NANAIMO — A brilliant bogey-free five-under 67 has Shelly Stouffer in solid position to earn her third Canadian Senior Women’s Championship.
The Nanoose Bay resident sits at five-under par through 36 holes at Nanaimo Golf Club and has a six-shot lead on four-time champion Mary-Ann Hayward of St. Thomas, Ont., heading into Thursday’s final round.
It appears to be a two-person race. Judith Kyrinis of Thornhill, Ont., another multiple past champion of this event, sits a distant third at 10-over par.
Stouffer’s strong play helped propel British Columbia to the inter-provincial team title. The B.C. team of Stouffer, June Zhang of Coquitlam and Kyoka Takahashi of Vancouver finished the 36-hole team competition at 10-over par to edge Ontario by one shot.
A field of 136 players is competing in this week’s 54-hole event. A Super Senior Championship for players aged 60 and older is also being contested at Nanaimo. Hayward leads that competition by nine shots over Kyrinis.
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