Tillie Claggett one-stroke shy of course record, leads PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by PING by five
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By: Brendan Stasiewich
(Burlington, ON) – Yesterday, Tillie Claggett made two eagles in the opening round of the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by PING. On Wednesday, she one-upped that feat by making two eagles in a row on the 11th and 12th holes of Burlington Golf and Country Club.
The Vanderbilt player also carded five birdies offset by a lone bogey to card a 63, the lowest competitive round at the course since Elizabeth Tong carded a 62 at the same event in 2015.
“I was able to take advantage of the par fives again today, I think I played them six under,” said Claggett, matching how she played the holes in the first round. “I'm not sure that I have (made back-to-back eagles) before…I was joking with my dad that when you make three birdies in a row it's called a turkey and he has to gobble like a turkey, and he was like, ‘what do I have to do for two eagles?’”
The final three holes have played amongst the hardest at Burlington through the first two rounds. While she made bogey on 16 and 17 on Tuesday, today she calmy made par on each of them.
“I was just really trying to par my way in the best I could,” said Claggett, who is playing her very first event as a member of Golf Canada’s amateur team. “I got pretty lucky getting some help from a tree on 17 (to keep the ball out of Lake Ontario) and then I was able to make a couple good putts on seventeen and eighteen.”
Making 11 birdies and four eagles through the first 36 holes, Claggett doesn’t see her plan changing much on Thursday with a six-shot cushion.
“It's just another round of golf. I'm going to take it shot-by-shot,” said Claggett, who grew up in Calgary, AB. “The only thing I have to worry about right now is trying to hit a good shot on the first tee and then see where the round takes me from there.”
Meanwhile, Jasmine Ly is the closest chaser at 5-under thanks to a second-round 66. The highlight of the round came from Elizabeth Win, who holed her approach shot on the 17th hole for an eagle to help her join a group of four players at 4-under.
Casey MacNeil is the low PGA of Canada professional at 2-under, one-stroke ahead of past champion Christine Wong.
This year’s championship is the final event of the She Plays Golf series, which offers an exemption to the event champion as well as the season-long leader on the order of merit.
The 7th hole this week was selected at the E-Z-GO ‘It’s Good to Go’ Hole of the Week. The players who record the lowest score on the hole will be put into a draw for a $250 cash prize thanks to our friends at E-Z-GO.
The field was cut to 30 players plus ties after the second round (with five guaranteed positions for PGA of Canada professionals). In total, 32 players made the cut.
The final round will begin at 7:30 AM on Wednesday morning, with the final group of Claggett, Ly and Win beginning their round at 9:10 AM.
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By: Brendan Stasiewich
(Burlington, ON) – Yesterday, Tillie Claggett made two eagles in the opening round of the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by PING. On Wednesday, she one-upped that feat by making two eagles in a row on the 11th and 12th holes of Burlington Golf and Country Club.
The Vanderbilt player also carded five birdies offset by a lone bogey to card a 63, the lowest competitive round at the course since Elizabeth Tong carded a 62 at the same event in 2015.
“I was able to take advantage of the par fives again today, I think I played them six under,” said Claggett, matching how she played the holes in the first round. “I'm not sure that I have (made back-to-back eagles) before…I was joking with my dad that when you make three birdies in a row it's called a turkey and he has to gobble like a turkey, and he was like, ‘what do I have to do for two eagles?’”
The final three holes have played amongst the hardest at Burlington through the first two rounds. While she made bogey on 16 and 17 on Tuesday, today she calmy made par on each of them.
“I was just really trying to par my way in the best I could,” said Claggett, who is playing her very first event as a member of Golf Canada’s amateur team. “I got pretty lucky getting some help from a tree on 17 (to keep the ball out of Lake Ontario) and then I was able to make a couple good putts on seventeen and eighteen.”
Making 11 birdies and four eagles through the first 36 holes, Claggett doesn’t see her plan changing much on Thursday with a six-shot cushion.
“It's just another round of golf. I'm going to take it shot-by-shot,” said Claggett, who grew up in Calgary, AB. “The only thing I have to worry about right now is trying to hit a good shot on the first tee and then see where the round takes me from there.”
Meanwhile, Jasmine Ly is the closest chaser at 5-under thanks to a second-round 66. The highlight of the round came from Elizabeth Win, who holed her approach shot on the 17th hole for an eagle to help her join a group of four players at 4-under.
Casey MacNeil is the low PGA of Canada professional at 2-under, one-stroke ahead of past champion Christine Wong.
This year’s championship is the final event of the She Plays Golf series, which offers an exemption to the event champion as well as the season-long leader on the order of merit.
The 7th hole this week was selected at the E-Z-GO ‘It’s Good to Go’ Hole of the Week. The players who record the lowest score on the hole will be put into a draw for a $250 cash prize thanks to our friends at E-Z-GO.
The field was cut to 30 players plus ties after the second round (with five guaranteed positions for PGA of Canada professionals). In total, 32 players made the cut.
The final round will begin at 7:30 AM on Wednesday morning, with the final group of Claggett, Ly and Win beginning their round at 9:10 AM.