BOISE, Idaho – Michael Thomson won the Web.com Tour Finals’ Albertson Boise Open on Sunday at Hillcrest Country Club to regain a PGA Tour card.

Thompson finished with his second straight 7-under 64, birdieing five of the first seven holes on the back nine, for a three-stroke victory over Argentina’s Miguel Angel Carballo. He holed out from a bunker for birdie on the par-3 13th.

The 31-year-old Thompson finished at 23-under 261 and earned $180,000 in the second of four events that will determine 25 PGA Tour cards. He won the 2013 Honda Classic for his lone PGA Tour title.

Carballo eagled the par-5 second hole in a 66. He earned $108,000 to also wrap up a PGA Tour card.

Greyson Murray was third at 18 under after a 64. He already earned a card as a top-25 finishers on the Web.com money list.

England’s Andrew “Beef” Johnston (68) was 17 under and also earned a PGA Tour card, making $48,000 to push is two-event total to $54,910

“A few sodas! Yeah, I think there will be a Coke or a Fanta or something like that,” Johnson joked about his card-earning celebration. “Nah, there’s going to be a few beers, man!”

The series features the top 75 players from the Web.com money list, Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings – Thompson was 145th, and Carballo 187th – and non-members such as Johnson with enough PGA Tour money to have placed in the top 200 in the FedEx Cup had they been eligible.

The top 25 players on the Web.com regular-season money list earned PGA Tour cards. They are competing against each other for tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals. The other players are fighting for 25 cards based on series earnings . Last year, Rob Oppenheim got the last PGA Tour card with $32,206. In 2014, Eric Axley was 25th at $36,312.

Three-time PGA Tour winner Scott Stallings (71) tied for fifth at 16 under with Ryan Blaum (64) and Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes (68). Tied with Thompson for the third-round lead, Stallings eagled the par-5 16th and made a double bogey on the par-4 18th. He has made $68,875 in the first two events to regain his PGA Tour card after finishing 128th in the FedEx Cup standings.

Hughes already earned a card from the Web.com money list.

Wearing a violet shirt and a white cap under a blue-gray sky, Judith Kyrinis, of Canada, needed to make a 4-foot putt on Wellesley Country Club’s 18th green on Sunday to post a red number.

She missed, but the 52-year-old Kyrinis still earned medalist honors in the 55th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship with her second consecutive round of even-par 74 on the 6,049-yard Wellesley (Mass.) Country Club layout.

Kyrinis led by two strokes after the first round; her 36-her total of 148 was five strokes better than Kim Eaton and two-time champion Ellen Port.

“We all joke that you should four- or five-putt on the final green if you’re going to be the medalist,” said Kyrinis, the runner-up in the 2014 championship. “But I’m OK with it. It means I played well.”

Her joke was a reference to the difficulty that medalists have in going on to win the championship. The last medalist to win was Carol Semple Thompson in 2002.

Her challengers didn’t have such worries; they were more concerned with moving up the leaderboard and qualifying for match play. Eaton, 57, of Mesa, Ariz., had just one birdie in her first 30 holes.

“I just have a hard time making birdies on this golf course,” she said.

Eaton overcame that problem on the 446-yard, par-5 13th by making a 40-foot eagle putt from short of the green. She still may have had just one birdie, but she also owned the lowest round of the championship, a 2-under 72.

One of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs, the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship consists of 36 holes stroke play followed by six rounds of match play, with the 18-hole championship match scheduled to take place on Thursday, Sept. 22.

The Round of 64 will begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Monday.

The final four spots were determined by a six-woman playoff. Jen Holland, 53, of Branford, Conn., clinched the final spot by making an 18-inch putt in the gloaming at 7:04 p.m. EDT, well after the sun had set at 6:48.

“That was the longest foot-and-a-half putt I have made in my life,” said Holland as she received congratulatory hugs from fellow competitors.

Other players who had finished earlier had to wait longer to see whether they would be playing on Monday.

On the 18th hole, defending champion Karen Garcia, 53, of Cool, Calif., made a 6-footer for bogey that she approached as if it were a putt to win the championship.

“It might make the difference between me making the cut and not,” said Garcia immediately after shooting 84 for a two-round total of 163. “I was leaking on the way in.”

After posting 91 in the first round, her worst competitive score in 41 years,  Martha Leach, 54, of Hebron, Ky., came back to shoot 75. Thanks to her 16-stroke improvement, her 91 was the second-highest score by any player qualifying for match play in championship history. (Sally Tomlinson shot 92 in qualifying for match play 10 years ago.)

Pam Kuong, 55, of Wellesley Hills, Mass., also went lower in the second round, albeit not as dramatically as Leach. Playing in front of a hometown gallery, Kuong had difficulty judging the speed of her putts until her last five holes. She made birdies on four of them to shoot 78, six strokes better than her first round.

“There were neighbors, friends from work, clients of mine, fellow Charles River Country Club members, a bunch of other competitors from [Massachusetts Golf Association] events,” said Kuong, last year’s runner-up. “I went through a stretch where I had four-putts and three-putts, I was like, well, since my friends are still following me, I can’t give up.”

When Garcia, Leach and Kuong finished their rounds around lunchtime, they all thought their scores – 15-over 163 for Garcia, 18-over 166 for Leach, 14-over 162 for Kuong – would place them near the cutline.

They had different plans for Sunday afternoon. Garcia would practice her putting, Leach would watch football and Kuong was hosting a barbecue at her house for some of her fellow championship competitors. But all would have an activity in common.

“We’re all going to be following the scores on the computer,” said Kuong.

The leader board brightened for them as the afternoon progressed. When Kuong had finished at 12:20 p.m., she was tied for 62nd place. By the time play finished, she had moved into a tie for 30th.

Notable players qualifying for match play include 2009 champion Sherry Herman, 2010 champion Mina Hardin, 2004 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Corey Weworkski, 2005 Mid-Amateur champion Mary Ann Hayward and 2016 USA Curtis Cup captain Robin Burke.

USGA champions Anna Schultz (2007 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur), Diane Lang (2005, ’06 and ‘08 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur) and Robin Donnelly (1989 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur) failed to qualify.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Paul Broadhurst birdied the par-5 18th at Pebble Beach on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions’ Nature Valley First Tee Open.

The Senior British Open winner at Carnoustie in July for his first victory on the 50-and-over tour, Broadhurst made a 6-foot birdie putt on 18 after running his first attempt past the hole.

The 51-year-old Englishman finished with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer and playing partner Kevin Sutherland. Langer birdied the last for a 66, and Sutherland birdied the final two holes for a 70.

Joe Durant bogeyed the 18th – lipping out a 3-footer – for a 67 to finish fourth at 9 under.

Broadhurst finished at 11-under 204 for two rounds at Pebble Beach and one at Poppy Hills. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup.

Canada’s Stephen Ames tied for 10th at 5-under.

The seniors played alongside boys and girls from The First Tee programs throughout the country.

London, Ont. – Dan McCarthy of Syracuse, New York, wrapped up Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Player of the Year honours on Sunday, finishing with $157,843 in earnings on the season to top the Order of Merit and lead five players who earned status on the Web.com Tour for 2017.

McCarthy, 31, who produced a unprecedented season of four wins and the all-time record for single-season earnings, will be fully exempt on the 2017 Web.com Tour after finishing $73,768 ahead of No. 2 Brock Mackenzie of Yakima, Washington. Joining McCarthy and Mackenzie in The Five were No. 3 Taylor Moore of Richmond Hill, Ontario, No. 4 Aaron Wise of Lake Elsinore, California and No. 5 Adam Cornelson of Langley, B.C.

The Five will graduate to the Web.com Tour in 2017 and look to follow in the footsteps of at least nine PGA TOUR-era Mackenzie Tour alumni who will have PGA TOUR status for the 2016-17 season, including 2013-15 Order of Merit winners Mackenzie Hughes, Joel Dahmen and J.J. Spaun.

“Dan’s exceptional play this year has set the standard for excellence on the Mackenzie Tour. What he has done this season in winning four times and setting the new mark is without precedent, and we can’t wait to follow his success as he reaches the next level. We wish The Five the very best of luck as they make the next step on their journey and follow in the footsteps of so many players, including the last three Order of Merit winners, who have gone from the Mackenzie Tour to the PGA TOUR,” said Mackenzie Tour President Jeff Monday.

McCarthy, a Le Moyne College (Syracuse, New York) graduate set the new record for single-season earnings on the Mackenzie Tour, recording wins at the Freedom 55 Financial Open, GolfBC Championship, Players Cup and Cape Breton Open, becoming the first player to win four times in a season in Mackenzie Tour history. McCarthy also set the records for largest margin of victory (seven strokes) and low 72-hole score (259) at the Players Cup and GolfBC Championship.

“This was an unforgettable year for me, and I’m so proud to have earned that fully exempt status on the Web.com Tour next year,” said McCarthy. “The level of competition out here is so good, and my goal at the start of the year was to be in that top five. To see all the hard work I’ve put in over the years come to fruition and finish No. 1 is an incredible feeling.”

The Mackenzie Tour also announced that its 12 tournaments combined to raise more than $1 million for charity, increasing charitable contributions from $567,500 in 2015

“A primary goal of every Mackenzie Tour tournament, along with every event under the PGA TOUR umbrella, is to make a positive impact in the community. Each year, we have pushed to make a larger impact in every community where we play, and I want to thank all of our tournaments along with every player, fan, volunteer and anyone else who helped make a positive difference in peoples’ lives through the Mackenzie Tour this year,” said Monday.

“We are so pleased with the success of the 2016 Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada and congratulate all of the golfers on their incredible season,” said Barry McInerney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mackenzie Investments. “At Mackenzie Investments, we believe in striving to bring our best to everything we do and the winners of the Mackenzie Tour exemplify that same confidence and tenacious attitude. Now that we have completed our second season as the umbrella sponsor, we continue to be impressed by the partnership, players and most importantly, the charitable aspect which helps so many communities across Canada.”

Players 6-10 earn spots into Final Stage
In addition to The Five earning status on the Web.com Tour, players finishing 6-10 on the Order of Merit earned an exemption into the final stage of Web.com Tour Q-School, led by No. 6 Paul Barjon of New Caledonia, who won the Freedom 55 Financial Championship to move to No. 6, along with No. 7 Austin Connelly of Church Point, Nova Scotia, No. 8 Max Rottluff of Dusseldorf, Germany, No. 9 Michael Schoolcraft of Denver, Colorado and No. 10 Michael Gligic of Burlington, Ontario.

Players finishing 11-20 earned an exemption into the second stage of Web.com Tour Q-School.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – In Gee Chun clinched the Evian Championship in record-breaking style on Sunday, winning by four shots to secure her second major with the lowest ever 72-hole score in a major.

The 22-year-old South Korean sank a difficult 10-feet putt to finish on 21 under, breaking the record for men and women of 20 co-held by Henrik Stenson and Jason Day. She bettered the women’s record by two.

She led from start to finish, although she did share the first-round lead with Sung Hyun Park – who finished tied for second with So Yeon Ryu in a dominant tournament for South Koreans.

Chun finished the day with a 2-under 69, the most modest of her four rounds. Not that it took anything away from her achievement.

“I just cannot believe I won the Evian Championship and made 21 under par,” Chun said as she clutched the trophy, her voice breaking with emotion. “I’m not dreaming right?”

Chun missed the cut here at Evian Resort last year and tied for 65th in 2014.

In four days of intensely accurate driving and clinical putting, she was near-faultless. Her only significant blemish was a double bogey on the ninth hole in the third round – and even then she limited the damage having opted for a two-stroke penalty.

There was one bogey on Sunday, on the 14th, but she made a birdie on the next to move back to 21 under and almost added another birdie on the 16th, with her attempt stopping just short.

Chun, who won the U.S. Women’s Open last year, is only the second player in LPGA history to have her first two LPGA wins come at majors. The other was countrywoman Se Ri Pak in 1998.

It looked like she might miss out on a new major record when she sent her tee shot into the left rough on the 18th. She chose the safe option and used a wedge to chop her way onto the fairway, about 95 yards from the pin.

Then, she glided her ball over the water to give herself a decent shot at history.

After making her record-breaking putt, she raised both arms in the air and smiled.

She did not see what was coming next, however, as defending champion Lydia Ko poured Champagne over her.

Shanshan Feng, China’s only major winner, was six shots back in fourth place, with South Korean Sei Young Kim posting an impressive 65 to move up to fifth ahead of countrywoman I.K. Kim.

American Angela Stanford was 11 shots behind Chun in seventh spot.

It was a tournament to forget for Ko.

Chasing her third major, the 19-year-old New Zealander finished in a tie for 43rd at 2 over.

She did enough, however, to win the third edition of the Rolex Annika Major Award – rewarding the player with the best combined record at all five majors and named after 10-time major winner Annika Sorenstam.

Ko won the ANA Inspiration in April, where Chun was tied for second.

That tournament was Chun’s first start after a month out with a back injury caused in bizarre circumstances. She was struck by a hard-case suitcase that rival South Korean player Ha Na Jang’s father dropped down an escalator at the Singapore airport.

Chun, who has nine wins on the Korean LPGA, started as the rain poured hard in the morning.

The rain eased off around lunchtime, and the crowd finally came out in droves to see history being made.

Canada’s Brooke Henderson carded a final-round 70 to tie for 9th at 7-under.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Kevin Sutherland birdied four his last six holes at Pebble Beach for a 4-under 68 and the second-round lead Saturday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Nature Valley First Tee Open.

The 52-year-old Sutherland had an 8-under 135 total for a one-stroke lead over Paul Broadhurst, the Englishman who won the Senior British Open at Carnoustie in July.

From Sacramento, Sutherland is winless on the 50-and-over tour after winning once on the PGA Tour. In 2014, he set the senior tour record with a 13-under 59 in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.

“This is always a special place to me,” Sutherland said. “Being a northern California guy, Pebble is the mecca of golf for northern California golfers. The whole Carmel/Monterey area is always a special place, so to win any tournament here is quite an accomplishment and will definitely feel great.”

Broadhurst followed his opening 66 with a 70 at Poppy Hills.

“Really enjoy the course,” Broadhurst said. “Played it on Wednesday with Bernhard Langer in practice and really, really enjoy the course. Played a lot harder today. It was pretty calm on Wednesday. Today, it’s quite a bit of wind out there, so makes it tricky.”

Some players were unable to finish before dark. France’s Jean Van de Velde was the top player still on the course at 3 under with two holes left.

Playing in the morning, Sutherland began his run on the par-4 fourth and also birdied the par-5 sixth, par-3 seventh and par-4 ninth. He played his opening nine in even par with two birdies and two bogeys.

“If you can get Pebble early, it’s always great,” Sutherland said. “Even on a good day it’s always nice to get Pebble early because the greens are a little softer and a little bit fresher as far as not as many spike marks and stuff. Anytime, you can get out there early at Pebble it’s great.

The professionals are playing alongside boys and girls from The First Tee programs throughout the country. Sutherland is teaming with Jonathan Tanihana, also from Sacramento.

“I enjoyed playing with Jonathan tremendously,” Sutherland said. “He’s a fine young man and he’s got a tremendous golf game. And today we made a bunch much birdies.”

Woody Austin and Greg Kraft were tied for third at 5 under. Austin had a 69 at Poppy Hills, and Kraft shot 68 at Pebble Beach.

Langer was 4 under after a 69 at Pebble Beach. The 59-year-old German star leads the tour with four victories this season.

Vijay Singh was even par after a 68 at Poppy Hills.

John Daly was 5 over after his second 74, this one at Poppy Hills.

Judith Kyrinis, of Canada, already owns a triple crown of national championships this year. She is going for the grand slam at the 2016 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur.

The winner of the 2016 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur, Mid-Master and Senior championships, as well as the runner-up in the 2014 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, Kyrinis, 52, shot even-par 74 on Saturday, which gave her a two-shot lead after the first round of stroke-play qualifying at the 6,049-yard Wellesley (Mass.) Country Club.

Marilyn Hardy, 54, of Houston shot 76 and five players, including Laura Coble, 52, of Augusta, Ga.; Lynn Cowan, 53, of Rocklin, Calif.; and Lisa McGill, 57, of Philadelphia, are three strokes behind Kyrinis.

“I left a couple right on the lip today,” said Kyrinis, who made three birdies but had additional opportunities, including on her final hole of the day, the par-5 ninth, where she missed a 7-footer for birdie. “But it’s good to get it close to the hole around some of these pins.”

Featuring sloped greens, several of which sit well above the fairway, Wellesley requires precise approach shots, which were difficult to control in the wind.

“It’s playing tough,” said Coble, who lost to Kyrinis in the Round of 32 of last year’s championship. “It’s fair, but the winds are kind of tricky and the greens are pretty sporty. You just have to place your ball in the right area to not have to play defensively.”

One of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs, the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship consists of 36 holes stroke play followed by six rounds of match play, with the 18-hole championship match scheduled to take place on Thursday, Sept. 22.

The championship match falls on the first day of autumn, and Kyrinis would like to welcome the new season with a continuation of her extremely successful summer. The nurse from Thornhill, Ontario, won her second consecutive Senior Women’s North & South Amateur at Pinehurst (N.C.) Country Club in mid-August. Less than two weeks later, she won her three of her country’s national championships, which were held concurrently at Wolf Creek Golf Resort in Alberta.

“Those were significant wins,” said Kyrinis. “So I was coming here with a lot of confidence.”

Those victories took place in stroke-play events. But as her Round-of-64 loss to Susan Wooster – despite besting her in stroke-play qualifying by six strokes – in last week’s U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at The Kahkwa Club demonstrated, a match-play championship requires a different path to victory.

While earning medalist honors is notable, it is rarely a prerequisite for victory. The last stroke-play medalist to win this championship was Carol Semple Thompson, in 2002. For the field, the goal on Sunday is to find a way into the top 64 and a spot in the match-play bracket.

“What’s the saying – ‘You don’t have to play great, you just have to play well enough,” said Sue Cohn, 53, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., the runner-up in 2013. “You just have to be patient.”

Cohn weathered a start in which she made bogeys on four of her first eight holes, rebounding to make birdies on the 10th and 12th holes to shoot 3-over 77.

Other notable competitors who placed themselves in position to advance to match play include two-time champion Ellen Port, 54, of St. Louis, who shot 4-over 78; defending champion Karen Garcia, 53, of Cool, Calif., who shot 79; and 2010 champion Mina Hardin, 56, of Mexico, who shot 80.

Hometown favorite Pam Kuong, 55, of Wellesley Hills, Mass., attracted the largest crowds during her round of 10-over 84. No doubt, they will return on Sunday to cheer on last year’s finalist as Kuong continues her attempt to qualify for match play in the second round of stroke play, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. EDT.

GARDEN CITY, Kan. – LPGA Tour player Christine Song won the Garden City Charity Classic on Saturday for her fifth career Symetra Tour title.

The 25-year-old Song, from Fullerton, California, closed with a 3-under 69 at Buffalo Dunes for a two-stroke victory over Thailand’s Wichanee Meechai.

Song earned $15,000 to jump to 103rd to 37th on the money list with $20,524 in four events. The top 10 after the final three events will earn LPGA Tour cards. Song has made 61 LPGA Tour starts, 16 this season.

Meechai shot a 68. Canada’s Jessica Wallace was third at 10 under after a 70.

Christine Song (Symetra Tour)

RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico – The Canadian trio held their ground in Saturday’s final round at the World Amateur, posting a 1-under score to finish inside the Top-10 in 9^th place, climbing back from a T23 standing after the first round.

The Canucks were once again led by the red-hot Naomi Ko of Victoria, B.C., who closed with a 2-under 70. The reigning Canadian Junior Girls Champion finished the event with a share of 6^th place at 6-under par (75-66-71-70).

Teammate Maddie Szeryk of Allen, Tex., added the day’s second-counting score with a 73 (+1), leaving her in a tie for 44^th. Josée Doyon of St-Georges-de-Beauce, Que., continued to struggle in the final round, carding a 6-over 78. Collectively, the Canadians finished at 5-over par (149-144-145-143).

“I’m very proud of our girls and the way they continued to battle each round,” said Tristan Mullally, Team Canada’s Head Coach. “We were a bit behind after the first round but it says a lot about this team that we climbed back to a strong finish inside the Top-10.”

Korea’s Hye-jin Choi saved her best golf for the final round, firing a 5-under 67 to earn medalist honours at 14-under. Choi, the defending Canadian Amateur champion, earned a two-stroke victory over runner-up Puk Lyng Thompsen of Denmark. Canada’s Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., captured the individual title in 2014 by three strokes.

The Republic of Korea won its fourth Espirito Santo Trophy by a record-equalling margin with a 72-hole total of 29-under-par 547 at the 27th Women’s World Amateur Team Championships at Mayakoka El Camaleon Golf Club.

“The key is the team play,” said Korean captain Sang-Won Ko. “We have been interviewed over the last few days and the players have been so focused on team play. That makes everyone tight and makes for good results.”

The other medals were won by Switzerland, in second, at 8-under 568 and Ireland, in third, at 7-under 569.

In 14 WWATCs, the Koreans have taken seven medals in total: four gold (1996, 2010, 2012 and 2016), two silvers and one bronze.

Teenagers Hye Jin Choi, 17, and Min Ji Park, 16, each shot 5-under-par 67 to post a final-round 134, which is second-best to Australia’s 131 in 2014. The Korean duo and Japan’s Nasa Hatoaka shared the day’s low round.

“I travel a lot and the first question is always ‘Why is your women’s game so strong?’ And my first answer is we have a greater number of players and they are trying really hard,” said Ko. “Their target is to turn professional. We may be a small country in terms of the land and the population but we have more than 3,000 junior players and they are willing to turn professional, which is really a huge number compared to the U.S. and Europe so that’s why I believe our women’s golf is strong.”

Korea’s 21-stroke margin of victory over second-place Switzerland tied the championship record set by the USA in Chile in 1998. The 72-hole total (547) is also tied for second-lowest score by a champion. The lowest winning score was 546 by the Republic of Korea in 2010, when they won by 17 strokes.

The nation has finished in the top 10 in 12 of its 14 appearances. The Koreans are tied for fourth in most overall WWATC medals with Sweden and Great Britain and Ireland. Only the USA, with 13, has won more gold medals than the Koreans.

After three rounds, the Koreans held a 14-stroke cushion over Switzerland but, in the fourth round, they kept their low-scoring pace as Choi, the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open low amateur, and Park, the 2016 Australian Women’s Amateur champion, shot 6-under 30 and 4-under 32, respectively, at the par 72, 6,295-yard/5,752-meter Mayakoba El Camaleon Golf Club.

The other course used for the championship was the par 72, 6,167-yard/5,637-meter Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club

“We did really well last time (third in 2014), but we couldn’t do as well as we hoped,” said Choi. “But this time we really did our best and we performed really well, so I am very happy now.”

Although there is no official recognition, Choi led the individual scoring with a 14-under-par total of 274.

Sisters Kim and Morgane Metraux, shot 69 and 72, respectively, for the Swiss, who won their first medal in 23 appearances, with a best finish of tied for fourth in 1988. This marks their fifth top 10 finish.

“It feels great,” said Kim, who plays at Florida State University with her sibling and teammate. “We never thought we would win a medal before coming here. We came with no expectations, just to play as well as we could. It’s incredible that we have won a medal.”

“It’s a great historic moment for Switzerland,” said Swiss captain Annette Weber. “The players performed great in very hot conditions and I am very proud of this team for winning the silver medal.”

In a dual that lasted most of the afternoon, Ireland, on the stellar play of Olivia Mehaffey (4-under 68) and World Amateur Golf Ranking No. 1 Leona Maguire (3-under 67), claimed third at 569, edging past Denmark in fourth at 570 and Thailand in fifth at 571.

Ireland also won its first medal in its seventh appearance but it did compete as a part of Great Britain and Ireland from 1966 through 2004. Its best finish previous finish was T-11th in 2010.

“I’m just so proud of them,” said Irish captain David Kearney. “We have got three amazing girls there, just incredible girls. They are all very serious about their golf and they work incredibly hard all year round when they are not at tournaments. I’m just delighted for them. It’s just brilliant.”

With Switzerland’s and Ireland’s respective second- and third-place finishes, 20 different countries are in the official medal count.

The USA, with a pair of 69s from Andrea Lee and Katelyn Dambaugh, finished in sixth at 574, followed by Spain in seventh at 575, Japan in eighth at 576, Canada in ninth at 581 and host Mexico in tenth at 582.

Conducted every two years, the World Women’s Amateur Team Championship has been staged since 1964, with the winner earning the Espirito Santo Trophy. In 2014, Australia claimed the title by two strokes over the Canadian team of Brooke Henderson (Smiths Falls, Ont.), Augusta James (Bath, Ont.), and Brittany Marchand (Orangeville, Ont.).

In 25 appearances at the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship, Canada has earned runner-up honours four times.

The World Amateur Team titles are contested over four days of stroke play. A country may field a team of two or three players. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day total is the team’s score for the championship.

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The men’s World Amateur Team Championship will follow the women’s event, running from Sept. 21-24. Canada will send Jared du Toit, 21, of Kimberley, B.C., Garrett Rank, 28, of Elmira, Ont., and Hugo Bernard, 21, of Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., to compete for the Eisenhower trophy.

London, Ont. – In round three of the Freedom 55 Financial Championship at Highland Country Club, France’s Paul Barjon played his outgoing nine in 5-under 29, with additional birdies at Nos. 10, 15, 17 and en route to a bogey-free, 9-under 61.

At 20-under 190, Barjon will take a three-stroke lead over 18- and 36-hole leader Aaron Wise into Sunday’s final round of the 2016 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada. Barjon began round three trailing Wise by four strokes.
Barjon’s 190 total marks the lowest 54-hole score in Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada history, a record previously held by Dan McCarthy, who posted 193 twice this season.

“I didn’t know what to expect with this weather, if we were going to play or not,” Barjon said. “I was thinking ‘let’s do the same thing as the first two days.’ My goal was to put myself into contention for the last day. My coach always told me, you can’t win a tournament on the first two days but you can lose it. So far, I haven’t lost it and I gave myself a good opportunity.”

Wise, who led after 18 and 36 holes, followed opening rounds of 62-63 with a 2-under 68 Saturday. Not only was the former University of Oregon Duck battling wind and rain with the rest of the field, but he was also having to contend with a hard-charging Paul Barjon in the same group.

“With the conditions we had, I thought 4- or 5-under was a really good round. For him to go out and shoot 9-under 61 is just incredible,” Wise said. “He deserves the lead and I’ll be chasing him tomorrow. I thought 2-under was a great score, and what Paul did today, that was awesome.”

Despite finishes of T8 and T11 in his last two starts before this week at the Cape Breton Open and Niagara Championship, respectively, the reigning NCAA champion and Order of Merit No. 5 played his four weekend rounds before this week in a combined 1-under-par. In 29 rounds this year now, his only over-par score, a 1-over 72, came in the final round last week at the Cherry Hill Club.

Wise, who captured his first professional win earlier this season at the Syncrude Oil Country Championship presented by AECON, is in solid position to move up from No. 5 among The Five. He can move as high as No. 2 on the Order of Merit with a win, provided Brock Mackenzie finishes outside of a three-way tie for fourth. Through 54 holes, Mackenzie is T4 at 12-under 198.

Seven shots behind Barjon at 13-under 197 is American Tain Lee. Lee played the five-hole stretch of Nos. 8-12 in five-under-par (birdie-par-birdie-birdie-eagle) en route to a 6-under 64, his career-best. Lee is currently 29th on the Order of Merit.

“I’m very pleased with how I played today,” said Lee. “It started pouring on 13, and those last few holes, I was even par through that stretch with a birdie on 18. I was very pleased with that and how I held up bringing it into the house at 6-under.”