Team Canada Continues To Struggle In Texas

National pride is on the line at The Spirit International in Texas
National pride is on the line at The Spirit International in Texas
National pride is on the line at The Spirit International in Texas

Four young Canadians are fighting to be competitive against teams from the rest of the world in the 2015 edition of the The Spirit International Amateur.

Through two rounds the combined Canadian squad of Eric Banks, Hugo Bernard, Maddie Szeryk and Grace St-Germain are tied for 18th overall.  Normally that would have them second last in the field of 20 team but the Team from South Africa are no longer in the competition.  That leaves them at the bottom of the field and looming top fight their way up.

The Canadian players combined for a -5 total at the Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas on Tuesday but that puts them at just -8 overall, tied with the team from Colombia.

The squads from Mexico and the United States lead the event at -25.  The U.S. Team made a big charge with a score of -16 on Tuesday.

36 holes remain in the competition.

Spirit International – Round 2
Whispering Pines Golf Club
Oct 12-14, 2015
Course : Whispering Pines Golf Club
current
position
team scoring rounds total
score
to par thru today 1 2
T1 Mexico -25 F -15 134 129 263
T1 United States -25 F -16 135 128 263
3 France -21 F -12 135 132 267
T4 Japan -18 F -5 131 139 270
T4 Finland -18 F -11 137 133 270
6 Spain -17 F -6 133 138 271
7 Sweden -16 F -10 138 134 272
T8 England -15 F -8 137 136 273
T8 Belgium -15 F -2 131 142 273
T10 Denmark -14 F -6 136 138 274
T10 Norway -14 F E 130 144 274
T12 Republic of Korea -13 F -1 132 143 275
T12 Australia -13 F -8 139 136 275
14 Switzerland -12 F -3 135 141 276
15 Scotland -11 F -9 142 135 277
T16 Italy -10 F -2 136 142 278
T16 Argentina -10 F -4 138 140 278
T18 Canada -8 F -5 141 139 280
T18 Colombia -8 F -5 141 139 280
20 South Africa D