Golf Canada – Gil and Parsons each shoot 6-under 66 to lead respective divisions

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Pacific edition of the CN Future Links Championships opened Golf Canada’s 2016 competitive season today at The Dunes at Kamloops Golf Club. Tony Gil and Mary Parsons each shot rounds of 6-under 66 to lead the Junior Boys and Junior Girls Divisions, respectively.

Gil, who is beginning his third year as a member of Team Canada’s Development Squad, tallied four straight birdies between holes seven to 10 en route to a bogey-free round. The native of Vaughan, Ont., holds a three-stroke lead over Khan Lee of Surrey, B.C., who sits T2 alongside Calgarian Conaire Kehoe at 3-under. Kehoe, notched an eagle and four birdies on the day, including three across a bogey-free back nine. 

Four players are tied for fourth, including Development Squad member A.J. Ewart. The 17-year-old bogeyed the third hole, but added three birdies on the day to reach 2-under. A product of Coquitlam, B.C., Ewart sits knotted with British Columbians Michael Crisologo (Richmond) and Gavin Ciulla (Surrey), as well as Ethan Choi of Pincher Creek, Alta. 

Completing the Men’s Development Squad contingent are Alexander Smith of Calgary and Charles-Éric Bélanger of Quebec. Smith sits T24 at 1-over while Bélanger is T44 after an opening-round 76. 

Delta, B.C., native Mary Parsons notched an eagle on the par-5 second hole and added eight birdies to finish with a 66. The 16-year-old is four shots clear of two members of Team Canada’s Women’s Development Squad: Chloe Currie of Mississauga, Ont., and Tiffany Kong of Vancouver. The pair each collected three birdies on the day and were bogey-free across their final 14 holes. 

Two British Columbians – Tiegan Taylor of Kelowna and Abigail Rigsby of Courtenay – carded rounds of 1-over 73 to open the tournament at T4. Taylor collected a trio of birdies on the day, while Rigsby’s bogey on the final hole broke her string of 17-straight pars. 

Grace St-Germain, who claimed the Junior Girls title at this event in 2015, is T6 at 2-over-par. British Columbians Kathrine Chan of Richmond and Hannah Lee of Surrey – who are T16 and T22 respectively – complete the quintet of Women’s Development Squad members at the event. 

The top six finishers in the Junior Boys division will earn exemptions into the 2016 Canadian Junior Boys Championship at Clovelly Golf Club in St. John’s, N.L., from August 1-4. In the case of ties, exemptions will be decided via a hole-by-hole playoff. All competitors in the Top-6, including ties, in the Junior Girls division will gain exemptions into the Canadian Junior Girls Championship. The tournament will be conducted from August 2-5 at The Links at Penn Hills in Shubenacadie, N.S. 

The second day of competition will see the Junior Girls Division tee-off at 7 a.m. before the Junior Boys take to the course at 8:50 a.m. Additional information, including pairings and up-to-date scoring is available here. 

2016 CN FUTURE LINKS PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR BOYS DIVISION

• 1. Tony Gil, Vaughan, ON, *33-33-66 -6
• 2. Khan Lee, Surrey, BC, *36-33-69 -3
• 2. Conaire Kehoe, Calgary, AB, *36-33-69 -3
• 4. Michael Crisologo, Richmond, BC, *36-34-70 -2
• 4. Ethan Choi, Pincher Creek, AB, *36-34-70 -2
• 4. Gavin Ciulla, Surrey, BC, *34-36-70 -2
• 4. A.J. Ewart, Coquitlam, BC, *35-35-70 -2
• 8. Victor Choi, Comox, BC, *34-37-71 -1
• 8. Adam Veenstra, Smithers, BC, *38-33-71 -1
• 8. Willis Lee, Langley, BC, *36-35-71 -1
• 8. Thomas Verigin, West Vancouver, BC, *36-35-71 -1
• 12. Kevin Bishop, Nanaimo, BC, *38-34-72 E
• 12. Andrew Spalti, Vancouver, BC, *37-35-72 E
• 12. Charles Kim, Surrey, BC, *37-35-72 E
• 12. Tristan Mandur, Mill Bay, BC, *37-35-72 E
• 12. Chandler McDowell, Springbrook, AB, *37-35-72 E
• 12. Isaac D.H. Lee, Pitt Meadows, BC, *36-36-72 E
• 12. Keaton Gudz, Victoria, BC, *37-35-72 E
• 12. Jaewook Lee, Langley, BC, *37-35-72 E
• 12. Henry Lee, Coquitlam, BC, *36-36-72 E
• 12. Spencer Rhodes, Port Alberni, BC, *36-36-72 E
• 12. Brandon McManus, Surrey, BC, *38-34-72 E
• 12. Owen MacEachern, Calgary, AB, *35-17-52 E
• 24. Kai Iguchi, Banff, AB, *38-35-73 +1
• 24. Bradley McKeating, Calgary, AB, *39-34-73 +1
• 24. Andy Kim, Langley, BC, *37-36-73 +1
• 24. Keenan Flemming, Sechelt, BC, *38-35-73 +1
• 24. Alexander Smith, Calgary, AB, *34-39-73 +1
• 24. Daniel Hyun, Langley, BC, *37-36-73 +1
• 24. Po Su, Surrey, BC, *35-38-73 +1
• 31. Myles Killackey, Gibsons, BC, *39-35-74 +2
• 31. Roy Kang, North Vancouver, BC, *39-35-74 +2
• 31. Kyle Leiman, Victoria, BC, *36-38-74 +2
• 31. Wyatt Brook, Kamloops, BC, *37-17-54 +2
• 31. Justin Gaukel, Surrey, BC, *36-18-54 +2
• 31. Alexander Webber, Comox, BC, *38-16-54 +2
• 37. Terry Cousineau, Kamloops, BC, *37-38-75 +3
• 37. Joel Veenstra, Smithers, BC, *36-39-75 +3
• 37. Chris Horton, Calgary, AB, *39-36-75 +3
• 37. Max Sekulic, Rycroft, AB, *41-34-75 +3
• 37. Connor Ackroyd, St. Albert, AB, *37-38-75 +3
• 37. Jeevan Sihota, Victoria, BC, *36-39-75 +3
• 43. Brendan MacDougall, Calgary, AB, *37-39-76 +4
• 43. Matt Bean, Canmore, AB, *40-36-76 +4
• 43. Charles-Eric Belanger, Québec, QC, *35-41-76 +4
• 43. Jake Lane, Fort St John, BC, *39-37-76 +4
• 43. Jordan Simpson, Penticton, BC, *37-39-76 +4
• 43. Mitchell Thiessen, Chilliwack, BC, *40-36-76 +4
• 43. Jordan Bean, Canmore, AB, *38-38-76 +4
• 50. Matthew Jackson, Edmonton, AB, *39-38-77 +5
• 50. Sean Buckles, North Vancouver, BC, *39-38-77 +5
• 50. Landon Stellingwerff, Calgary, AB, *39-38-77 +5
• 50. Carter Graf, Red Deer, AB, *41-36-77 +5
• 50. Scott Walker, Calgary, AB, *38-39-77 +5
• 50. Jacob Hayes, Delta, BC, *39-38-77 +5
• 50. Michael Lavorato, Calgary, AB, *41-36-77 +5
• 50. Jerry Li, Vancouver, BC, *37-40-77 +5
• 50. Ethan Ko, Victoria, BC, *39-38-77 +5
• 50. Andy Jang, Langley, BC, *39-38-77 +5
• 50. Drew Harvie, West Kelowna, BC, *39-18-57 +5
• 61. Aidan Goodfellow, Parksville, BC, *38-40-78 +6
• 61. Matt Campbell, Calgary, AB, *37-41-78 +6
• 61. Braden McKay, Rossland, BC, *35-43-78 +6
• 61. Nicolas Miu, Richmond, BC, *41-37-78 +6
• 61. Harry Bains, Surrey, BC, *41-37-78 +6
• 61. Brycen Ko, Richmond, BC, *40-38-78 +6
• 61. Adam Niles, Kamloops BC, *38-40-78 +6
• 61. Cian Besler-Chalcroft, Calgary, AB, *38-40-78 +6
• 61. Andrew Widjaja, Calgary, AB, *39-19-58 +6
• 61. Jacob Lucki, Agassiz, BC, *44-14-58 +6
• 71. Logan Carver, Calgary, AB, *36-43-79 +7
• 71. Nolan Thoroughgood, Victoria, BC, *42-37-79 +7
• 71. Brock Chelle, Edmonton, AB, *38-21-59 +7
• 74. Ben Wong, Calgary, AB, *44-36-80 +8
• 74. Matthew Kettleson, Vancouver, BC, *36-44-80 +8
• 74. Daniel Sun, Surrey, BC, *40-40-80 +8
• 74. Adam Penk, Coquitlam, BC, *42-18-60 +8
• 78. Evan Urquhart, Calgary, AB, *38-44-82 +10
• 78. Ali Ladak, Richmond, BC, *44-18-62 +10
• 78. Justin Sawley, Kimberley, BC, *43-19-62 +10
• 81. Braeden Cooper, Vernon, BC, *40-44-84 +12
• 81. Marko Banic, Calgary, AB, *43-41-84 +12
• 81. Top Lau, Richmond, BC, *44-40-84 +12
• 84. Jean-Philippe Parr, St-Celestin, QC, *45-41-86 +14
• 84. Marcus Rayner, Burnaby, BC, *46-20-66 +14
• 86. Cole Wilson, Kelowna, BC, *47-43-90 +18

DID NOT FINISH

• WD. Perry Xin, Vancouver, BC

2016 CN FUTURE LINKS PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR GIRLS DIVISION

• 1. Mary Parsons, Delta, BC, *31-35-66 -6
• 2. Tiffany Kong, Vancouver, BC, *35-35-70 -2
• 2. Chloe Currie, Mississauga, ON, *36-34-70 -2
• 4. Tiegan Taylor, Kelowna, BC, *36-37-73 +1
• 4. Abigail Rigsby, Courtenay, BC, *36-37-73 +1
• 6. Amanda Minni, Delta, BC, *36-38-74 +2
• 6. Jaya Rampuri, Coquitlam, BC, *37-37-74 +2
• 6. Jayla Yoonji Kang, Surrey, BC, *36-38-74 +2
• 6. Ye Ji Lim, Langley, BC, *36-38-74 +2
• 6. Grace St-Germain, Orleans, ON, *38-36-74 +2
• 11. Kenna Hughes, Calgary, AB, *37-38-75 +3
• 11. Alisha Lau, Richmond, BC, *37-38-75 +3
• 11. Ashley Cai, Vancouver, BC, *40-35-75 +3
• 14. Sumie Francois, Burnaby, BC, *41-35-76 +4
• 14. Esther Subin Lee, Maple Ridge, BC, *39-37-76 +4
• 16. Cecile Kwon, Maple Ridge, BC, *40-37-77 +5
• 16. Kathrine Chan, Richmond, BC, *38-39-77 +5
• 16. Diana McDonald, Kingston, ON, *39-38-77 +5
• 19. Phoebe Yue, West Vancouver, BC, *41-37-78 +6
• 19. Akari Hayashi, Victoria, BC, *39-39-78 +6
• 19. Sharmaine Rapisura, Calgary, AB, *39-39-78 +6
• 22. Claire Emery, Calgary, AB, *44-35-79 +7
• 22. Megan Ratcliffe, Qualicum Beach, BC, *39-40-79 +7
• 22. Hannah Lee, Surrey, BC, *38-41-79 +7
• 25. Natalie Chu, Vancouver, BC, *42-38-80 +8
• 25. Kehler Koss, Calgary, AB, *39-41-80 +8
• 27. Annabelle Ackroyd, Calgary, AB, *44-37-81 +9
• 28. Shirin Anjarwalla, Nanaimo, BC, *43-39-82 +10
• 29. Karen Zhang, Richmond, BC, *38-45-83 +11
• 29. Lauren Koenig, Redcliff, AB, *45-38-83 +11
• 31. Euna Han, Coquitlam, BC, *47-37-84 +12
• 32. Bobbi Uhl, Erickson, MB, *44-41-85 +13
• 33. Ji Na Choi, Port Moody, BC, *44-42-86 +14

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ABOUT CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by Golf Canada, the PGA of Canada and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Since the inception of the program in 1996, more than 1.2 million young Canadians have taken part in CN Future Links. A number of new initiatives, including Field Trips and Learn to Play, have succeeded through CN’s sponsorship of the program. For more information, visitwww.cnfuturelinks.com. 

Golf Canada’s CN Future Links program is proudly sponsored by CN, Acura, Cobra Puma Golf and supported by ClubLink, Heritage Canada and the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA). 

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