VANCOUVER — The CPKC Women's Open isn't just a showcase for some of the LPGA Tour's top players — it's an opportunity for Canada's youngest professional golfers to see how they measure up.
Although Brigitte Thibault and Sarah-Eve Rheaume both missed the cut at the Canadian women's golf championship on Friday, they agreed that they learned a lot from the experience. The 24-year-old Thibault has been playing on the Women's All-Pro Tour this season, a third-tier circuit that has most of its tournaments in Texas."I felt very comfortable. I know I belong," said Thibault after a 3-over 75 second round put her at 8 over.
"You see that you're pretty close," said Rheaume about her second-ever appearance in an LPGA Tour event."Once you're at the Epson Tour level the difference to step up to the LPGA isn't that big.Rheaume had a 2-over 74 round on Friday to finish the tournament at 7-over par. The projected cutline was set at 2 over.
Thibault is from Rosemere, Que., and Rheaume is a native of Quebec City. As the only two Québécois players in the field they were proud to represent la Belle Province. "I've seen a lot of Québécois out here," said Thibault of the large galleries at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club."It's been nice to just feel the support and the warmth of them, just following you and cheering for you.""It's important to have some representation," said Rheaume, who played in the CP Women's Open in Ottawa last year."We had four girls play and this year we only had two.
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