Canada’s young pro golfers use opportunity to measure themselves against world’s best
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.
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. She said that playing in an LPGA Tour event was a good way of seeing how her golf is progressing. “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.
“I’ve seen a lot of Quebecois 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.Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., and Hamilton’s Alena Sharp were the only Canadians to make the cut.
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