Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) capped off the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in Victoria, British Columbia with her best round of the week. 

Carding a 1-over par 73, Kartusch moved up five spots on the leaderboard to finish T48 at 12-over par 300.

Fun fact: Kartusch birdied the par four, sixth hole in all four rounds.

Yurang Li of California finished at 8-under par to win the national championship. 

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Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) shot her second consecutive 2-over par 74 Thursday at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in Victoria, British Columbia. 

Sitting T53 on the leaderboard at 11-over par 227, her third round included four birdies, 10 pars, two bogeys and two double bogeys.

Fun fact: Kartusch has birdied the par four, sixth hole in all three rounds entering Friday’s finale.

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Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club had Manitoba’s low round to open the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in Victoria, British Columbia.

She made back to back birdies on the 13th and 14th holes along with 10 pars en route to a 5-over par 77.

Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) shot a 6-over par 78, Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) a 79 and Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club) a 93.

Team Manitoba (Kartusch, Lafleche & Zamzow) is fourth in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at 13-over par. Alberta is first at even par.

Australia’s Momo Suglyama sits in first place shooting a 6-under par 66.

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The 110th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, tees off this morning at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. 

The championship, which was first held in 1901, is one of the longest tenured amateur events in the world. The inaugural tournament at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Que., featured only three players. Fast forward over a century later, 156 players will look to engrave their name onto the Dutchess of Connaught Gold Cup in 2024.

Representing Manitoba in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship are Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club), Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) and Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club). Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club) is also in the field.

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The championship will feature a competitive field of top female amateur golfers, national team members, provincial champions and elite international amateurs. The 72-hole stroke play competition runs through until Friday. The field will be cut to the low 70 players (including ties) after the second round. 

The tournament will welcome 118 Canadians along with 38 international players, including 22 from the United States, six from Australia, two from Chinese Taipei along with representation from Barbados, Colombia, Hong Kong, China and Mexico. 

The Inter-Provincial Team Championship will be played in conjunction through the first 36 holes of the competition with eight three-player teams vying for the title. Last year Team Ontario consisting of Jasmine Ly (Windsor, Ont.), Joline Truong (Mississauga, Ont.) and Sydney Naro (Toronto, Ont.) were crowned champions. 

The 156 player field features seven of Team Canada athletes led by defending champion Lauren Kim (Surrey, B.C.) – who shot a final round 2-under 71 to claim the title last year along with teammates, Angela Arora (Surrey, B.C.), Katie Cranston (Oakville, Ont.), Nicole Gal (Oakville, Ont.), Michelle Liu (Vancouver, B.C), Alissa Xu (Richmond Hill, Ont) and Lauren Zaretsky (Thornhill, Ont.). 

Team Canada NextGen will also be represented with nine members of the team set to compete including, Vanessa Borovilos (Etobicoke, Ont), Anna Huang (Vancouver, B.C), Shauna Liu (Maple, Ont.), Luna Lu (Burnaby, B.C), Lindsay McGrath (Oakville, Ont.), Eileen Park (Red Deer, Alta.), Swetha Sathish (Oakville Ont.), Michelle Xing (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Vanessa Zhang (Vancouver, B.C.).   

Clara Ding of White Rock, B.C. is the youngest player in the field at the age of 13 and there are two members of Royal Colwood Golf Club teeing it up this week, Cynthia Adamek and Jiyue Wu.  

Royal Colwood Golf Club is a world-class golf course that offers a challenging and scenic layout, set amidst a beautiful forest of towering trees and manicured fairways. Designed by Arthur Vernon Macan in 1913, the course has hosted numerous high-profile tournaments. The par 72 course features strategically placed bunkers and winding fairways that demand strategic accuracy and skill. The course’s natural scenic landscape is enhanced by its serene surroundings, with sparkling water features and an abundance of wildlife.  

“Royal Colwood Golf Club is honoured to add the 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur to our club’s rich history of prestigious golf events. We are excited to welcome the top amateur women golfers from around the world to Victoria while we showcase our golf course over the four days of competition,” Gordy Scutt, Head Golf Professional at Royal Colwood Golf Club. “Hosting this event is an exciting opportunity and we are confident that Royal Colwood will provide a memorable experience for the players, guests and surrounding community.” 

Last year Team Canada member, Lauren Kim won the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Ashburn Golf Club in Halifax, N.S. Team Canada athletes have won the past three Canadian Women’s Amateur Championships. Prior to Kim’s victory last year, Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont. won the 2022 championship at Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener, Ont. and Lauren Zaretsky won in 2021 at Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club in Spruce Grove, Alta.  

The 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur champion will receive an exemption into the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship taking place August 5-11 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. In addition, the winner will receive an exemption into the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open, taking place August 18-24 at Mississaugua Golf Club in Mississauga, Ont. 

For more information about the 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship please click here. 
 

Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course), Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) and Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club) combined for a third place finish during the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

Korman shot a one over par 73 during her second round while Peake carded an 80 for our province to finish with a +18 total over 36 holes.

Only Ontario (+5) and British Columbia (+17) had a better team finish than Manitoba.

Individually, Korman 79-73-152 was the only Manitoban to make the cut advancing to Thursday’s third round.

Also representing Manitoba, but failing to make the cut of 154:

Lafleche 74-81-155
Peake 80-80-160
Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) 76-86-162

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For Thursday’s third round tee times, click here.

Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) carded Manitoba’s best round to open the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship shooting a two over par 74.

Brooke Rivers of Ontario is atop of the leaderboard at the Ashburn Golf Club following a seven under par 65.

Also representing Manitoba:

Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) +4, 76
Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +7, 79
Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club) +8, 80

Team Manitoba (Lafleche, Korman, Peake) is tied for third place with Alberta in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at +9, only one stroke behind second place British Columbia and five back of first place Ontario.

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Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman shot an 84 on Friday in her final round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO Wednesday in Kitchener, Ontario.

Her tournament total 326 placed her 70th on the leaderboard.

Korman is a member of Team Manitoba’s Development Program.

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Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman shot an 83 on Thursday in her third round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO Wednesday in Kitchener, Ontario.

Korman’s round was highlighted by a birdie on the par 5 seventh hole and back to back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes.

Korman is a member of Team Manitoba’s Development Program.

For the complete Canadian Women’s Amateur leaderboard, click here.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman shot a 6 over par 78 in her second round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO Wednesday in Kitchener, Ontario.

Korman’s two day 159 total has her tied for 63rd on the leaderboard. She is the lone Manitoban to make the cut advancing to play Thursday and Friday.

Also representing Manitoba were:

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake 79-85-164
Charmaine Mackid of Breezy Bend Country Club 83-84-167
Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club 83-86-169
Rhonda Orr of Southwood Golf & Country Club 87-83-170
Jeri Lafleche of Clear Lake Golf Course 82-89-171

Kartusch, Korman, Lafleche and Peake are members of Team Manitoba’s Development Program.

Team Manitoba finished fifth in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Competition at +40. British Columbia placed first at even par.

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Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake had the low score of the day for our province’s competitors in the opening round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO in Kitchener, Ontario.

Peake carded a 7 over par 80 and sits tied for 69th on the leaderboard.

Also representing Manitoba:

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman +8, 81
Jeri Lafleche of Clear Lake Golf Course +9, 82
Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club +10, 83
Charmaine Mackid of Breezy Bend Country Club +10, 83
Rhonda Orr of Southwood Golf & Country Club +14, 87

Kartusch, Korman, Lafleche and Peake are members of Team Manitoba’s Development Program.

Chien Leigh of California had the low round of the day at the Westmount Golf & Country Club carding a 7 under par 66.

Ontario’s Chun Monet is the Top Canadian, sitting in second place at 3 under par 70.

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