EDMONTON – Canada’s Aphrodite Deng vaulted up the leaderboard in the third round of the CPKC Women’s Open.
The 16-year-old Deng, who was the low amateur in Canada’s LPGA tournament last year, shot a 7-under-par 63 to get to 10-under for the tournament.
The Calgarian started the day at 3 under.
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita started the day with a five-shot lead at 14-under-par 126, which was a tournament record for the lowest first 36 holes.
Deng was among four Canadian women 18 and under to make the cut in the CPKC Women’s Open, which was a tournament first.
Vancouver’s Anna Huang and amateurs Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C., continued playing into the weekend in Edmonton.
