Kartusch finishes T3 at Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Brian Munz
Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) will go into the Golf Canada record books tying for third place at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Vancouver.
Carding a final round 4-over par 76, Kartusch finishes the four day event at 3-over par 291.
Kartusch tied for 1st place entering final round at Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Brian Munz
Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) shot a 2-under par 70 during her third round at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Vancouver.
With a 1-under par 215 total, Kartusch is in a four way tie for first place on the leaderboard entering Thursday’s final round.
Two other Manitobans made the cut advancing to the final two rounds:
Team Manitoba finished second at Canadian Junior Girls Championship; Kartusch T4 entering third round
Brian Munz
Team Manitoba (Addison Kartusch, Jeri Lafleche & Cala Korman) combined for a second place finish in the Inter Provincial Team Championship at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Vancouver.
Over 36 holes, the trio were 9-over par, just eight strokes back of British Columbia.
Individually, Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) is T4 on the leaderboard entering the third round at 1-over par 145 (71-74), four strokes behind leader Shauna Liu of Ontario.
Nine Manitobans set to tee off at Canadian Junior Girls Championship
The top junior golfers from across North America will compete at Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver B.C. from July 22-25 in the 69th playing of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship presented by BDO.
Following the first two rounds of play, the field will be cut to the low 70 players and ties with the top ten juvenile and ties included in the final two rounds.
Team Canada NextGen member, Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta., comes in as the defending champion, having won last year’s championship by seven shots over Luna Lu of Burnaby, B.C. After an opening round 74, the 15-year-old Albertan carded rounds of 74, 71, 69 and 67 for a total score of 3-under 281, enroute to the national title.
In total, 147 of Canada’s top golfers from the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) are included in the 152 – player field along with five international competitors.
The Championship was first contested in 1955 and operated by the former Canadian Ladies Association (CLGA) until the amalgamation of CLGA and Royal Canadian Golf Association (now Golf Canada) in 2005.
The Canadian Junior Girls Championship has a long list of distinguished past champions that have etched their name on the Brokenshire Trophy. Past champions include, Canadian Golf Hall of Famers Sandra Post (1964-66), Betty Stanhope (1956), Judy Darling (1957), Gail Harvey Moore (1958-1960) and Gayle Borthwick (1961). In addition, LPGA Tour players, Alena Sharp (1999), Brooke Henderson (2012) and Maddie Szeryk (2013). Stollery Family Team Canada Women’s Head Coach Salimah Mussani (1996) is also a past Canadian Junior Champion.
An inter-provincial team competition will take place over the first two rounds. Each day, the lowest two of three individuals 18-hole scores will count towards the team total. The lowest aggregate score over rounds one and two determines the inter-provincial team champions, who will claim the Mary Pyke Trophy.
The 2024 Canadian Junior Girls champion will receive an exemption into the 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and 2025 U.S. Girls Junior Championship, if eligible. In addition, the winner will receive $1,200 CAD.
Korman, Kartusch and Lafleche conclude play at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Brian Munz
Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) finished play at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in New Brunswick as our province’s top performer.
Korman (pictured) carded her second consecutive five over par 76 during her final round to finish at 307.
Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) shot a 77 to wrap up play at 310 while Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) ended with a 79 and 313 total.
RESULTS | Round 3 at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Brian Munz
Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) is Manitoba’s top representative on the leaderboard heading into the final round of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in New Brunswick.
Korman carded a five over par 76 during her third round, and with a 231 total, is tied for 35th place overall.
Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) (pictured) shot an 84 to drop to 42nd while Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) is 44th after a 77.
RESULTS | Round 2 at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Brian Munz
Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) shot a one over par 72 in her second round of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in New Brunswick.
With a 149 two day total, Kartusch is tied for 13th on the leaderboard.
Two other Manitobans made the cut. Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) is at 155 after carding an 80 while Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) is at 157 after a 77.
Also representing our province, however failing to make the cut:
RESULTS | Round 1 of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Brian Munz
Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) is five strokes off the lead after the opening round of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in New Brunswick.
Korman’s four over par 75 is the top score of the eight Manitobans taking part.
Also representing our province:
Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) 77 Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) 80 Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 84 Keira Krahn (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club) 84 India Young (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club) 84 Jewel Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) 85 Payton Oakden (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) 99
In the Inter-Provincial Team Championship, Manitoba (Korman, Jeri Lafleche, Zamzow) is fourth at +13. Ontario leads the way at two over par.
Team Manitoba 6th after round 1 of the Canadian Junior Girls
The Marshes Golf Club, Ottawa, Ont. (Photo credit: Golf Canada)
Golf Manitoba
OTTAWA, Ont. – Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club), Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Player) and Crystal Zamzow (Swan River Golf & Country Club) sit in 6th place after the first round of the 36-hole interprovincial team competition at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship being played at the Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. Kartusch (80), Korman (84) and Zamzow (88) combined for a team total of +20 with Team B.C. shooting a team score of even par.
Clara Peake of Binscarth, Manitoba, was the low Manitoban carding a +5 round of 77 to sit in a tie for 39th. Madelin Boyd, Amy Seung Hyun Lee, Erin Lee, Lucy Lin and Myranda Quinton are tied first place after all opening with a 2-under par round of 70.