EDMONTON – Lake Elsinore, California’s Aaron Wise, Yakima, Washington’s Brock Mackenzie and Las Vegas, Nevada’s Joseph Harrison reached 11-under par through 36 holes at Glendale Golf and Country Club to share the lead through two rounds at the Syncrude Oil Country Championship presented by AECON, the seventh event of the 2016 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada season.

Wise, the 2016 NCAA Men’s Individual and Team Champion at the University of Oregon, matched Mackenzie and Harrison with identical rounds of 69-66 to take a co-share of the pole position heading into the weekend in Edmonton.

“I played better today. I didn’t hit the ball very well yesterday, and I went to the range this morning to work on it and hit it a lot better,” said the 21-year old, who arrived more than two hours before his tee time to put in some work ahead of his second round. “I’m definitely taking steps in the right direction and I think I’ll be ready for the weekend.”

Mackenzie, a two-time Tour winner who claimed victory the last time he teed it up in Alberta at the 2014 ATB Financial Classic in Calgary, said he has found comfort once again competing in the province and looked forward to the weekend ahead.

“I don’t know what it is. I stayed with (Calgary native and Mackenzie Tour member) James Love’s parents last time and I’m staying with his aunt this week, so maybe I just need to try and find every relative he has across Canada and stay with them,” said Mackenzie with a laugh.

Harrison, a second-year Mackenzie Tour member, put a conservative game plan in play on Glendale’s tree-line layout and took advantage with a 66 to share the lead.

“I hit more 3-irons off the tees than drivers, just to keep it in play and keep the big numbers off the scorecard,” said Harrison, who said he anticipated the chance to gain valuable experience this weekend. The 27-year old is 21st on the Order of Merit this year after getting in contention a handful of times early on this season.

“I’m definitely more comfortable having been in that situation before, but I still get a little nervous on that first tee and coming down 18, but that’s the adrenaline rush that feels good,” said Harrison.

One shot behind Wise, Mackenzie and Harrison were Airdrie, Alberta’s Riley Fleming and Olympia, Washington’s Cameron Peck at 10-under through two rounds.

Fleming is in his third season on the Mackenzie Tour and is making his 30th career start this week. In 2015, he finished 46th on the Order of Merit with four Top-25 finishes and one Top-10. Two of Fleming’s best three career finishes on the Mackenzie Tour have come in Alberta: a T4 at the 2015 Syncrude Boreal Open presented by AECON in Fort McMurray and a T13 at the 2014 ATB Financial Classic in Calgary.

“I feel like I’m playing well and the scores haven’t been there yet, so it’s nice to shoot some low numbers,” said Fleming. “I just wish the Alberta swing came a little earlier and I got the season off to a better start.”

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. – In a major championship season of endless theater, the PGA Championship lived up to its end of the bargain Friday.

Robert Streb led the way, even if hardly anyone noticed.

As thousands of fans crammed into the closing holes at Baltusrol to see if Jason Day could finish off his amazing run and Phil Mickelson could make it to the weekend, Streb hit a 6-iron into 20 feet on his final hole at the par-3 ninth for a shot at 63.

He made the birdie putt during a TV commercial break, making him the 28th player to shoot 63 in a major, and the third in the last 16 days.

“It was pretty noisy for the 15 people that were out there,” Streb said.

No matter where anyone was at Baltusrol, there was no shortage of entertainment.

Mickelson hit his opening tee shot off the property and onto a side street and made triple bogey, only to rally to make the cut. Rickie Fowler finished birdie-eagle to get back into the picture. Rory McIlroy only needed to birdie the par-5 18th, the easiest hole on the course, to make the cut. From the fairway, he made bogey and was headed home to figure out what was wrong with his putting.

A second round that began in rain with one group given the wrong hole location on No. 10 ended with Streb and Jimmy Walker sharing the lead and becoming the eighth and ninth players to match the 36-hole record in the PGA Championship at 131.

Walker had to settle for a 4-under 66, right when he had the 36-hole record for all majors (130) within his reach with two par 5s remaining. But he hit into the hospitality area well left of the 17th and scrambled for par, and then his tee shot narrowly missed its mark and found the water on the 18th, leading to bogey.

Even so, he was tied at the halfway point of a major.

“It’s going to be a new experience, and it will be fun,” Walker said. “You still have to go perform. Doesn’t matter what tournament it is.”

Day dropped to even par with a double bogey on No. 7, and that appeared to wake up the world’s No. 1 player. Day went on a tear with seven birdies over his next eight holes, two of them from 18 feet, one of them from 35 feet. Suddenly, he was on the verge of a shot at 63 until he hooked his tee shot to the base of the hospitality area on the 17th, and pushed a driving iron into the right rough on the 18th. He settled for pars at both for a 65.

Day was right where he wanted to be, three shots behind going into the weekend, his name high on the leaderboard for everyone to see. At stake is a chance to join Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back PGA champions since the stroke-play era began in 1958.

Day was joined at 7-under 133 by Emiliano Grillo, the talented young Argentine who worked hard on his putting at Baltusrol and watched it pay off. Grillo got this afternoon of birdies going by making five of them in a seven-hole stretch on the back nine until he cooled on the front and had to settle for a 67.

This is new territory for him, too.

Just like Walker and Streb, he has never even contended in a major.

“I’ve never been in this situation, and I’m not afraid of it,” Grillo said. “I’m going to go out and enjoy it.”

By the end of the day, it was easy to overlook a familiar figure – Henrik Stenson, the British Open champion who made eagle on the 18th at the turn and polished off another 67. He was only four shots behind in his bid to match Ben Hogan as the only players to win two straight majors at age 40.

Mickelson made the cut, and that might have been the most entertaining of all.

He began his round with a tee shot so far left that it sailed off the property, bounced along Shunpike Road and caromed to the left down Baltusrol Way. Wherever it finished, it was out-of-bounds, and Mickelson had to scramble for a triple bogey. He spent the rest of the day battling to get back, and he delivered on the 18th with a birdie to post a 70.

“I think in the history of the PGA Championship, that’s the worst start of any player’s round. I’d have to look it up,” Mickelson said.

No need to. Someone pointed out that Nicolas Colsaerts piped two over the fence and made 8.

“I’m having a difficult time right now managing my expectations, because I know how well I’m playing and I’m so result-oriented that I’m not playing very relaxed, free golf like I did at the British, like I did in the preparation here,” Mickelson said.

Two weeks ago at Royal Troon, where Mickelson opened with a 63 and Stenson close with a 63, it was just those two players in a duel that ranked among the greatest.

At Baltusrol, a dozen players were separated by five shots going into the weekend, a group that included Martin Kaymer (69). Jordan Spieth was finally back in the mix, at least on the fringes, after a hot start that led to a 67. He was in the group six shots behind.

The biggest surprise was Streb, who became the fourth player with a 63 at Baltusrol. Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf each had 63 in the opening round of the 1980 U.S. Open, and Thomas Bjorn shot 63 in the third round in the 2005 PGA Championship.

Streb hasn’t had a top 10 on the PGA Tour since he tied for 10th in the PGA Championship last year. He found something in his swing a few weeks ago, birdied the last four holes a week ago Friday in the Canadian Open just to make the cut, and grabbed a sliver of history at Baltusrol.

WOBURN, England – Mirim Lee followed her opening 10-under 62 with a 71 on Friday in the Women’s British Open, leaving her a stroke ahead entering the weekend at tree-lined Woburn Golf Club.

A day after matching the tournament record and falling a stroke short of the major championship mark, the 25-year-old South Korean player had three birdies and two bogeys to reach 11-under 133.

“Today, the tee shot was a little bit difficult,” Lee said. “I had issues with my tee shot. I think I putted OK. I had a couple of three-putts, but I think with some practice, I can overcome my mistakes.”

Lee had two front-nine birdies, bogeyed the par-4 13th, birdied the par-5 15th and bogeyed the par-3 17th on the Marquess Course, the hilly, forest layout that is a big change from the seaside links that dominate the tournament rotation.

Three weeks ago at the U.S. Women’s Open, Lee opened with a 64, then followed with rounds of 74, 76 and 73 to tie for 11th. The two-time LPGA Tour winner missed the cut in the ANA Inspiration to start the major year, and tied for fourth in the KPMG Women’s PGA.

“I think it’s just a result of all the hard work I put in and, I think, most importantly, I’m just trying to have fun,” Lee said about her improved play in the majors. “That’s what’s making me feel comfortable.

Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and China’s Shanshan Feng were tied for second.

Jutanugarn had a 69. She won three straight events in May.

“I like this style so much,” Jutanugarn said about the course. “I think it fits my game. I like the course. I like everything here.”

Feng shot 68.

“I really like the course,” Feng said. “Normally, my ball-striking is not bad, so I know I’m going to hit a lot of fairways and greens. It really matters if my putting is working or not. In the past two rounds, I think my putting has been really good, so I made a lot of birdies.”

South Korea’s Ha Na Jang (67) and 46-year-old Scot Catriona Matthew (65) were 9 under.

“I’ve been playing well all year,” Matthew said. “Today, I just played really well. Hit 18 greens. Gave myself a lot of chances. The putts actually dropped today.”

Jang was upset about slow play on the back nine.

“It’s like at the front nine, just play every hole, no slow play,” Jang said. “But back nine is more windy and the more times, really late. And players a little tired, so walk slow, a little slow. The play at every hole, just stop on the tee box and second shot.”

Mo Martin (68) was 8 under, and fellow American Stacy Lewis (70) followed at 7 under.

Martin won the 2014 tournament at Royal Birkdale.

“It’s definitely a departure from links,” Martin said. “Parts of it remind me of the Pacific Northwest but there are some linksy styles in there, some of the fescues, some of the bunkering. I just love it in England.”

Lewis also is a past champion, winning at St. Andrews in 2013.

“Especially making the turn, I wasn’t really in a good place,” Lewis said. “Kind of rallied on the back and made three birdies to give myself a chance this weekend. I like where I am. Usually in these things, if you can get out there and post a number, that’s usually what wins.”

Charley Hull, the 20-year-old English star playing on her home course, had a 70 to move into a tie for 10th at 5 under. She had five birdies in a six-hole stretch in the middle of the round. “I kind of holed a few putts that I wasn’t holing and I got up-and-down,” Hull said. “I was pretty happy. I just kind of dug in.”

The fast-playing Hull was put on the clock for slow play late in the round.

“It was a bit pointless, but it’s stuff that you’ve got to deal with,” Hull said.

Hamilton’s Alena Sharp leads the Canadians in the field. The Olympian recorded an even-par round and sits T15 at 4-under. Sherbrooke, Que., native Maude-Aimée Leblanc is tied for 33rd at 2-under, while Sharp’s Olympic teammate, Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., holds a share of 47th at 1-under.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko was tied for 56th at even par after a 70. She’s coming off a victory two weeks ago in Ohio, her fourth LPGA Tour win of the year. She won the ANA Inspiration in April.

Michelle Wie missed the cut with rounds of 76 and 73.

Third-ranked Inbee Park, the winner last year at Turnberry, is sidelined by a lingering left thumb injury. She hopes to be ready to compete for South Korea in the Olympics.

NEW MINAS, N.S. – Overcast skies hung heavy over Ken-Wo Golf Club as the final round of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship drew to a close. Hye-jin Choi of Paju-si, Korea shot a final round 66 to claim a four-stroke victory.

The reigning World Junior Girls champion recorded three birdies on the front nine, including two back-to-back on holes 8 and 9 for a 2-under 33. A bogey-free back nine complemented by two additional birdies on holes 11 and 13 brought Choi’s tournament total to 9-under 271. The 16-year-old is No. 14 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking and was recently crowned the low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif.

“I was happy with the beginning of my round, so I think that kind of led to me having a good finish today,” said Choi. “My putts weren’t great after the last three days. I held my grip higher up on my putter today which led to me making some pretty good putts.”

In addition to her 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, Choi has earned exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28, and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

Choi is feeling confident in her game and looks forward to the challenges ahead against the world’s best. “I’m just going to play golf. I’m not going to worry about others and just play the way I can.”

Hannah Green (Perth, Australia) and Allisen Corpuz (Honolulu, Hawaii) stayed even on the day to claim their shares of second, while Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, Calif., matched Choi’s 4-under showing to join the pair at 5-under. Third round leader Maria Fassi (Pachuca, Mexico) carded a 72 to claim fifth at 4-under.

Team Canada National Amateur Squad member Naomi Ko notched four birdies in her final round en route to a 1-under 279 tournament total and a T7 result. As the low Canadian in the field, the 18-year-old from Victoria has earned an exemption into the 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.

Additional information regarding the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship can be found here.

EDMONTON – Delaware, Ohio’s Tim Ailes shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Gledale Golf and Country Club to take the first-round lead before play was suspended due to dangerous weather at the Syncrude Oil Country Championship presented by AECON, the seventh event of the 2016 Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada season.

The 43-year old Mackenzie Tour rookie hit just five fairways on the day but managed to hit enough greens to break out of a funk that has seen him miss his last three cuts on the Mackenzie Tour.

“I hit some good shots out of the rough close. My fellow competitors made a comment after I hit my second shot on 18 and said, ‘you played well out of the rough today,’” said Ailes with a laugh, adding that he’s been working hard in recent weeks. “You keep putting in the hard work and waiting for it to be about time, and it finally showed its head today.”

Currently the oldest Mackenzie Tour member in the field, Ailes carded six birdies and an eagle on the day to lead by one over five players. 42 players were left to complete their first round when play was suspended due to dangerous weather in the area at 6:14 p.m.

Among the players a shot back were Alberta’s own Riley Fleming, who was 6-under with two holes to play in round one, and 2012 ATB Financial Classic champion Michael Gligic, who claimed victory the last time the Mackenzie Tour played in Edmonton.

“I think it might be Alberta in general. Maybe it’s the thin air and the ball goes farther or something,” said Gligic, a native of Burlington, Ontario. “I’ve played pretty well in Edmonton and Calgary, and I don’t know what it is but I’m going to keep riding it.”

The 26-year-old currently ranks seventh on the Order of Merit and can move as high as second with a win this week. Hec is coming of finishes of T2 at the Players Cup and T4 at the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel.

“I’ve just kind of minimized some of the mistakes,” said Gligic when asked about his recent streak of strong play. “Earlier on in the year I had a big miss, a right shot I couldn’t get rid of. It would kind of pop out a couple of times each round and get me in trouble. I’ve kind of gotten rid of that and worked hard on my swing, and rolling the putter pretty good.”

Tied with Fleming and Gligic were England’s David Skinns, who finished the day at 6-under 66, as well as Auburn, Alabama’s Will McCurdy, who was 6-under with five holes to play in round one.

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. – A drab year for Jimmy Walker took a turn for the worse two weeks ago at the British Open, when he stayed in what was dubbed the “frat house” at Royal Troon with Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas, Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson.

Walker was the only one to miss the cut.

He still stayed the weekend. He just stayed away from the golf course, and his clubs. How does one kill time in such a small Scottish town?

“When the first guy comes back and he’s ready for a cocktail, you have one,” Walker said.

Thursday in the PGA Championship, the drinks were on Walker.

In the final major of the year, Walker finally saw enough putts to fall at Baltusrol that he matched his low score in a major with a 5-under 65 and wound up leading a major for the first time in his career.

Just like that, a stale year came to life.

Walker had a one-shot lead over two-time major champion Martin Kaymer, Emiliano Grillo and Ross Fisher.

And for Henrik Stenson, a great year might get even better. Coming off his record performance at the British Open, the Swede had three birdies on the back nine as the sweltering heat gave way to dark clouds and 20 mph gusts. That gave him a 67, leaving him two shots behind. Stenson is trying to join Ben Hogan in 1953 as the only players to win back-to-back majors at age 40.

“It’s going to be a great season for me,” Stenson said. “But at the same time, I want to give myself a chance to try to make it the best season.”

It wasn’t the best of times for Dustin Johnson or Rory McIlroy.

Johnson, the U.S. Open champion with a chance to go to No. 1 in the world, was in the trees, in the water and couldn’t get out of a bunker. He managed only one birdie in a round of 77 that wasn’t enough to beat 15 of the club pros at Baltusrol.

He wasn’t alone in his misery. McIlroy took 35 putts and didn’t make a single birdie in his round of 74 that left him so frustrated that he returned to Baltusrol late in the day with only his putter.

Walker’s year has been so mediocre that he has finished within five shots of the winner only once this year, at Torrey Pines. He is on the verge of falling out of the top 50 in the world ranking and hasn’t given as much thought to Ryder Cup with qualifying a month away from ending.

“I feel like all year it’s just been real stale and stagnant,” Walker said. “It’s just ebbs and flows of golf. Just haven’t been scoring. … It’s frustrating. I would have loved to have had a better year than I’ve had so far to this point, but I know there’s always time to play well at the end of the year.”

Kaymer had the best score in the afternoon, when the blend of poa annua and bent grass on the Baltusrol greens became a little more difficult to navigate.

Baltusrol still allowed for good scoring. Twenty players were at 68 or better, a list that included defending champion Jason Day.

Day played in the morning group with McIlroy and Phil Mickelson, and he was the only player without much stress. Mickelson, just 11 days after that magnificent duel with Stenson at Royal Troon, was 4 over through 11 holes when he rallied with a trio of birdies late in his round to salvage a 71.

“It’s not the start I wanted. It’s not indicative of how I’m playing,” he said. “But I’m back to where tomorrow, if I play the way I’ve been playing, I should be OK.”

Jordan Spieth only regretted one hole, the par-4 seventh, when he lost his ball so far to the right he had to chip back into thick rough and wound up three-putting for a double bogey. That was his lone mistake. He rolled in big putts on the 15th for par, 16th for birdie and closed with a two-putt birdie to get back to even-par 70.

Grillo had a chance to at least join Walker in the lead when he was at 4 under with the final two holes par 5s. He made par on both. Fisher made birdie on the two closing par 5s for his 66. Kaymer started his afternoon round on the back nine and kept it together with two pars, including a 35-yard bunker shot on No. 8 to within 3 feet.

“There’s nothing easy on the golf course today,” Kaymer said. “I just didn’t miss many fairways and therefore, you can create some birdie chances. But at the end of the day you still need to make the putts.”

Walker kept the ball in play off the tee until late in his round, and he was particularly sharp with his scrambling out by getting up-and-down six times.

“I’m a good putter,” Walker said. “Like good shooters, just keep shooting. I’m just going to keep putting, and they’re going to start going in.”

WOBURN, England – Mirim Lee equaled the lowest-ever round at the Women’s British Open by shooting a 10-under 62 Thursday to take the lead on the opening day.

The South Korean had 10 birdies as she secured a three-stroke advantage over Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand, who carded a bogey-free round of 65 on the Marquess Course at Woburn Golf Club.

Lee matched Minea Blomqvist’s 10-under 62 in the third round of the 2004 British Open at Sunningdale.

“It was probably one of my best ever rounds, although I still had some errant shots,” Lee said. “I played every hole in a similar fashion, hitting fairways and greens. My best ever score was an 11 under par in LPGA qualifying.”

China’sShanshan Feng completed an all-Asian top three with a 6 under 66.

English star Charley Hull, playing on her home course, birdied two of the last three holes for a share of 11th place after a 3-under 69.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko and four-time major winner Laura Davies have work to do in order to make the cut after both carded 74.

Hamilton’s Alena Sharp collected four birdies and an eagle on the par-4 12th hole en route to a 4-under 68. Sharp’s Olympic teammate and World No. 2 Brooke Henderson opened with a 71 to sit T31 alongside fellow Canadian Maude-Aimée Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que.

NEW MINAS, N.S. – The third round of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship continued under a dry heat at Ken-Wo Golf Club. Maria Fassi’s 5-under 65 matched the women’s competitive course record at Ken-Wo – set yesterday by Allisen Corpuz – giving the native of Pachuca, Mexico a one-stroke lead through 54-holes of play.

Fassi’s 65 moved her ahead of 36-hole leader Corpuz to take sole possession of the lead. The University of Arkansas sophomore put together a six-birdie effort that included five across her first 15 holes. She bogeyed No. 16, but made up for the lone blemish on her day with a birdie on No. 18.

“I’m really comfortable with the way I’m playing,” said Fassi. “The golf course is in great shape and you can really go for it in some holes. I’m a long player, so I can be aggressive on some shots. It was a really good day; I was making some good putts and really flowing.”

The 18-year-old is No. 58 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings and is the top-ranked female amateur in Mexico. She heads into the final day of competition at 6-under.

“I have a game plan that I’ve been doing for the last three days and I’ll do it again tomorrow. It’s just about focusing on my golf game. If I win, I win. And if I don’t, then I played some really good golf and that’s good enough for me.”

Coming off her record-setting performance, Corpuz looked to extend her advantage for a third straight day. The product of Honolulu, Hawaii sunk a birdie on her first hole, but ended the day with a 72 to move into a share of second.

She is joined at 5-under by World No. 14 Hye-jin Choi of Paju-si, Korea and Perth, Australia’s Hannah Green. The pair claimed their shares of second with matching five-birdie, 2-under rounds. Green registered a T29 finish at this event last year when it was hosted by Riverside Country Club in Saskatoon.

A third round 67 propelled Stephanie Lau of Fullerton, Calif., into sole possession of fifth place, two strokes ahead of Team Canada National Amateur Squad member Naomi Ko. The Victoria product leads the Canadians in the field, sitting in a tie for sixth with California natives Andrea Lee (Hermosa Beach) and Lilia Kha-Tu Vu (Fountain Valley).

Josée Doyon of St-Georges, Que., is ninth at even-par, while Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont., stayed even through the day and holds a share of 10th.

The final round of competition will see the first groups tee off at 7:30 a.m. ADT from holes 1 and 10.

In addition to the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28 and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

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NEW MINAS, N.S. – Sun broke through the morning fog at Ken-Wo Golf Club before humid conditions bore down on day two of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. Allisen Corpuz carded a 5-under second round to maintain her hold on first through 36 holes of play.

Corpuz continued her unwavering pace through the second day of competition. She began the day on the back nine and shot 29 with six birdies through her first nine holes to extend a four-stroke lead over the field of 117. The product of Honolulu, Hawaii sunk three consecutive birdies on holes 11 through 13, before adding one on the Par-3 15th and a pair back-to-back on holes 17 and 18.

“I definitely had a solid round. I didn’t quite end the way I wanted to, but I was putting well and hitting all the shots that I wanted to,” said Corpuz.” I haven’t really been playing that great this summer, so it definitely feels good to come out here and put together two solid rounds.”

Despite a double bogey on her final hole, the 18-year-old finished with a 65 to set Ken-Wo’s new women’s competitive course record. A 7-under 133 after two rounds of play gives Corpuz a three-stroke lead heading into moving day.

A six-birdie day saw Team Canada National Amateur Squad member Josée Doyon finish with a 66. The St-Georges, Que., native bounced back from a bogey on her first hole to notch three birdies through the front nine for a 3-under 33.

Hye-jin Choi of Paju-si, Korea and Perth, Australia’s Hannah Green matched 68s for shares of third at 3-under. Choi is the No. 14-ranked amateur in the world and the reigning World Junior Girls champion.

Californians Lilia Kha-Tu Vu (Fountain Valley) and Andrea Lee (Hermosa Beach) are tied for fifth at 2-under, while Victoria’s Naomi Ko has climbed into a share of 7th following her even-par round. The National Team member is two strokes ahead of teammate Maddie Szeryk from London, Ont., and Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Team Québec held on to emerge as champions in the inter-provincial team competition, claiming the province’s first title since 2003. Doyon’s 66 paced the team to the victory with a 2-over 282 final score. Valérie Tanguay of St-Hyacinthe, Que., carded a 75 to move to 8-over, while Katherine Gravel-Coursol of Mirabel, Que., is 9-over following a second-round 78.

Team Ontario registered the lowest daily team total in the competition, finishing the second day at a combined 2-under 138. Team Canada Development Squad member Grace St-Germain (Orleans) and Monet Chun (Richmond Hill) shot matching 69s, while Guelph’s Rachel Pollock finished 3-over on the day.

70 players have advanced to the final two rounds of the national championship. The first groups will tee off tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. ADT from holes 1 and 10.

In addition to the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, the individual champion will earn exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and two LPGA events: the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 22-28 and the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont., from September 1-4.

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JOHN’S, N.L. – Nestled in the northeast end of St. John’s, Clovelly will open its gates to the country’s talented golfers for the 2016 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. The 78^th playing of the tournament from August 1-4 will see players from across the nation vying for the national title, including Team Canada’s Development Squad and five regional winners from the CN Future Links Championship series.

Clovelly is home to a pair of Graham Cooke designs: Black Duck and The Osprey – at which the competition will be conducted. The Osprey winds through the picturesque landscape of the Avalon Peninsula, boasting natural wetlands, scenic ponds and lush forests of black spruce and balsam fir.

“Our tremendous staff has worked very hard and The Osprey is in great shape. The community of St. John’s is extremely excited to bring an event of this calibre to Newfoundland,” said Judy Dobbin, Managing Director of Operations and the owner of Clovelly. “We look forward to hosting Golf Canada and this strong field through what is sure to be a great week of golf.”

This tournament has served as a significant milestone in a number of professional and amateur careers. Before playing on the PGA Tour, Abbotsford, B.C., native Nick Taylor captured the 2006 Canadian Junior Boys title. The championship counts Canadian Golf Hall of Fame members Doug Silverberg, George Knudson, Gary Cowan and Doug Roxburgh among its winners.

“Golf Canada is pleased to return to Newfoundland and its fantastic fans of the sport,” said Tournament Director Dan Hyatt. “We have always received a warm welcome here and we truly appreciate that support. Clovelly will be a great platform to showcase the talents of our players.”

In 2015, Charles-Éric Bélanger claimed victory on the first playoff hole at Summerlea Golf & Country Club in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., to win the Canadian Junior Boys Championship. At season’s end, the Québec City native was named to Team Canada’s Development Squad and would go on to finish atop the CN Future Links National Junior Boys Order of Merit. The 17-year-old returns in hopes of becoming the championship’s eighth back-to-back winner and its first since Mitch Sutton accomplished the feat in 2008-09.

Bélanger will be joined by his four Development Squad teammates, including A.J. Ewart who finished 5^th in 2015. The Coquitlam, B.C., product is hoping runner-up results at the B.C. Junior and Amateur Championships can translate into success on the national stage. CN Future Links Pacific champion Tony Gil of Vaughan, Ont., fellow Ontarian Thomas ‘Jack’ Simpson of Aurora and Calgary’s Alexander Smith will complete the national team contingent in the field.

Joining Gil as 2016 CN Future Links champions in the competition are Callum Davison of Duncan, B.C., who won the Québec edition of the junior championships, Peyton Callens from Langton, Ont., who claimed the Prairie edition, Calgary’s Brendan MacDougall who captured the Western title and Atlantic champion and Fredericton, N.B., native Calvin Ross.

In 2015, Team Québec claimed victory in the inter-provincial team competition played concurrently over the first two rounds. The 16-and-under Juvenile Championship will be contested alongside the tournament’s four rounds.

In addition to the Canadian Junior Boys title, the 2016 winner will receive an exemption into the 2016 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

For more information about the competition, including the full field and tee-times, please visit the tournament’s website.