Ward and Zhu share opening-round lead at Investors Group Ontario Junior Girls’ Championship
Golf Ontario – ELMIRA – The 2017 Investors Group Ontario Junior Girls’ Championship got underway on July 4, from the Elmira Golf Club in Elmira. The day started strong for some, especially Niagara Falls’ Emily Ward who eagled the fifth hole. Ward, a member of Team Ontario, was steady throughout the day, finishing two-over (72). She finds herself tied at the top of the leaderboard with Richmond Hill’s Emily Zhu.
It was a cold start to the day and most players were bundled up to keep warm. The temperatures didn’t stop the 13-year-old Zhu, from National Pines Golf Club. Zhu is one of the youngest players in this year’s field and has made quite an impression after the first round, carding her two-over (72) for a share of the lead.
Sitting just one-shot back is London’s Ellie Szeryk. The 2016 Junior Girls’ Spring Classic Champion shot a three-over (73) during the round. The rest of the top five remains close with Maple’s Alyssa DiMarcantonio at four-over and Aurora’s Vanessa Chychrun at five-over.
The second round gets underway at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow from the Elmira Golf Club. Spectators are invited to come and watch the action. The weather looks promising over the next few days, which should help the players score well. For more information, including pairings and the leaderboard, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao1721/index.htm
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 82nd time this summer and 2016 marks the first time Loyalist Country Club has hosted. 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.
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============================================================ Results for contest Overall Low Gross: ============================================================ T1 Emily Ward 35-37--72 +2 T1 Emily Zhu 37-35--72 +2 3 Ellie Szeryk 38-35--73 +3 4 Alyssa DiMarcantonio 35-39--74 +4 5 Vanessa Chychrun 36-39--75 +5 T6 Lexie McKay 36-40--76 +6 T6 Sarah Beqaj 37-39--76 +6 8 Hailey McLaughlin 41-36--77 +7 T9 Kristen Giles 37-41--78 +8 T9 Sydney Naro 37-41--78 +8 11 Dylann Armstrong 37-42--79 +9 T12 Victoria Zheng 36-44--80 +10 T12 Kiley Rodrigues 35-45--80 +10 T14 Melany Chong 39-42--81 +11 T14 Ellis Harvie 39-42--81 +11 T16 Amanda Kerr 41-41--82 +12 T16 Abby White 40-42--82 +12 T18 Raesa Sheikh 41-42--83 +13 T18 Haley Yerxa 40-43--83 +13 T18 Jillian A Friyia 41-42--83 +13 T18 Adele Chun 39-44--83 +13 T22 Manuela Rincon Torres 44-40--84 +14 T22 Kayla Burke 42-42--84 +14 T22 Maggie Jennings-Campbell 41-43--84 +14 T22 Carmen Chan 42-42--84 +14 T22 Cynthia Huo 41-43--84 +14 T27 Hailey Katona 41-44--85 +15 T27 Sukriti Harjai 40-45--85 +15 T27 Jue Wen 40-45--85 +15 T27 Claire Hwang 42-43--85 +15 T31 Taylor Simoneau 43-43--86 +16 T31 Mackenzie Morrison 43-43--86 +16 T31 Alexis McMurray 44-42--86 +16 T34 Lauren Bevan 46-42--88 +18 T34 Lauren Zaretsky 41-47--88 +18 T34 Sasha Baker 43-45--88 +18 T37 Hansika Tathgur 40-49--89 +19 T37 Catherine Zhang 45-44--89 +19 T37 Madison Barber 41-48--89 +19 T40 Kacey Walker 49-41--90 +20 T40 Jiayin(Joy) Liu 47-43--90 +20 T42 Sarah Gallagher 46-45--91 +21 T42 Mikayla Bourgeois 41-50--91 +21 44 Arrington Bard 48-44--92 +22 45 Payton Bennett 45-48--93 +23 T46 Morgan Rutledge 46-49--95 +25 T46 Mandy Zeng 48-47--95 +25 48 Logan Hackett 46-52--98 +28 49 Nadia Marrast 49-50--99 +29 T50 Vanessa Lin 45-55--100 +30 T50 Jacqueline Giles 55-45--100 +30 52 Bengie Maxwell 51-50--101 +31 53 Olivia Sargla 48-54--102 +32 54 Jordan Jarrett 50-64--114 +44