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The Canadian Press
Lori Ewing
Lauren Kim's first golf clubs were a set of plastic her parents bought her when she was a little girl.
When she gave her new television a bang, her parents knew it was time to take her to her home driving range. I knew.
"I fell in love with this game," says Kim, whose parents own her driving range at Peace Arch in South Surrey, Columbia, British Columbia. I was. Passed down from his grandparents for generations, it has been in the family for over 30 years.
Kim, 17, is a legend on his course at Niagara Battlefield in Niagara Falls, where he scored 67 in Wednesday's opening round, breaking a single-round game record and winning women's golf at the Canadian Summer Games. dominates the on. She followed it up on Thursday with a 68.
9 on her 135-under, which puts her BC ahead of her by five strokes. Her teammate Tina Zhang made it to the third round.
Kim, who is committed to attending the University of Texas in 2023, could not be missed, as she recorded eight birdies in Round 1.
``I definitely think my putting was really strong. she said. She "put her shot closer to the hole so it was easier to make putts and birdies." Kim scored four of her birdies in a no-bogey round on Thursday.
"Today wasn't terrible. I didn't make too many mistakes," she said. ``The scorecard was beautiful today.
Despite leading by a good margin, Kim is not one step ahead.
"I don't usually think of myself as leading. I'd rather do something. My current body and mind," she said.
Kim, who started playing golf at the age of 10 and reached the regional finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt tournament at that age, played her first ever U.S. Women's Open in June. Did.
While the depth of field at the Canadian Games doesn't compare to that tournament where she missed the cut, Kim says the tournament's multisport experience puts her at the top of her list.
"It's a really great environment to be with and surrounded by athletes from different sports," she said. "It's really cool. You get to meet other athletes, not just golfers."
Single-round game records fell on the men's side on Thursday. Logan in Sylvan, Alabama Her Lake recorded her 65 and moved her up eight places on the leaderboard. He is tied for second place with his third place.
Quebec's Guillaume Puckett leads at 6-under, followed by Newfoundland and Labrador's Ryan Holwell. His 18-year-old Graff, who recorded eight birdies, lined up with Cooper Humphries at 4-under.
"It was a big comeback from [Wednesday]. His game at short was the big difference," Graf said of his improvement from the first round. "So it's good to turn that around."
Graf said he was within five shots off his 75th in the season opener, but even on a disappointing day, his optimism remained. It didn't cool down.
"I know this is his four-day tournament. Tournaments change a lot all the time," he said. "It's a lot of golf. So I was waiting for a round like today to actually come along. I knew it would take four days to be good golfers, so I was pretty optimistic after Wednesday."
Twelve-year-old Leone Tavares from Quebec is the youngest golfer in the field. She posted a 1-under 71 on Thursday, putting him in sixth, just two shots off the top three.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 18, 2022.
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