On my site you will see golf links down the right hand side and one of them is for http://www.golfcanada.ca/ and you can follow the progress of our women in Argentina as they play in the World Amateur Team Play Championship and later this month our men as they compete for the Eisenhower Trophy...
This report from Dan Pino at Golf Canada is what you will find at that link..
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Golf Canada)_Korea shot a sizzling team score of 16-under par Thursday to vault atop the leaderboard at the 2010 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Korea (-15), who began the day with a share of 13th position at 1-over, nine shots off the lead, counted impressive rounds by Ji-Hee Kim (63) and Jung-Eun Han (65) for a team score of 16-under on the day. The Koreans now take a single-stroke lead over the opening-round leaders from the United States (-14) heading into Friday’s third round.
Following Korea (-15) and the United States (-14) are Germany (-11) and the Philippines (-9) while Sweden, Mexico, South Africa and the host team from Argentina are tied for 5th position at 7-under.
The Team Canada trio of Christine Wong of Richmond., B.C. (70-67), Sara-Maude Juneau of Fossambault, Que., (74-75) Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont., (82-71) began the day with a share of 9th and carded a second-round team score of 6-under to now stand alone in 9th position (-6) heading into Friday’s third round.
Wong continued her stellar play in Buenos Aires and sits as the low Canadian at 7-under for the tournament and a share of 2nd in the individual standings. Juneau is tied for 74th at 5-over while Kirby rebounded from a disappointing opening round 82 with her second round 71 to move into a tie for 97th position at 9-over through 36 holes.
The individual leader is Jessica Korda of the United States who shot a second-round 66 to sit at 10-under for the tournament. Canada’s Christine Wong is tied for 2nd with Jung-Eun Han of Korean and Manuela Carbaja Re of Argentina at 7-under while three others are tied for 5th at 6-under.
A complete list of team and individual scores from the 2010 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship can be found at www.worldamateur2010.org.
Team Canada is one of 54 nations competing for the coveted Espirito Santo Trophy.
The event is being conducted at both the Olivos Golf Club and the Buenos Aires Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Canada finished runner-up in 1966 and 1978 and also tied for 2nd in 2004, but has yet to take home top spot honours. In 2008, Canada finished 4th in the biennial championship, while Sweden took home the title.
Conducted by the International Golf Federation, which is comprised of the national governing bodies of golf in more than 110 countries, the biennial World Amateur Golf Team Championships will be contested over four rounds of stroke play with the top two scores from each team counting towards the team total. The event, first contested in 1964, features both a team and individual component.
The competition is rotated among three geographic zones of the world: Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe-Africa. The 2012 championship will be contested in Turkey.
Team Canada’s men’s squad heads to Argentina October 28-31 to compete for the Eisenhower Trophy at the Men’s World Amateur Team Championship.
Bryan Angus
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