Golf Ontario – ELMIRA – The week at the 2017 Investors Group Ontario Junior Girls’ Championship belonged to London’s Ellie Szeryk, as the 15-year-old capped it off by claiming the title on July 7 at Elmira Golf Club.

It was never really in doubt for Szeryk, who won her second provincial title, the other being the 2016 Investors Group Junior Girls’ Spring Classic. Szeryk began the day with a nine-shot lead and was even after nine, thanks to back-to-back birdies on the fourth and fifth holes. Szeryk’s start to the back nine was a little rocky, with a bogey on 10 and a double on 11, but thanks to her cushion, Szeryk was never under any threat from the field. She went on to card a four-over (74) final round bringing her tournament total to five-over (73-70-68-74-285).

After the win, Szeryk spoke about what she did well during the week. “I think my approach shots were pretty good. I kind of struggled off the tee but I managed to get up and make par or bogey at worst. I am going to work on my driver and longer irons as I go into my next tournament.”

Szeryk, who had a course record during the third round, was unaware of the feat. “I didn’t know it was the course record. I was actually trying to go even lower because I had a lot more birdie chances and was frustrated being only two-under. I just tried to shoot around even to put myself in good position for the final round.”

Earning the silver medal was Toronto’s Sarah Beqaj. Beqaj, a member of Team Ontario and the Toronto Golf Club, sat in second after the third round but the gap was too large for her to overcome. She began well with a birdie on the first hole, but made the turn at three-over. She would go on to finish the round nine-over (79) bringing her tournament total to 19-over (76-75-69-79-299).

Taking the bronze medal was Richmond Hill’s Emily Zhu. Zhu, who had a share of the lead after the opening round, finished the day two-over (72).  That moved her to 22-over (72-81-77-72-302) for the championship. 

Szeryk, Beqaj and Zhu all earned the right to represent Ontario in the inter-provincial competition at the Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship, Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club, in Cumberland, Ontario.

For more information, including the final leaderboard, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao1721/index.htm

Golf Ontario would like to thank Elmira Golf 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 Junior Girls’ Championship

The Investors Group Ontario Junior Girls’ Championship is contested annually and features Ontario’s best amateur female golfers age 18 and under. Established in 1927, the championship is being played for the 83^rd time this. The event has a wealth of notable past champions including World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Streit, Sandra Post, Sue Hilton, Alena Sharp, Jennifer Kirby and Brooke Henderson.

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 Overall Low Gross:

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 1   Ellie Szeryk              73-70-68-74--285 +5  

 2   Sarah Beqaj               76-75-69-79--299 +19 

 3   Emily Zhu                 72-81-77-72--302 +22 

 4   Alyssa DiMarcantonio      74-73-80-78--305 +25 

 T5  Emily Ward                72-85-75-74--306 +26 

 T5  Hailey McLaughlin         77-74-76-79--306 +26 

 T5  Victoria Zheng            80-79-69-78--306 +26 

 T8  Sydney Naro               78-74-79-76--307 +27 

 T8  Haley Yerxa               83-75-74-75--307 +27 

 T10 Kiley Rodrigues           80-79-76-77--312 +32 

 T10 Kristen Giles             78-81-78-75--312 +32 

 12  Vanessa Chychrun          75-85-75-81--316 +36 

 13  Lexie McKay               76-86-81-76--319 +39 

 14  Manuela Rincon Torres     84-82-79-75--320 +40 

 15  Hailey Katona             85-78-78-80--321 +41 

 16  Melany Chong              81-81-81-79--322 +42 

 T17 Taylor Simoneau           86-83-80-74--323 +43 

 T17 Dylann Armstrong          79-78-84-82--323 +43 

 T17 Sukriti Harjai            85-73-83-82--323 +43 

 20  Raesa Sheikh              83-81-79-81--324 +44 

 T21 Catherine Zhang           89-80-82-76--327 +47 

 T21 Lauren Bevan              88-81-77-81--327 +47 

 23  Kayla Burke               84-83-84-78--329 +49 

 24  Amanda Kerr               82-84-84-81--331 +51 

 T25 Mackenzie Morrison        86-84-84-79--333 +53 

 T25 Jue Wen                   85-85-85-78--333 +53 

 27  Adele Chun                83-84-78-90--335 +55 

 28  Lauren Zaretsky           88-82-90-81--341 +61 

 T29 Ellis Harvie              81-86-89-86--342 +62 

 T29 Cynthia Huo               84-87-86-85--342 +62 

 T29 Kacey Walker              90-80-84-88--342 +62 

 T32 Maggie Jennings-Campbell  84-85-94-80--343 +63 

 T32 Sarah Gallagher           91-84-82-86--343 +63 

 T32 Claire Hwang              85-80-88-90--343 +63 

 35  Alexis McMurray           86-79-92-87--344 +64 

 36  Abby White                82-92-85-86--345 +65 

 37  Sasha Baker               88-83-89-86--346 +66 

 38  Jiayin(Joy) Liu           90-86-83-89--348 +68 

 39  Hansika Tathgur           89-82-85-93--349 +69 

 40  Carmen Chan               84-88-94-84--350 +70 

 41  Payton Bennett            93-86-91-83--353 +73 

 42  Jillian A Friyia          83-91-99-88--361 +81 

DID NOT FINISH

 MC  Madison Barber            90-93-0-0--183 +43   

 MC  Morgan Rutledge           95-91-0-0--186 +46   

 MC  Arrington Bard            92-94-0-0--186 +46   

 MC  Mandy Zeng                95-92-0-0--187 +47   

 MC  Mikayla Bourgeois         91-100-0-0--191 +51  

 MC  Logan Hackett             98-95-0-0--193 +53   

 MC  Olivia Sargla             102-91-0-0--193 +53  

 MC  Jacqueline Giles          100-97-0-0--197 +57  

 MC  Nadia Marrast             99-98-0-0--197 +57   

 MC  Bengie Maxwell            101-104-0-0--205 +65 

 MC  Vanessa Lin               100-106-0-0--206 +66 

 MC  Jordan Jarrett            114-93-0-0--207 +67