Golf Canada – Victoria’s Naomi Ko earns exemption into 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open as low Canadian

NEW MINAS, N.S. – Overcast skies hung heavy over Ken-Wo Golf Club as the final round of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship drew to a close. Hye-jin Choi of Paju-si, Korea shot a final round 66 to claim a four-stroke victory.

The reigning World Junior Girls champion recorded three birdies on the front nine, including two back-to-back on holes 8 and 9 for a 2-under 33. A bogey-free back nine complemented by two additional birdies on holes 11 and 13 brought Choi’s tournament total to 9-under 271. The 16-year-old is No. 14 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking and was recently crowned the low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif.

“I was happy with the beginning of my round, so I think that kind of led to me having a good finish today,” said Choi. “My putts weren’t great after the last three days. I held my grip higher up on my putter today which led to me making some pretty good putts.”

In addition to her 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, Choi has earned exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28, and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

Choi is feeling confident in her game and looks forward to the challenges ahead against the world’s best. “I’m just going to play golf. I’m not going to worry about others and just play the way I can.”

Hannah Green (Perth, Australia) and Allisen Corpuz (Honolulu, Hawaii) stayed even on the day to claim their shares of second, while Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, Calif., matched Choi’s 4-under showing to join the pair at 5-under. Third round leader Maria Fassi (Pachuca, Mexico) carded a 72 to claim fifth at 4-under.

Team Canada National Amateur Squad member Naomi Ko notched four birdies in her final round en route to a 1-under 279 tournament total and a T7 result. As the low Canadian in the field, the 18-year-old from Victoria has earned an exemption into the 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.

Additional information regarding the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship can be found here.

A selection of images from the competition is available for download here. When making use of the images, please credit Mike Schroeder/ Golf Canada.

2016 CANADIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY

• 1. Hye-jin Choi, Korea, *69-68-68-66-271 -9
• 2. Andrea Lee, Hermosa Beach, CA, *69-69-71-66-275 -5
• 2. Hannah Green, Australia, *69-68-68-70-275 -5
• 2. Allisen Corpuz, Honolulu, HI, *68-65-72-70-275 -5
• 5. Maria Fassi, Mexico, *71-68-65-72-276 -4
• 6. Lilia Kha-Tu Vu, Fountain Valley, CA, *70-68-71-68-277 -3
• 7. Stephanie Lau, Fullerton, CA, *69-71-67-72-279 -1
• 7. Naomi Ko, Victoria, BC, *69-70-70-70-279 -1
• 9. Malia Nam, Kailua, HI, *69-71-71-69-280 E
• 9. Josée Doyon, St-Georges, QC, *70-66-74-70-280 E
• 11. Elizabeth Wang, San Marino, CA, *70-71-72-70-283 +3
• 11. Monet Chun, Richmond Hill, ON, *72-69-70-72-283 +3
• 13. Aneka Seumanutafa, Frederick, MD, *70-72-70-72-284 +4
• 14. Maddie Szeryk, London, ON, *69-72-74-70-285 +5
• 14. Kacie Komoto, Honolulu, HI, *70-72-72-71-285 +5
• 16. Gennai Goodwin, Australia, *78-69-70-69-286 +6
• 16. Elizabeth Elmassian, Australia, *72-73-72-69-286 +6
• 18. Céleste Dao, Notre-Dame-de-L’Île-Perrot, QC, *72-74-74-68-288 +8
• 18. Jisoo Keel, Coquitlam, BC, *72-74-68-74-288 +8
• 20. Molly Skapik, Miamisburg, OH, *77-72-69-71-289 +9
• 20. Grace St-Germain, Orleans, ON, *74-69-74-72-289 +9
• 20. Yu Eun Eunice Kim, Australia, *70-75-70-74-289 +9
• 20. Hira Naveed, Australia, *72-72-71-74-289 +9
• 20. Robynn Ree, Redondo Beach, CA, *73-71-71-74-289 +9
• 20. Selena Costabile, Thornhill, ON, *69-74-71-75-289 +9
• 26. Manuela Carbajo Re, Argentina, *70-70-72-78-290 +10
• 27. Jaclyn Lee, Calgary, AB, *73-73-74-71-291 +11
• 27. Sarah-Eve Rheaume, Québec, QC, *75-72-73-71-291 +11
• 27. Kelsey Murphy, Plymouth, MI, *78-73-65-75-291 +11
• 30. Isabella Leung, Hong Kong, *75-72-73-72-292 +12
• 30. Sarah Burnham, Maple Grove, MN, *73-71-77-71-292 +12
• 30. Kristen Gillman, Austin, TX, *69-73-75-75-292 +12
• 30. Jessica Porvasnik, Hinckley, OH, *70-78-70-74-292 +12
• 30. Evelyn Arguelles, Mexico, *76-67-74-75-292 +12
• 35. Hannah Lee, Surrey, BC, *73-71-77-72-293 +13
• 35. Silvia Garces, Colombia, *73-73-76-71-293 +13
• 35. Sophie Liu, Surrey, BC, *72-72-78-71-293 +13
• 38. Chloe Currie, Mississauga, ON, *75-72-73-74-294 +14
• 38. Katherine Gravel-Coursol, Mirabel, QC, *71-78-70-75-294 +14
• 38. Maya Walton, Austin, TX, *72-71-79-72-294 +14
• 38. Kelly Grassel, Chesterton, IN, *77-74-71-72-294 +14
• 42. Hannah Wood, Highlands Ranch, CO, *74-77-74-70-295 +15
• 42. Camryn Roadley, Winnipeg, MB, *72-71-70-82-295 +15
• 44. Maria Vesga, Colombia, *79-69-73-75-296 +16
• 44. Kelsey Sear, Unionville, ON, *69-74-78-75-296 +16
• 46. Joo Youn Seo, Laguna Niguel, CA, *74-74-72-77-297 +17
• 46. Natalie Srinivasan, Spartanburg, SC, *74-70-79-74-297 +17
• 48. Michelle Kim, Surrey, BC, *72-72-75-79-298 +18
• 48. Courtney Dow, Frisco, TX, *77-74-73-74-298 +18
• 48. Madison Glennie, Clearwater, FL, *76-74-75-73-298 +18
• 48. Vivian Lee, Hong Kong, *73-74-79-72-298 +18
• 52. Cindy Ha, Demarest, NJ, *72-74-75-78-299 +19
• 52. Karis Davidson, Australia, *75-74-75-75-299 +19
• 54. Kimberly Mitchell, Woodbridge, VA, *73-75-77-76-301 +21
• 54. Meghan Stasi, Oakland Park, FL, *75-75-76-75-301 +21
• 56. Valérie Tanguay, St-Hyacinthe, QC, *73-75-76-78-302 +22
• 56. Jessica Ip, Richmond Hill, ON, *77-76-74-75-302 +22
• 58. Caroline Ciot, Brossard, QC, *81-69-79-74-303 +23
• 59. Rachel Pollock, Guelph, ON, *78-73-75-78-304 +24
• 59. Meghan McLean, Port Williams, NS, *76-75-75-78-304 +24
• 59. Shawn Rennegarbe, Addieville, IL, *74-76-79-75-304 +24
• 62. Samantha Spencer, Georgetown, ON, *76-76-77-76-305 +25
• 62. Noemie Paré, Victoriaville, QC, *74-79-79-73-305 +25
• 64. Michelle Ruiz, Mississauga, ON, *70-81-74-81-306 +26
• 64. Karyn Lee Ping, Brampton, ON, *80-73-74-79-306 +26
• 64. Nikolette Schroeder, Avon Lake, OH, *74-78-78-76-306 +26
• 64. Anne Balser, Halifax, NS, *76-77-77-76-306 +26
• 68. Krysta Schaus, Fredericton, NB, *73-80-78-76-307 +27
• 69. Chloe Velasco, Victoria, TX, *79-75-79-75-308 +28
• 70. Emily Gillman, Austin, TX, *79-74-81-75-309 +29

DID NOT FINISH

• MC. Kathrine Chan, Richmond, BC, *77-78-0-0-155 +15
• MC. Cristal Romero, Dartmouth, NS, *79-76-0-0-155 +15
• MC. Bri-Ann Tokariwski, Winnipeg, MB, *76-79-0-0-155 +15
• MC. Katy Rutherford, Calgary, AB, *80-75-0-0-155 +15
• MC. Becky Kay, Australia, *76-79-0-0-155 +15
• MC. Danielle Fuss, Rochester, NY, *82-73-0-0-155 +15
• MC. Claire Konning, Indian Mountain, NB, *76-80-0-0-156 +16
• MC. Carla Odnokon, Saskatoon, SK, *79-77-0-0-156 +16
• MC. Tiffany Kong, Vancouver, BC, *77-79-0-0-156 +16
• MC. Alexandria Celli, West Des Moines, IA, *78-78-0-0-156 +16
• MC. Claire Hodges, Sorrento, FL, *80-76-0-0-156 +16
• MC. Sarah-Andréa Landry, Brossard, QC, *77-79-0-0-156 +16
• MC. Kat Kennedy, Okotoks, AB, *77-81-0-0-158 +18
• MC. Rong Ji, China, *81-77-0-0-158 +18
• MC. Sarah Dunning, Waterloo, ON, *77-81-0-0-158 +18
• MC. Meghan Bennett, Pickering, ON, *76-82-0-0-158 +18
• MC. Jill Hardy, Winnipeg, MB, *80-80-0-0-160 +20
• MC. Angella Lee, Waterloo, ON, *79-81-0-0-160 +20
• MC. Alex Amos, Komoka, ON, *83-77-0-0-160 +20
• MC. Crystina Kertsos, Pickering, ON, *79-81-0-0-160 +20
• MC. Brooke Hill, Regina, SK, *81-80-0-0-161 +21
• MC. Kim Walker, Regina, SK, *82-79-0-0-161 +21
• MC. Emily Chu, Ancaster, ON, *88-73-0-0-161 +21
• MC. Jany Martin, Gatineau, QC, *82-79-0-0-161 +21
• MC. Brooke Sharpe, Kitchener, ON, *80-81-0-0-161 +21
• MC. Heather McLean, Port Williams, NS, *82-79-0-0-161 +21
• MC. Meghan McDougall, Markham, ON, *80-81-0-0-161 +21
• MC. Alexandra LeBlanc, Moncton, NB, *83-79-0-0-162 +22
• MC. Mireille LeBlanc, Meteghan River, NS, *82-80-0-0-162 +22
• MC. Claire Hernandez, Palgrave, ON, *81-81-0-0-162 +22
• MC. Laura Jones, Moncton, NB, *82-80-0-0-162 +22
• MC. Quinn Fitzgerald, Calgary, AB, *81-83-0-0-164 +24
• MC. Marie-Pier Lefrancois, Rosemère, QC, *84-80-0-0-164 +24
• MC. Anne Hakula, Finland, *84-82-0-0-166 +26
• MC. Danielle Sawyer, Grafton, ON, *81-86-0-0-167 +27
• MC. Hannah Diamond, Winnipeg, MB, *84-83-0-0-167 +27
• MC. Jennifer Comeau, Lake Loon, NS, *84-83-0-0-167 +27
• MC. Marie Donnici, Vancouver, BC, *90-78-0-0-168 +28
• MC. Mylène Limoges, Boucherville, QC, *84-84-0-0-168 +28
• MC. Kyla McIsaac, King City, ON, *84-84-0-0-168 +28
• MC. Sydney Naro, Toronto, ON, *89-81-0-0-170 +30
• MC. Jennifer Alward, Dartmouth, NS, *82-88-0-0-170 +30
• MC. Jordon Newlands, Toronto, ON, *83-89-0-0-172 +32
• MC. Jescynda Hotham, Fredericton, NB, *89-86-0-0-175 +35
• MC. Charmaine Mackid, Ste. Anne, MB, *90-87-0-0-177 +37
• MC. Darcy Fuller, Avonport, NS, *92-88-0-0-180 +40
• MC. Katherine Brine, Truro, NS, *92-89-0-0-181 +41
• WD. Maria Balcazar, Mexico, *
• WD. Jayna Choi, Collierville, TN, *
• WD. Nikki Dolbaczuk, Halls Harbour, NS, *
• WD. Lucia Gutierrez Ballon Valdivia, Peru, *
• WD. Celia Kuenster, Mendota Heights, MN, *

2016 CANADIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – INTER-PROVINCIAL TEAMS

• 1. Team Quebec – Josée Doyon, St-Georges, QC, Valérie Tanguay, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Katherine Gravel-Coursol, Mirabel, QC, *141-141-282 +2
• 2. Team Ontario – Grace St-Germain, Orleans, ON, Monet Chun, Richmond Hill, ON, Rachel Pollock, Guelph, ON, *146-138-284 +4
• 3. Team British Columbia – Jisoo Keel, Coquitlam, BC, Hannah Lee, Surrey, BC, Kathrine Chan, Richmond, BC, *145-145-290 +10
• 4. Team Manitoba – Bri-Ann Tokariwski, Winnipeg, MB, Camryn Roadley, Winnipeg, MB, Jill Hardy, Winnipeg, MB, *148-150-298 +18
• 5. Team Alberta – Jaclyn Lee, Calgary, AB, Kat Kennedy, Okotoks, AB, Quinn Fitzgerald, Calgary, AB, *150-154-304 +24
• 6. Team New Brunswick – Krysta Schaus, Fredericton, NB, Claire Konning, Indian Mountain, NB, Alexandra LeBlanc, Moncton, NB, *149-159-308 +28
• 6. Team Nova Scotia – Anne Balser, Halifax, NS, Mireille LeBlanc, Meteghan River, NS, Cristal Romero, Dartmouth, NS, *155-153-308 +28
• 8. Team Saskatchewan – Kim Walker, Regina, SK, Carla Odnokon, Saskatoon, SK, Brooke Hill, Regina, SK, *160-156-316 +36

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