Inaugural World Junior Girls Golf Championship Has Eastern Ontario Touch On Sunday, September 28th, play will begin in earnest at the very first World Junior Girls Golf Championship. Hosted at Markham, Ontarios Angus Glen Golf Club (South Course), it will feature 48 players from 15 nations around the world. Leading the way for Canada will be two of Eastern Ontarios finest young golfers. Its been an intense summer for both Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls and Grace St-Germain of Orleans but undoubtedly they are ready to take on the work on home turf one more time. Henderson, 17, and the #1 ranked Womens Amateur in the world, and St-Germain, 16, and the reigning Canadian Junior Girls Champion, will make up 2/3rds of Canadas top team for the championship. Theyll be joined by Naomi Ko of Victoria for their three person squad. The second team for Canada will consist of Jaclyn Lee, Selena Costabile and Alisha Lau. Canada has two teams as the host nation for this tournament conducted by Golf Canada in cooperation with the Golf Association of Ontario. Two out of three scores count each day for the teams with 72 holes of stroke play scheduled. There is also recognition for the top individual player. There is no cut so all the field will be around for the conclusion on Wednesday, October 1st. Practice rounds begin Saturday, the same day that a CN Future Links Challenge Event will also take place. The golf festival type environment also features a Coaching Summit, a fund-raising golf tournament, and the entire event will provide a practice run for the golf portion of the 2015 Pan-Am games scheduled to be hosted by the club a year from now. The Facts: The Event: The inaugural World Junior Girls Golf Championship Where: Angus Glen Golf Club (South Course) 10080 Kennedy Road, Markham, Ont., L6C 1N9 angusglen When: Friday, September 26th to Wednesday, October 1st Admission: Free for spectators all week. Schedule of Events: Friday, September 26th Golf Canada & TORONTO 2015 Fundraising Golf Event (2:00pm) Coaching Summit – Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) Skill Development Clinic (3:00pm-5:00pm) Saturday, September 27th Championship Practice Round (7:30am – 9:00am) CN Future Links National Junior Skills Challenge Final (11:00am) Official Opening Ceremony (5:30pm) Sunday, September 28th Round 1 / Team & Individual (8:00am – 9:17am off 1st & 10th tee) Monday, September 29th Round 2 / Team & Individual (8:00am – 9:17am off 1st & 10th tee Tuesday, September 30th Round 3 / Team & Individual (8:00am – 9:17am off 1st & 10th tee Wednesday, October 1st Final Round / Team & Individual (8:00am – 9:17am off 1st & 10th tee Closing Ceremony (immediately following the completion of play –approximately 2:00pm) Countries represented: 15 (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and USA). Click here for a full listing of team rosters. Notables Players Set to Compete: • Brooke Henderson (Canada) – no. 1 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Runner-up at 2014 US & Canadian Amateur; Low Amateur at 2014 US Women’s Open; Low Individual at 2014 World Amateur • Megan Khang (USA) – no. 40 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; two-time US Open competitor • Mika Liu (USA) – no. 48 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking • Karis Davidson (Australia) – no. 53 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; 2014 Australian Amateur runner-up • Angela Yin (USA) – no. 57 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; medalist at 2014 US Junior Girls • Nuria Iturrios Servera (Spain) – no. 61 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; 2012 silver medal & 2013 bronze medal at European Girls Team Championship • Alice Hewson (England) – no. 75 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; quarter-finalist at 2014 British Amateur • Alejandra Pasarin Olalla (Spain) – no. 108 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking • Inci Mehmet (England) – no. 113 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking • Puk Lyng Thomsen (Denmark) – no. 129 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking • Ana Pelaez Trivino (Spain) – no. 131 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking • Hannah Green (Australia) – no. 156 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking • So Jin (Jenny) Lee (Australia) – no. 179 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking • Olivia Mehaffey (Ireland) – no. 227 on World Amateur Golf Ranking; Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play champion • Julianna Alvarez (New Zealand) – no. 260 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; T10 at the 2014 Youth Olympics • Naomi Ko (Canada) – no. 279 on World Amateur Golf Ranking; 2014 British Columbia Junior champion • Jaclyn Lee (Canada) – no. 423 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; 2014 Alberta Amateur & Junior champion • Selena Costabile (Canada) – no. 426 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; 2014 GAO Spring Classic champion • Maria Fassi (Mexico) – no. 459 on World Amateur Golf Rankings; T13 at the 2014 Youth Olympics • Sandra Salonen (Finland) – T20 at the 2014 Youth Olympics • Grace St-Germain (Canada) – no. 472 on World Amateur Golf Ranking; 2014 Canadian Junior Girls champion Canadians in the Field: • Brooke Henderson, Smiths Falls, Ont. (17) • Naomi Ko, Victoria, B.C. (17) • Grace St-Germain, Ottawa, Ont. (16) • Jaclyn Lee, Calgary (17) • Selena Costabile, Thornhill, Ont. (16) • Alisha Lau, Richmond, B.C. (14) The Canadian teams will be coached by Team Canada Development Squad Women’s Coach Ann Carroll, alongside Reggie Millage, the provincial Head Coach for the Golf Association of Ontario. worldjuniorgirls
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