Use double quotes to find documents that include the exact phrase: "aerodynamic AND testing"

Golf Canada – Two players under par after 18 holes of play

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. – Lauren Kim carded a 3-under-par 69 to lead by one stroke after the first round of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship at Beach Grove Golf Club. 

After playing the third round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Marine Drive in B.C. last week with a bug bite on her arm causing her pain to bend her arm; Kim was healthy and bug bite free heading into the first round on Tuesday.

“I feel confident after doing well today, I feel confident heading into the week,” said Kim. 

The 12-year-old carded four birdies and one bogey to jump in front of Céleste Dao who had the clubhouse lead after the morning wave. 

“I didn’t hit a lot of fairways today, it was actually hard, my swing was off, and I was just trying to par my way in, I was like try to keep it even, make your pars and do what you can,” said the Surrey, B.C., native. “I had a good start to my back nine, I started with a birdie and hit more fairways, it was easier.”

Kim has already tasted the winners circle this season, after she played up a division – against girls 15-18 years old – winning the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Ford Seres Tournament in May and was T5 at the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship later that month. 

Céleste Dao, member of the Team Canada Development Squad, came in with a 1-under-par 71, to sit one stroke back of Kim. 

“My birdies came mostly on the par 5s. I was reaching them in two or doing up and downs from the bunkers. Otherwise, I was sticking it close to the pin with my wedges on the other holes I birdied. I did have one chip-in.” said the Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot, Que. native. 

Dao – the 2018 Mexican Junior Girls Champion – was 2-under on her front nine. When she made the turn she recorded two bogeys, then two birdies to recover, but fired one last bogey on hole 16 to finish her round 1-under. 

“You have to take advantage of the par 5s. You just need to be patient, there are some holes that may look like they are birdie opportunities, but you need to identify the holes where you need to play safe,” said the 17-year-old. “The front nine is tighter for the drives, the back nine is longer and I think the greens are harder on the back nine, more elevation.”

Emily Zhu from Richmond Hill, Ont. and Hannah Lee from Surrey, B.C. both came in at even par 72.

Zhu sat tied with Dao at 1-under throughout her entire round until she recorded a bogey on her last hole to finish T3. 

Team Quebec is leading the inter-provincial team competition at even par and defending champions, Team B.C., sit in second at 6-over-par.

Click here to view the full leaderboard for the 2018 Canadian Junior Girls Championship.

NOTE TO MEDIA: Download photos from the round here. (Credit: Golf Canada)

2018 CANADIAN JUNIOR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

1    Lauren Kim                Surrey, BC                                   34-35–69 -3   
2    Céleste Dao               Notre-Dame Ile Perrot, QC                    33-38–71 -1   
T3   Emily Zhu                 Richmond Hill, ON                            33-39–72 E    
T3   Hannah Lee              Surrey, BC                                   36-36–72 E    
T5   Emily Romancew       Pierrefonds, QC                              36-37–73 +1   
T5   Angela Zhang              Vancouver, BC                                35-38–73 +1   
T7   Leah John                 Vancouver, BC                                35-39–74 +2   
T7   Sukriti Harjai            Niagara Falls, ON                            36-38–74 +2 

2018 CANADIAN JUVENILE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

1   Lauren Kim                Surrey, BC          34-35–69 -3  
2   Emily Zhu                 Richmond Hill, ON   33-39–72 E   
T3  Emily Romancew            Pierrefonds, QC     36-37–73 +1  
T3  Angela Zhang              Vancouver, BC       35-38–73 +1  
T5  Ashley Chow               North York, ON      37-38–75 +3  
T5  Angela Arora              Surrey, BC          39-36–75 +3  
T5  Chaewon Baek              Langley, BC         37-38–75 +3  
T8  Angel (Mu Chen) Lin       Surrey, BC          37-39–76 +4
T8  Hailey Katona             Tilbury, ON         36-40–76 +4  
T8  Sarah Beqaj               Toronto, ON         38-38–76 +4 

2018 CANADIAN JUNIOR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP – INTER-PROVINCIAL TEAM COMPETITION

1   Quebec            69-75–144 E   
2   British Columbia  71-79–150 +6  
3   Ontario           78-74–152 +8  
4   Alberta           81-78–159 +15 
5   Nova Scotia       83-79–162 +18 
6   New Brunswick     89-86–175 +31 
7   Manitoba          89-90–179 +35 
8   Saskatchewan      88-94–182 +38 

-30-

GOLF CANADA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Golf Canada annually conducts more than 20 championships nation-wide 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 RBC, Canadian Pacific, Sport Canada, Levelwear, Titleist and FootJoy. For more information and scheduling visit www.golfcanada.ca/competitions.

GOLF CANADA
Golf Canada is the National Sports Federation and governing body for golf in Canada representing 319,000 golfers and 1,400 member clubs across the country. A proud member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Golf Canada’s mission is to grow participation, excellence and passion in the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. By investing in the growth of the sport and introducing more participants of all ages to the game, our goal is to be relevant to and respected by all Canadian golf enthusiasts from coast to coast. For more information about what Golf Canada is doing to support golf in your community, visit www.golfcanada.ca.

For more information:

Sarah Magyar
Media Relations and Digital Content
Golf Canada
(t) 1-800-263-0009 x 317
(e) smagyar@golfcanada.ca