-97--197 +57  

 MC  Nadia Marrast             99-98--197 +57   

 MC  Bengie Maxwell            101-104--205 +65 

 MC  Vanessa Lin               100-106--206 +66 

 MC  Jordan Jarrett            114-93--207 +67