-Richdale’s 7-under-par 65 breaks course record as she vies for an exemption into 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open –
Tsawwassen, B.C. (Golf Canada) – Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, B.C. fired an opening round 7-under-par 65 to lead the CN Canadian Women’s Tour season-opening event by five at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen B.C.
Richdale, 29, posted eight birdies on the opening day to break the course record at Beach Grove Golf Club. She sank a birdie putt on her final hole to post a 4-under-par 31 on her closing nine.
“I hit 14 greens today and I putted really well,” said Richdale. “I think I only had 26 putts but I hit some really good shots today that ended up really close to the pin and I had a couple of tap in birdies, so that really helped.”
Heading into tomorrow’s final round, Richdale, who competes primarily on the Symetra Tour this season, acknowledged how great it is to play in her home province as she vies for an exemption into the 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open and the $10,000 (CAD) winners’ cheque the champion receives from this event.
“These CN Canadian Women’s Tour events are amazing and CN is amazing,” she said. “I always try to make an effort to come up to these and it’s nice to be able to come back and play in my home province and have my parents come out, it’s the best part.”
Three players are tied for second behind Richdale at 2-under-par, including Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson, 15, of Smiths Falls, Ont. Henderson, playing as an amateur, is tied for second alongside Benjamina Lee, 23, of Los Angeles, Calif., and amateur Simin Feng, 18, of Windermere, Fla.
Team Canada Development Squad member Naomi Ko, 15, of Victoria, B.C., opened with a 1-under-par 71 and currently sits in solo fifth. Brittany Benvenuto, of Langhorne, Pa., Natalie Gleadall of Stratford, Ont., and Team Canada’s Augusta James of Bath, Ont., posted even-par rounds of 72 to finish in a tie for sixth heading into tomorrow’s final round.
Defending champion and Team Canada National Team member, Jisoo Keel, 17, of Coquitlam, B.C., posted an opening round 8-over-par 80 and currently sits in a tie for 47th.
The final round will tee-off on split tees (Nos. 1 and 10) beginning at 8:00 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, May 15th.
Live scoring will be available online at www.cncanadianwomenstour.com.
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The following are opening round scores from the CN Canadian Women’s Tour event at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, B.C. (6,110 yards / par 72)
1 Samantha Richdale Kelowna, BC 31-34–65 -7
T2 Benjamina Lee Los Angeles, CA 35-35–70 -2
T2 Simin Feng (a) Windermere, FL 34-36–70 -2
T2 Brooke Henderson (a) Smiths Falls, ON 34-36–70 -2
5 Naomi Ko (a) Victoria, BC 36-35–71 -1
T6 Brittany Benvenuto Langhorne, PA 35-37–72 E
T6 Natalie Gleadall Stratford, ON 34-38–72 E
T6 Augusta James (a) Bath, ON 34-38–72 E
T9 Soobin Kim (a) S-Korea 35-38–73 +1
T9 Rebecca Samuelsson Sweden 35-38–73 +1
T9 Seema Sadekar Toronto, ON 37-36–73 +1
T9 Noriko Nakazaki Hanover Park, IL 34-39–73 +1
T9 Ginny Brown Austin, TX 36-37–73 +1
T9 Brittany Marchand (a) Orangeville, ON 35-38–73 +1
T9 Carmen Bandea Atlanta, GA 36-37–73 +1
T16 Janet Zhang (a) Richmond, BC 35-39–74 +2
T16 Josée Doyon (a) Beauceville, QC 38-36–74 +2
T16 Julie Shutler Manteca, CA 36-38–74 +2
T16 Taylor Kim (a) Surrey, BC 35-39–74 +2
T16 Jamie Oleksiew (a) Surrey, BC 34-40–74 +2
T16 Elena Robles Redondo Beach, CA 38-36–74 +2
T22 Becca Huffer Denver, CO 42-33–75 +3
T22 Charlotte Mayorkas Las Vegas, NV 36-39–75 +3
T22 Maiya Tanaka San Diego, CA 37-38–75 +3
T25 Michelle Kim (a) Surrey, BC 37-39–76 +4
T25 Kristin Walla Aspen, CO 36-40–76 +4
T25 Rachel Pollock (a) Guelph, ON 40-36–76 +4
T28 Sydney Cox Edmond, OK 37-40–77 +5
T28 Emily Childs Alameda, CA 39-38–77 +5
T28 Kirby Dreher Fort St. John, BC 37-40–77 +5
T28 Ashley Sholer Hamilton, ON 39-38–77 +5
T28 Jennifer Ha (a) Calgary, AB 39-38–77 +5
T28 Lindsay Aho Brush prairie, WA 39-38–77 +5
T28 Kyla Inaba Kelowna, BC 37-40–77 +5
T28 Jody Fleming Melbourne, Victoria 38-39–77 +5
T28 Christina Stockton Los Angeles, CA 36-41–77 +5
T37 Chandra Alexander San Angelo, TX 36-42–78 +6
T37 Rachel Shi (a) Vancouver, BC 36-42–78 +6
T37 Gloria Usu Choi (a) Langley, BC 39-39–78 +6
T37 Jennifer Greggain Chilliwack, BC 37-41–78 +6
T37 Jessica Hauser Hartland, WI 39-39–78 +6
T37 Alix Kong (a) West Vancouver, BC 39-39–78 +6
T43 Brit Hayes Polson, MT 39-40–79 +7
T43 Lucy Davies Los Angeles, CA 38-41–79 +7
T43 Annie Songeun Lee (a) Surrey, BC 38-41–79 +7
T43 Michele Chun (a) Huntington Beach, CA 40-39–79 +7
T47 Sydney MacDonald (a) Calgary, AB 39-41–80 +8
T47 Sabrina Sapone (a) Montreal, QC 38-42–80 +8
T47 Angel Sze San Marino, CA 39-41–80 +8
T47 Kathy Lim (a) Langley, BC 36-44–80 +8
T47 Leilanie Kim (a) Surrey, BC 41-39–80 +8
T47 Chelcia Petersen Calgary, AB 40-40–80 +8
T47 Jisoo Keel (a) Coquitlam, BC 38-42–80 +8
T47 Danielle Mills Pointe-Claire, QC 38-42–80 +8
T55 Patricia Beliard Houston, TX 42-39–81 +9
T55 Valentina Trillo (a) Port Moody, BC 39-42–81 +9
T55 Annie Yang (a) Delta, BC 37-44–81 +9
T55 Whitney Hobbs Puyallup, WA 40-41–81 +9
T55 Celeste Bobbitt Rogers, AR 39-42–81 +9
T55 Alexis Bennett Rockford, IL 41-40–81 +9
T55 Samantha Spencer (a) Georgetown, ON 41-40–81 +9
T55 Kylie Frederick Qualicum Beach, BC 40-41–81 +9
T55 Chelsea Bach Phoenix, AZ 41-40–81 +9
T64 Sumie Francois (a) Burnaby, BC 44-38–82 +10
T64 Amanda McPhee Winchester, MA 40-42–82 +10
T64 Alex Stewart Oklahoma City, OK 39-43–82 +10
T64 Valérie Tanguay (a) St-Hyacinthe, QC 44-38–82 +10
T64 Lindsey Bergeon Sarasota, FL 38-44–82 +10
T69 Keanna Mason (a) Maple Ridge, BC 40-43–83 +11
T69 Mari Chun Alpharetta, GA 39-44–83 +11
71 Minhee Park Richland, WA 43-41–84 +12
T72 Alexandra Gibson Windermere, FL 44-41–85 +13
T72 Stephanie Liu (a) Hardeeville, SC 46-39–85 +13
T72 Sylvie Schetagne Delson, QC 42-43–85 +13
75 Melissa Mabanta Langley, BC 44-42–86 +14
76 Eileen Kelly (a) Victoria, BC 43-44–87 +15
77 Courtney Coleman Rochester, WA 41-53–94 +22
