Chun maintains lead at Investors Group Junior Girls’ Spring Classic; Kelvin Lim becomes new leader at Boys’ Spring Classic
Golf Ontario – UXBRIDGE/STOUFFVILLE — Day two of the Investors Group Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Spring Classics saw the rain move in as cooler and damp conditions dominated the rounds. The girls’ event got underway first thing with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start at Sleepy Hollow in Stouffville, while the boys teed off at Wooden Sticks in Uxbridge at noon.
Investors Group Junior Girls’ Spring Classic
The rainy conditions certainly made things more difficult for the girls’ event but the players did their best to battle through the conditions. When all of the scores were in, it was still Richmond Hill’s Monet Chun who held the lead at two-over (71-75-146). Chun, 16 from The Summit Golf & Country Club, followed up her opening round of one-under with a three-over second round. The Golf Canada Development Squad and former Team Ontario player will take an eight-shot lead into the final round.
Sitting in second is Maple’s Alyssa DiMarcantonio. DiMarcantonio, 14 and a member of Station Creek Golf Club and Team Ontario, was seven-over during the second round and is now at 10-over (75-79-154) for the tournament.
Following DiMarcantonio is a four-way tie for third place at 12-over for the tournament. Sharing that spot are: Richmond Hill’s Emily Zhu (75-81-156), Niagara Falls’ Emily Ward (79-77-156), Strathroy’s Taylor Kehoe (78-78-156), and Windsor’s Jasmine Ly (79-77-156).
The final round for the girls will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday with the final group set to tee of at 3 p.m. Full information, including pairings and the leaderboard can be found on the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao1726/index.htm
Investors Group Junior Boys’ Spring Classic
Even with the rain, two players were able to power through and carded under-par rounds during the second day of the Junior Boys’ Spring Classic. One of those rounds belonged to Thornhill’s Kelvin Lim. Lim, 15 from Station Creek Golf Club, fired a two-under (70) on the day to go along with his three-over opening round. Lim now leads at one-over (75-70-145) for the tournament. Lim also moved into top spot in the Juvenile Championship.
Just one shot back is the opening-round leader Mississauga’s Sudarshan Yellamaraju. The 15-year-old from Blue Springs Golf Club followed up his even par opening round with a two-over (74) in round two. He is now two-over (72-74-146) for the championship.
Rounding out the top three is Brantford’s Eric Shea. Shea, 17 from Brantford Golf & Country Club, was the only other player to card an under-par round on the day, matching Lim’s two-under (70). Shea is just two back at three-over (77-70-147).
After the round, the field was cut to the lowest 40 scores and ties. The cut was set at 18-over (162) and an even 40 players advanced to the final round. Tee times for round three begin at noon on Monday. For full tournament information, including the leaderboard and round two pairings see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao176/index.htm
About the Investors Group Spring Classic
The Investors Group Junior Spring Classic is a 54-hole stroke-play competition contested annually over the Victoria Day long weekend that features many of Ontario’s best male and female junior golfers. The field of competitors gained entry to the competition through a qualifying process earlier in the season.
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Results for contest Junior Girls:
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1 Monet Chun 71-75--146 +2
2 Alyssa DiMarcantonio 75-79--154 +10
T3 Emily Ward 79-77--156 +12
T3 Emily Zhu 75-81--156 +12
T3 Taylor Kehoe 78-78--156 +12
T3 Jasmine Ly 79-77--156 +12
7 Kristen Giles 79-78--157 +13
8 Hailey Katona 83-78--161 +17
T9 Cynthia Zhao 78-87--165 +21
T9 Lexie McKay 86-79--165 +21
T9 Victoria Zheng 81-84--165 +21
T9 Shannon Coffey 84-81--165 +21
13 Kiley Rodrigues 84-82--166 +22
14 Adele Chun 85-82--167 +23
15 Hailey McLaughlin 83-86--169 +25
16 Ashley Chow 86-84--170 +26
T17 Catherine Zhang 81-91--172 +28
T17 Ellis Harvie 87-85--172 +28
T17 Sukriti Harjai 84-88--172 +28
T17 Vaijayanti Bharkhada 85-87--172 +28
21 Ava Koukofikas 85-88--173 +29
T22 Sarah Cushing 86-89--175 +31
T22 Vanessa Chychrun 83-92--175 +31
T24 Jillian A Friyia 89-87--176 +32
T24 Hansika Tathgur 85-91--176 +32
T26 Alexis McMurray 91-87--178 +34
T26 Jue Wen 87-91--178 +34
T26 Raesa Sheikh 97-81--178 +34
29 Logan Hackett 88-93--181 +37
T30 Katherine Cranston 90-95--185 +41
T30 Maggie Jennings-Campbell 89-96--185 +41
T30 Megan Fitchett 93-92--185 +41
33 Sasha Baker 100-86--186 +42
T34 Mackenzie Morrison 92-96--188 +44
T34 Morgan Rutledge 95-93--188 +44
36 Jordan Jarrett 94-98--192 +48
37 Madeline Choi 110-105--215 +71
DID NOT FINISH
WD Kayla Burke 99-0–99 +27