3 B.C. teen golfers make Team Canada junior roster
Six junior women golfers, including 14-year-old Clara Ding with two recent wins, will compete for Team Canada in an international event featuring 24 teams and 72 players.
- On Aug. 28, Golf Canada announced six NextGen athletes, including White Rock's Clara Ding, to Team Canada 1 and Team Canada 2 for the World Junior Girls Golf Championship, Sept. 15 to 20 at St. Catharines Golf & Country Club.
- The event, in its 10th playing, will feature 23 countries, 72 competitors, and 24 teams competing for team and individual honours at the World Junior Girls Golf Championship.
- Fourteen-Year-Old Clara Ding, with two wins this season, makes her first WJG appearance while Team Canada is led by NextGen Girls head coach Jeff MacDonald and assistant coach Jennifer Ha.
- Practice rounds will take place Sept. 15 and 16, the first round begins Wednesday, Sept. 17, and the closing ceremony follows on Saturday, Sept. 20.
- Golf Canada frames the event as a showcase, and Golf Canada tournament director Adam Cinel described it as a showcase for young athletes; the individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women's Open at Royal Mayfair, Aug. 17 to 23, 2026.
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