Alena Sharp sits tied for third to lead Canadian contingent at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club
Second Round pairings and tee times available
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 – Yuka Saso shot a 6-under 66 to set a Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club tournament course record and leads by three after the opening round of the 2023 CPKC Women’s Open.
Saso began her round on the back nine and shot an even-par 36. She recorded four straight front-nine birdies to close with a 6-under 30. Her round of 66 breaks the previous tournament record of 67 set by Michiko Hattori during the 1988 Canadian Ladies’ Amateur Championship at Shaughnessy. Saso sits atop the leaderboard, one shot ahead of Linn Grant who sits at 5-under 67.
Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Ont. leads the Canadian contingent and sits in a tie for third after shooting a 3-under, 69 on Thursday morning. Team Canada amateur Brooke Rivers of Brampton, Ont. shot a 1-under, 71 and sits T13.
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CANADIAN LEADERBOARD
| T3 | Alena Sharp | 69 | -3 |
| T13 | Brooke Rivers (a) | 71 | -1 |
| T31 | Maddie Szeryk | 73 | +1 |
| T71 | Brooke Henderson | 75 | +3 |
| T100 | Sarah-Eve Rheaume | 77 | +5 |
| T100 | Lauren Kim (a) | 77 | +5 |
| T100 | Ellie Szeryk (a) | 77 | +5 |
| T100 | Luna Lu (a) | 77 | +5 |
| T100 | Vanessa Borovilos (a) | 77 | +5 |
| T115 | Brigitte Thibault | 78 | +6 |
| T139 | Lauren Zaretsky (a) | 80 | +8 |
| T139 | Katie Cranston (a) | 80 | +8 |
| T144 | Sonja Tang (a) | 81 | +9 |
| T144 | Angela Arora (a) | 81 | +9 |
| T144 | Yeji Kwon | 81 | +9 |
SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS AND TEE TIMES
Click here for pairings and tee times for the second round of the CPKC Women’s Open on Friday, August 25.
FRIDAY IS RED & WHITE DAY
The tradition returns on Friday with the annual Red and White Day at the CPKC Women’s Open. Spectators, volunteers, and attendees on site are encouraged to wear the nation’s colours while cheering on the Canadian contingent chasing a LPGA Tour title on home soil.
BROADCAST TIMES
Round 2
Friday, August 25 TSN, RDS, Golf Channel 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PT
Round 3
Saturday, August 26 TSN, RDS, Golf Channel 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PT
Round 4
Sunday, August 27 TSN, RDS, Golf Channel 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PT
CPKC HAS HEART CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION…
CPKC and Golf Canada are proud to support the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation as the primary charitable beneficiary for the 2023 CPKC Women’s Open. Among the charitable engagements tournament week will be the Birdies for Heart hole on no. 16 at Shaughnessy with a $5,000 donation made for every birdie made on the hole during the four rounds of the competition. In addition, CPKC is also proud to support a community beneficiary in Royal Inland Hospital Foundation in support of cardiac care. In nine years of title sponsorship of the CPKC Women’s Open, more than $16 million has been raised to support children’s heart health in the event’s host communities.
MOBILE APP EXPERIENCE…
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FIELD FOR THE 2023 CPKC WOMEN’S OPEN…
Click here for the full current list of competitors competing in the 2023 CPKC Women’s Open, August 22-27 at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver.
Tickets for the 2023 CPKC Women’s Open are available here. Children aged 12-and-under get free admission with a ticketed adult.
ABOUT THE CPKC WOMEN’S OPEN
The stars of the LPGA Tour will challenge for the CPKC Women’s Open from August 22-27, 2023, at the Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver, B.C. Through its CPKC Has Heart program, title sponsor CPKC will once again make a substantial donation to the host community of Canada’s National Open Golf Championship by supporting the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. The 2023 CPKC Women’s Open is proudly sponsored by CPKC, BDO, Audi, RBC, theScore, Levelwear, Transitions, Titleist, FootJoy, Journie Rewards, Hilton, Sleeman Clear 2.0, Think Turkey, The Keg, Johnsonville, Cayman Islands, Masi, Celebrity Cruises, STALK&BARREL, Matt & Steve’s, Coca-Cola, Rolex and is supported by Sport Hosting Vancouver, the Province of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada.