Golf Ontario – WINDSOR— Heading into the final round of the 2016 Investors Group Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship, July 15 at Ambassador Golf Club, it was anyone’s tournament to win as eight players were all within five strokes of the lead.

The final group consisted of co-leaders Ridgeway’s Madeline Marck-Sherk, Guelph’s Rachel Pollock and Ottawa’s Grace St-Germain, who was just one back. St-Germain got out to a good start with a birdie on the opening hole and would add three more on the front nine, along with a pair of bogey’s, to head to the turn at two-under.

Meanwhile, Marck-Sherk, a member at the Bridgewater Country Club, and Pollock, Whistle Bear Golf Club, had their share of struggles on the front nine. Both players finished the front nine three-over resulting in a big swing, in St-Germain’s favour, on the leaderboard.

St-Germain, 17-years-old and a member of Golf Canada’s National Development Squad, would close things out on the back nine finishing it at one-over to end the round at one-under (71). That brought her tournament total to two-under (69-70-76-71-286), good enough for a four-stroke victory.

“It feels amazing to win the Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship,” said St-Germain. “To have my name on this trophy with all of these great players is fantastic!”

Ambassador and the elements were tough on the players this week, but for St-Germain, her putting kept her in it. “My putting was the strongest part of my game this week. I was putting really well, which helped on these greens.”

Like most players, St-Germain had her ups and downs during the week, especially during the third round. However, she ended that round with birdies on two of the final three holes. She talked about how that late charge helped her mind frame heading into the final round. “Getting those birdies at the end of round three gave me a lot of confidence because I wasn’t playing very well. It gave me momentum coming into today.”

There was a tie for the silver medal between Marck-Sherk and Richmond Hill’s Monet Chun resulting in a podium swept by current and former Team Ontario members.

Marck-Sherk went on to play the back nine one-over and ended the round at four-over (76) bringing her tournament total to two-over (74-71-69-76-290).

As for Chun, a Summit Golf & Country Club member, she finished the day at even par (72). Chun followed up a one-over front nine by carding a one-under on the back nine to end the tournament in the tie at two-over (68-75-75-72-290).

In addition to crowning the winners, the top three also earned the right to represent Ontario in the team competition at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, July 26-29 at the Ken-Wo Golf Club in New Minas, Nova Scotia. With some players not electing to participate in the event, Ontario will be represented by: St-Germain, Chun and Pollock, who finished the tournament at five-over (68-75-71-79-293).

For full tournament information, including the final leaderboard, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao16/event/gao165/index.htm

Golf Ontario would like to thank Ambassador Golf Club, along with their staff and volunteers for hosting the event. Thanks also to title sponsor Investors Group and the Golf Ontario volunteers 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 101st time this summer, and for the first time at Ambassador Golf 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. In total, 64 players began the four-day, 72-hole tournament.

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 100,000 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

 

 

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Results for contest Women's Amateur:

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 1   Grace St-Germain      69-70-76-71--286 -2  

 T2  Monet Chun            68-75-75-72--290 +2  

 T2  Madeline Marck-Sherk  74-71-69-76--290 +2  

 4   Mary Ann Hayward      71-74-73-73--291 +3  

 T5  Judith Kyrinis        71-73-72-76--292 +4  

 T5  Alyssa Getty          74-73-71-74--292 +4  

 T7  Isabella Portokalis   74-71-75-73--293 +5  

 T7  Rachel Pollock        68-75-71-79--293 +5  

 T9  Courtney Tolton       75-71-77-73--296 +8  

 T9  Jessica Ip            71-71-76-78--296 +8  

 T11 Cordelia Chan         72-76-74-75--297 +9  

 T11 Alexandra Naumovski   71-74-76-76--297 +9  

 T11 Selena Costabile      73-77-72-75--297 +9  

 14  Karyn Lee Ping        71-80-72-75--298 +10 

 15  Meghan McDougall      75-73-74-79--301 +13 

 16  Emily Ward            78-72-77-75--302 +14 

 17  Casey Ward            77-71-77-78--303 +15 

 T18 Kelsey Sear           76-80-73-75--304 +16 

 T18 Kelsey Murphy         74-77-72-81--304 +16 

 20  Crystina Kertsos      74-75-77-80--306 +18 

 21  Sarah Dunning         73-81-78-75--307 +19 

 T22 Sarah Westaway        80-82-73-75--310 +22 

 T22 Michelle Ruiz         73-81-79-77--310 +22 

 T22 Stefani Markovich     77-81-74-78--310 +22 

 T22 Samantha Spencer      74-76-76-84--310 +22 

 26  Jasmine Ly            78-79-74-80--311 +23 

 T27 Madison Easterbrook   83-81-71-78--313 +25 

 T27 Madelyn Piccininni    80-73-79-81--313 +25 

 29  Terrill Samuel        80-79-78-78--315 +27 

 30  Melany Chong          74-80-83-79--316 +28 

 T31 Morag Mitchell        75-83-80-79--317 +29 

 T31 Marion Reid           74-82-79-82--317 +29 

 T31 Brooke Sharpe         84-76-74-83--317 +29 

 34  Audrey Akins          80-80-79-79--318 +30 

 35  Jordon Newlands       78-80-75-87--320 +32 

 T36 Cynthia Zhao          81-84-82-74--321 +33 

 T36 Alex Amos             77-84-80-80--321 +33 

 T36 Sarah Kim             81-79-79-82--321 +33 

 T36 Meghan Bennett        81-76-81-83--321 +33 

 40  Sydney Murphy         83-78-78-83--322 +34 

 41  Sukriti Harjai        80-79-80-85--324 +36 

 42  Brooke MacKinnon      81-81-83-80--325 +37 

 T43 Kate Johnston         78-87-83-78--326 +38 

 T43 Monica Gabriele       88-78-80-80--326 +38 

 T43 Kelly Riccardi        82-81-79-84--326 +38 

 46  Emily Zhu             78-81-79-89--327 +39 

 47  Kimberly Risulmi      81-80-81-86--328 +40 

 T48 Nicole Gargarella     80-80-88-82--330 +42 

 T48 Tasha Macdonald       81-81-82-86--330 +42 

 50  Joey Bush             82-87-81-83--333 +45 

 51  Carly Shane           82-86-84-82--334 +46 

 52  Claire Hernandez      77-86-90-83--336 +48 

 53  Katie McTaggart       86-83-92-86--347 +59 

DID NOT FINISH

 MC  Sydney Naro           85-85-0-0--170 +26   

 MC  Lynn Morrison         78-97-0-0--175 +31   

 MC  Miranda David         90-86-0-0--176 +32   

 MC  Kristen Wong          86-91-0-0--177 +33   

 MC  Megan Schauer         86-92-0-0--178 +34   

 MC  Melissa Gabriele      87-91-0-0--178 +34   

 MC  Angella Lee           89-90-0-0--179 +35   

 MC  Grace Mitchell        96-93-0-0--189 +45   

 WD  Sydney Gallant        85-0-0-0--85 +13     

 WD  Jennifer Lochhead     81-75-88-0--244 +28  

 WD  Jackie DeMarco                             

 WD  Ellice Hong                                

 WD  Marlies Klekner-Alt                        

 WD  Emily Stadder                              

 JWD Ivy Steinberg         78-85-79-0--242 +26  

 JWD Kennedy Bodfield                           

 JWD Julie Whalen