Golf Ontario – CAMBRIDGE – It was an up and down week at the Investors Group Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship for Unionville’s Kelsey Sear. However, when the final score was entered, on July 14 at Galt Country Club, it ended on a high as the York Downs Golf & Country Club member captured the title.

Sear had the opening-round lead but relinquished it during the second day. She ended the third day with a share of the lead and thanks to a two-under (70) during the final round was able to walk away the victor.

Sear began the round well with a birdie on the first hole. She made the turn one-under and remained there until she added another birdie on 15. That brought her to two-under, which is where she finished. She completed the tournament at two-over (69-78-73-70-290).

Afterwards Sear spoke about how she was able to build off her opening round. “After the first round I knew there was still lots of golf to be played. The course suited my eye so I just wanted to play the way I knew I could and enjoy the week.”

For Sear, she attributed her success to her putting. “My speed on the greens was good all week. I had some mishaps during the second round but I knew I was still stroking the ball well the putts just weren’t falling. I knew they would fall and come the next days, they did.”

Sear summed up her excitement and says she is already looking forward to next year.  “It was a really great week! I had a blast, this was an awesome course and I will be back to defend the title next year.”

Earning the silver was Ridgeway’s Madeline Marck-Sherk. Marck-Sherk, from Bridgewater Country Club, entered the day with a share of the lead. She started well making the turn at two-under but it was a pair of late bogeys that sealed her fate. She went on to finish the day at one-under (71), and the tournament at three-over (71-71-78-71- 291).

Rounding out the podium with the bronze medal was Mississauga’s Michelle Ruiz. Ruiz, from Diamondback Golf Club, had an even par (72) final round and finished the championship at nine-over (75-74-76-72-297).

Sear, Marck-Sherk and Ruiz all earned the right to represent Ontario in the inter-provincial competition at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, at Cutten Fields Golf Course in Guelph, July 25-28.

For full tournament information, including the final leaderboard, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao173/index.htm

Golf Ontario would like to thank Galt Country Club, their staff and volunteers for hosting the event. Thanks also to the Golf Ontario volunteers and to title sponsor Investors Group for their continued support of golf in the province.

About the Investors Group Women’s Amateur

First played in 1904, the Investors Group Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship is being contested for the 102nd time this summer, and for the first time at Galt Country Club. Past champions include: 1968 LPGA Championship winner Sandra Post (1964), LPGA Tour players Alena Sharp (1999) and Brooke Henderson (2014), Rebecca Lee-Bentham (2007), and World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Stewart Streit, who holds the record for the most number of titles with 11.

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 IG Ontario Women's Amateur:
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 1   Kelsey Sear               69-78-73-70--290 +2  
 2   Madeline Marck-Sherk      71-71-78-71--291 +3  
 3   Michelle Ruiz             75-74-76-72--297 +9  
 4   Alyssa DiMarcantonio      75-77-76-70--298 +10 
 T5  Courtney Tolton           73-73-78-76--300 +12 
 T5  Chloe Currie              73-76-76-75--300 +12 
 7   Melany Chong              77-74-76-75--302 +14 
 T8  Abbie Anghelescu          78-75-78-72--303 +15 
 T8  Hailey McLaughlin         75-77-78-73--303 +15 
 T8  Claire Hernandez          79-75-74-75--303 +15 
 11  Victoria Zheng            73-77-74-80--304 +16 
 T12 Jasmine Ly                74-76-79-76--305 +17 
 T12 Mary Ann Hayward          80-73-74-78--305 +17 
 14  Sarah Beqaj               73-77-81-75--306 +18 
 T15 Raesa Sheikh              75-77-81-74--307 +19 
 T15 Delana Basanisi           79-76-76-76--307 +19 
 T15 Annika Haynes             77-78-76-76--307 +19 
 T18 Karyn Lee Ping            77-79-80-72--308 +20 
 T18 Kate Johnston             78-77-80-73--308 +20 
 T18 Meghan Bennett            81-75-77-75--308 +20 
 T18 Brooke MacKinnon          81-72-78-77--308 +20 
 T22 Madison Easterbrook       78-78-85-68--309 +21 
 T22 Judith Kyrinis            80-77-79-73--309 +21 
 24  Terrill Samuel            80-79-75-76--310 +22 
 25  Alexandra Naumovski       80-74-80-77--311 +23 
 T26 Sydney Naro               79-81-78-74--312 +24 
 T26 Diana McDonald            80-76-80-76--312 +24 
 T28 Emily Zhu                 78-77-82-76--313 +25 
 T28 Danielle Sawyer           75-82-78-78--313 +25 
 T28 Samantha Spencer          79-83-74-77--313 +25 
 T28 Mackenzie Butzer          78-76-76-83--313 +25 
 T32 Rachel Pollock            81-79-78-77--315 +27 
 T32 Monet Chun                71-80-83-81--315 +27 
 34  Sarah Dunning             82-80-81-73--316 +28 
 35  Vanessa Chychrun          82-79-80-76--317 +29 
 36  Sarah Westaway            81-83-76-78--318 +30 
 37  Alex Amos                 86-77-80-77--320 +32 
 T38 Sheila McKeen             76-81-86-78--321 +33 
 T38 Tasha Macdonald           85-77-79-80--321 +33 
 T38 Taylor Simoneau           79-81-80-81--321 +33 
 T38 Emily Ward                81-79-73-88--321 +33 
 T42 Jue Wen                   83-80-81-79--323 +35 
 T42 Lilian Klekner-Alt        77-84-80-82--323 +35 
 T44 Lauren Zaretsky           81-83-82-78--324 +36 
 T44 Cynthia Zhao              81-80-78-85--324 +36 
 46  Brooke Rivers             86-79-77-83--325 +37 
 47  Brooke Sharpe             81-82-86-78--327 +39 
 T48 Jennifer Lochhead         79-86-81-82--328 +40 
 T48 Ivy Steinberg             80-82-83-83--328 +40 
 T50 Addison Wallwin           86-78-83-84--331 +43 
 T50 Sukriti Harjai            82-83-83-83--331 +43 
 52  Jordon Newlands           84-81-79-88--332 +44 
 53  Nicole Gargarella         80-86-85-85--336 +48 

DID NOT FINISH

 MC  Kimberly Risulmi          84-83-0-0--167 +23   
 MC  Jessie Mercer             82-85-0-0--167 +23   
 MC  Marion Reid               83-86-0-0--169 +25   
 MC  Sarah Gallagher           83-87-0-0--170 +26   
 MC  Angella Lee               89-82-0-0--171 +27   
 MC  Tatiana Hulan             79-92-0-0--171 +27   
 MC  Barbara Maslanko          86-86-0-0--172 +28   
 MC  Maggie Jennings-Campbell  89-84-0-0--173 +29   
 MC  Melanie Burgess           87-88-0-0--175 +31   
 MC  Vaijayanti Bharkhada      93-83-0-0--176 +32   
 MC  Connie Farmer             94-84-0-0--178 +34   
 MC  Jennifer Knox             88-91-0-0--179 +35   
 MC  Kimberley Legge           91-89-0-0--180 +36   
 MC  Cathy Welsand             83-98-0-0--181 +37   
 MC  Katie McTaggart           95-87-0-0--182 +38   
 MC  Kelly Riccardi            112-96-0-0--208 +64  
 WD  Ana Peric                                      
 DQ  Lauren Bevan              84-79-89-0--252 +36