Eileen Park has best back-36 of tournament to place 9th at Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship

Aug 4, 2024 | 9:40 PM

Eileen Park had a tremendous finish at this week’s Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, B.C.

Park was +5 after two rounds (73-76) and in a tie for 35th, but stormed back with the best second half of the tournament by any competitor to finish -1 and alone in 9th.

Park shot 69 (-3) in both the third and fourth rounds to come within seven strokes of winner Yurang Li of Fullerton, California.

Just 15, the Red Deerian was the third-best Canadian in the tournament after Surrey, B.C.’s Lauren Kim (-5), who turns 19 next week, and fellow Team Canada NextGen member Anna Huang (-2) of Vancouver, who is also 15.

Park’s final two rounds included eight birdies and two par-four bogies.

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rdnewsNOW spoke to Eileen Park last week following a sixth place finish at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Vancouver.

Before that, she placed 70th at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, and 1st at the Alberta Women’s Amateur Championship. Earlier this summer, she also placed 13th at the B.C. Women’s Open, 35th at the Glencoe Invitational, and third at the AJGA Colorado Junior.

Park won the NextGen Pacific Championship and AJGA Alexandria Preview tournament earlier this year as well.

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by Josh Hall | @Vancan19

Eileen Park has best back-36 of tournament to place 9th at Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship

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