Golf Canada – Chun holds on to secure victory; Davison shoots 3-under to win by two

BEAUCEVILLE, Que. – A cloudy drizzle hung over Club de golf Beauceville, but the competitors played through the damp conditions as the 2016 CN Future Links Quebec Championship drew to a close. Monet Chun and Callum Davison held the opposition at bay and emerged victorious at Golf Canada’s third CN Future Links event of the season.

The Junior Girls’ lead teetered between Chun (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Noémie Paré (Victoriaville, Que.) throughout the day, but the resilient Chun made par on her final eight holes to secure top spot. The first-time CN Future Links champion held the lead through all three rounds of play and closed the weekend at 5-over 221.

“My round wasn’t great today, but I’m glad I finished well on the back nine,” she said. “It’s my first CN win and I’m really happy about it because it’s one of the biggest tournaments I’ve won.”

The 15-year-old collected two birdies on the day to finish one-stroke ahead of Paré, who carded a 76.

When asked about her preparations for the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, Chun said today’s event was a good start. “This win is a definite confidence-booster, and it exposed me to all the good players that are in Quebec. It’s definitely going to help me prepare more for the Nationals.”

Céleste Dao of Notre-Dame-de-L’Île-Perrot, Que., remained among the Top-5 throughout the weekend, tallying a tournament total 8-over 224 to claim third place.

Competitors in the Top-6, including ties, in the Junior Girls division gained entry into the Canadian Junior Girls Championship at The Links at Penn Hills in Shubenacadie, N.S., August 2-5. Chun, Paré, and Dao will be joined by Isabella Portokalis (London, Ont.), Meghan McLean (Port Williams, N.S.), and Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ont.).

Four birdies in a final-round 73 made the difference as Callum Davison registered a two-stroke win. The Duncan B.C., resident finished the competition at 3-under 210.

“As the round got going I made a couple good up-and-downs to save par, and then from there I started to play better and get more confident,” he said.

The 15-year-old says the key to his success was staying calm, despite the crowded leaderboard. “I had a little bit of pressure after nine holes, and then gave myself a little bit of a cushion. It feels good to finish well.”

A tournament total of 212 gave first-round leader Sam Meek (Peterborough, Ont.) a runner-up result, while Minwoo Park (Toronto) and Marc-Antoine Hotte (Mascouche, Que.) rounded out the Top-3 with matching 214s.

Team Canada Development Squad member Charles-Éric Bélanger finished tied for 15th. The Québec City native posted a 75 in his final round.

CN Future Links Ontario champion Brandon Lacasse (Châteauguay, Que.) joins Davison, Meek, Park, and Hotte in the Top-5 of the Junior Boys division. All have earned exemptions into the 2016 Canadian Junior Boys Championship at Clovelly Golf Club in St. John’s N.L., from August 1-4. William Duquette of Laval, Que., defeated Fredericton, N.B., native Calvin Ross in a one-hole playoff to earn the final qualifying spot available in this competition.

Three more CN Future Links Championships will be played this season:

• June 10-12 – CN Future Links Prairie – Neepawa, Man. – Neepawa Golf & Country Club
• July 4-6 – CN Future Links Western – Medicine Hat, Alta. – Medicine Hat Golf & Country Club
• July 12-14 – CN Future Links Atlantic – Fairview, P.E.I. – Countryview Golf Club

Additional information regarding the 2016 CN Future Links Quebec 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 Bernard Brault/Golf Canada.

2016 CN FUTURE LINKS QUEBEC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR GIRLS DIVISION

• 1. Monet Chun, Richmond Hill, ON, *72-70-79-221 +5
• 2. Noémie Paré, Victoriaville, QC, *76-70-76-222 +6
• 3. Céleste Dao, Notre-Dame-de-L’Île-Perrot, QC, *74-76-74-224 +8
• 4. Isabella Portokalis, London, ON, *78-76-75-229 +13
• 5. Meghan McLean, Port Williams, NS, *78-71-81-230 +14
• 5. Alyssa DiMarcantonio , Maple, ON, *72-76-82-230 +14
• 7. Sarah-Ève Rhéaume, Québec, QC, *74-82-77-233 +17
• 8. Audrey Paradis, Blainville, QC, *82-72-80-234 +18
• 9. Emily Romancew, Pierrefonds, QC, *82-75-78-235 +19
• 10. Ellice Hong, Thornhill, ON, *74-83-79-236 +20
• 11. Brigitte Thibault, Rosemère, QC, *82-79-79-240 +24
• 11. Elizabeth Blier, St. Bruno, QC, *83-75-82-240 +24
• 13. Mathilde Denicourt, St-Césaire, QC, *83-78-81-242 +26
• 13. Marilou Bernier, Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC, *81-79-82-242 +26
• 15. Hailey McLaughlin, Markham, ON, *81-80-82-243 +27
• 16. Rose Morissette, Laval, QC, *87-80-80-247 +31
• 17. Danielle Sawyer, Grafton, ON, *85-83-80-248 +32
• 18. Élizabeth Labbé, Lévis, QC, *86-81-83-250 +34
• 18. Sarah Cushing, Brockville, ON, *83-84-83-250 +34
• 20. Heather McLean, Port Williams, NS, *79-87-88-254 +38
• 21. Lory Paradis, Blainville, QC, *87-87-84-258 +42
• 22. Haley Baker, Halifax, NS, *91-85-85-261 +45
• 23. Audrey Côté, Victoriaville, QC, *86-87-91-264 +48
• 24. Yasmine Daoud, Pierrefonds, QC, *93-86-86-265 +49
• 24. Megan MacGregor-Coste, Gatineau, QC, *90-90-85-265 +49
• 26. Sarah-Maud Longchamps, Lévis, QC, *92-82-96-270 +54
• 27. Charlie Bernier, Lévis, QC, *93-90-89-272 +56
• 28. Sarah McLellan, Oro-Medonte, ON, *90-93-91-274 +58
• 29. Myrka Perron, Saint-Georges, QC, *95-99-93-287 +71

DID NOT FINISH

• WD. Diana McDonald, Kingston, ON, *

2016 CN FUTURE LINKS QUEBEC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR BOYS DIVISION

• 1. Callum Davison, Duncan, BC, *70-67-73-210 -3
• 2. Sam Meek, Peterborough, ON, *69-71-72-212 -1
• 3. Minwoo Park, Toronto, ON, *72-69-73-214 +1
• 3. Marc-Antoine Hotte, Mascouche, QC, *70-68-76-214 +1
• 5. Brandon Lacasse, Châteauguay, QC, *72-67-76-215 +2
• 6. Calvin Ross, Fredericton, NB, *72-70-74-216 +3
• 6. William Duquette, Laval, QC, *71-70-75-216 +3
• 8. Louis-Alexandre Colgan, Québec, QC, *71-73-73-217 +4
• 9. Luke Gavin, Peterborough, ON, *74-75-70-219 +6
• 9. Cougar Collins, Caledon, ON, *72-76-71-219 +6
• 11. Antoine Roy, Rimouski, QC, *72-74-74-220 +7
• 12. Ty Celone, Long Sault, ON, *71-70-80-221 +8
• 13. Laurent Desmarchais, Longueil, QC, *76-75-71-222 +9
• 13. Cullen Chung, Westmount, QC, *75-75-72-222 +9
• 15. Andy Dubuc, St-jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, *75-75-73-223 +10
• 15. Charles-Éric Bélanger, Québec, QC, *71-77-75-223 +10
• 17. Raphael Nolet, Terrebonne, QC, *71-75-78-224 +11
• 17. Nick Valiquette, Cornwall, *73-73-78-224 +11
• 19. Thomas Vallières, Victoriaville, QC, *77-75-73-225 +12
• 19. Matthew Chandler, Chester, NS, *74-77-74-225 +12
• 19. Nicola Gauthier, Terrebonne, QC, *77-71-77-225 +12
• 19. Charles-David Trépanier, Québec, QC, *73-75-77-225 +12
• 23. Antoine Beaupré-Vachon, Montréal, QC, *77-76-73-226 +13
• 23. Griffin Jones, Manotick, ON, *76-75-75-226 +13
• 23. Brendan Smith, Ayers Cliff, QC, *75-75-76-226 +13
• 23. Cole Hague, Markham, ON, *75-76-75-226 +13
• 23. Félix Normand, Mont St-Hilaire, QC, *77-73-76-226 +13
• 23. Solomon Coupal, Sainte-Thérèse, QC, *74-76-76-226 +13
• 23. Benjamin Perron, Lac-Poulin, QC, *72-73-81-226 +13
• 30. Charles-Olivier Martineau, Magog, QC, *79-77-71-227 +14
• 30. William Latreille, L’Île-Bizard, QC, *73-83-71-227 +14
• 30. Marc-Antoine Lavigne, Montréal, QC, *80-72-75-227 +14
• 30. Frédéric Rousseau, Longueuil, QC, *74-77-76-227 +14
• 30. Thomas Giroux, Georgetown, ON, *77-75-75-227 +14
• 30. Jean-Christophe Gagnon, Québec, QC, *79-72-76-227 +14
• 36. Jonathan Vermette, Val-d’Or, QC, *74-73-81-228 +15
• 37. David Iaderosa, Ottawa, ON, *75-78-76-229 +16
• 37. Eric (Joohyung) Byun, Richmond Hill, ON, *78-72-79-229 +16
• 37. Ryan Page, Whitby, ON, *73-76-80-229 +16
• 40. Olivier Ménard, Valley Field, QC, *77-78-75-230 +17
• 40. Shaun Margeson, Fall River, NS, *75-80-75-230 +17
• 40. Mathew Stevens, Peterborough, ON, *74-76-80-230 +17
• 40. Jean-Philippe Denicourt, St-Césaire, QC, *77-70-83-230 +17
• 44. Isaac Darling, Rothesay, NB, *75-81-75-231 +18
• 44. Raphael Lebrun, Lac Delage, QC, *73-79-79-231 +18
• 44. Antoine Côté, Québec, QC, *78-71-82-231 +18
• 47. Julian Myers, Ottawa, ON, *77-77-78-232 +19
• 47. Alexandre Belanger, St-Jacques, NB, *75-78-79-232 +19
• 47. Jake Bryson, Dunrobin, ON, *71-78-83-232 +19
• 50. Simon Gaudet, St-Liguori, QC, *76-78-79-233 +20
• 51. Bruno Gendron, Boucherville, QC, *77-85-72-234 +21
• 51. Mathieu Duguay, Cap-Saint-Ignace, QC, *77-80-77-234 +21
• 51. Edouard Grondin, Montréal, QC, *78-77-79-234 +21
• 51. Sam Reid, Moncton, NB, *78-76-80-234 +21
• 51. William Comeau, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC, *79-73-82-234 +21
• 56. Tyler Epp, Ottawa, ON, *82-75-78-235 +22
• 56. Louis-Michel Guay, St-Isidore, QC, *76-78-81-235 +22
• 56. Jeremy Renaud, Lasalle, QC, *78-72-85-235 +22
• 59. Philip Isabelle, Ste-Julie, QC, *78-76-82-236 +23
• 60. Patrick Jackson, Truro, NS, *80-78-79-237 +24
• 60. Jeffrey Lebeau, Sherbrooke, QC, *83-76-78-237 +24
• 60. Ewan Kelly, Beaver Bank, NS, *75-83-79-237 +24
• 60. Keenan McPhail, Stittsville, ON, *75-80-82-237 +24
• 64. Nathan Desrochers, Saint Bruno, QC, *79-85-74-238 +25
• 64. Cedrik Sara, Laval, QC, *79-83-76-238 +25
• 64. Alexandre Carrière, Mirabel, QC, *82-77-79-238 +25
• 67. Philippe Guité, St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, *83-79-77-239 +26
• 67. Philippe Richard, Québec, QC, *78-76-85-239 +26
• 69. Alexis Chabot, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, *84-80-76-240 +27
• 69. Ryan Massicotte, Ange-Gardien, QC, *80-82-78-240 +27
• 69. Louis-Charles Marcotte, Boischatel, QC, *85-79-76-240 +27
• 69. Victor Rodrigue – Senécal, Ste-Julie, QC, *78-80-82-240 +27
• 73. Malik Dao, Notre-Dame de l’Ile Perrot, QC, *81-79-81-241 +28
• 73. Alexy Barrette, Mirabel, QC, *77-83-81-241 +28
• 75. Bryan Gardner, Victoriaville, QC, *81-82-79-242 +29
• 76. William Dubois, St. Jean-sur-le-Richelieu, QC, *81-77-85-243 +30
• 77. Thomas Stafford, Beaconsfield, QC, *80-82-82-244 +31
• 78. William Gagné, Québec, QC, *80-88-77-245 +32
• 79. Logan Boucher, Beaconsfield, QC, *80-85-82-247 +34
• 80. Frederic Voiselle, Québec, QC, *88-79-81-248 +35
• 81. Antoine Rioux, L’Ancienne-Lorette, QC, *80-89-80-249 +36
• 82. Julien Roy, Rimouski, QC, *79-88-83-250 +37
• 83. William Littlejohn, Chicoutimi, QC, *85-86-87-258 +45
• 84. Levy Deschenes, Rawdon, QC, *87-87-87-261 +48
• 85. Rémi Lévesque, Québec, QC, *79-96-88-263 +50
• 85. Victor Blier, St-Bruno, QC, *86-91-86-263 +50
• 87. Ryan Choi, Markham, ON, *88-92-89-269 +56
• 88. Samuel Breton Gagnon, Lévis, QC, *94-93-97-284 +71
• 89. Jean-Philippe Parr, St-Celestin, QC, *97-98-94-289 +76

DID NOT FINISH

• WD. Nathan Douglas, Thornhill, ON, *
• WD. Thomas Gevas, Saint-Lazare, QC, *
• WD. Kelvin Lim, Thornhill, ON, *

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