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Jessica Shepley The Only Canadian To Make Cut At CN Canadian Women's Open
Last Updated on Friday, 24 August 2012 19:17 Friday, 24 August 2012 19:02
by Alfie Lau
Jessica Shepley couldn't stop smiling after her final hole on Friday afternoon. Shepley had just made a left-to-right downhill 10-foot slider for bogey, but that was enough for her to finish (+3) on the tournament and make the cut on the number.
"I didn't play that last hole well," she laughed, "But I'm looking forward to playing this weekend." Shepley is the lone Canadian standing among the 15 who started the tournament on Thursday morning.
Youngsters Steal The Show At CN Canadian Women's Open
Last Updated on Friday, 24 August 2012 19:02 Friday, 24 August 2012 18:27
by Alfie Lau
It's hard to think of 21-year-old Chella Choi being old, but when you have a young whippersnapper like 15-year-old Lydia Ko tied with Choi at the top of the leaderboard at the CN Canadian Women's Open, that's the cold, hard reality of the LPGA Tour.
Yes, the women are good, but the girls may be even better, as Ko followed up her opening round 68 with another 68 to take a share of the second-round lead at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam.
Sex Sells, But Golf Wins The Day At CN Canadian Women’s Open
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 August 2012 23:57 Thursday, 23 August 2012 23:21
Yani Tseng Birdies Five Of Last Six To Take One Shot Lead Over Na Yeon Choi
by Alfie Lau
It was the question everybody was dying to ask Norwegian golfer Suzann Pettersen: What has the reaction been to her appearance in ESPN: The Magazine’s Body Issue.
An unclothed Pettersen – with strategically placed limbs and props to cover up what the English call “the naughty bits” – knew the question was coming, yet her answer was still refreshingly funny.
In The Land Of Kim, Park, Kang, Lee And Choi At The CN Canadian Women’s Open
Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 22:30 Wednesday, 22 August 2012 21:43
by Alfie Lau
By my count, there are five golfers with the last name Lee, four each named Kim, Kang and Park, and three named Choi of the 156 women golfers teeing it up at the CN Canadian Women’s Open at the Vancouver Golf Club this week.
Add in a Rebecca Lee-Bentham and first alternate, Yoo Kyeong Kim, and you’re looking at 12 per cent of the field with only five last names.
Yup, there’s no doubt that the LPGA Tour has a distinctive Asian influence, but that’s probably the best thing for women’s golf because it indicates how the women have been able to unite and grow their game globally at the same time that the men are seeing more tours popping up in more places all the time.
CN Canadian Women’s Open Not Short On Canadian Storylines
Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 09:38 Wednesday, 22 August 2012 09:25
by Alfie Lau
Besides the irony of the Vancouver Golf Club being located in Coquitlam, this week’s CN Canadian Open promises to have no shortage of Canadian content.
While a Canadian winner of the tournament hasn’t occurred in 39 years, when Jocelyne Bourassa won in 1973, a Canadian was part of the winner’s circle at last year’s event.
A.J. Eathorne was caddying for Brittany Lincicome and enjoyed the spoils of victory before she left the American’s bag to be closer to home.
Now a teaching professional at Predator Ridge, Eathorne is taking a week off from her job to caddy for fellow Canadian Alena Sharp, with the hope that Eathorne’s luck will extend to two consecutive Canadian Open victories.
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