Sumie Francois of Burnaby placed ninth at the B.C. junior girls’ provincial golf championships.
Francois tied Janet Zhang of Richmond and Nanaimo’s Shirin Anjarwalla for a spot in the top 10, following a six-over-par 298 total in the 72-hole final played at the Dunes in Kamloops July 1 to 4.
The 14-year-old Francois finished the provincial tournament with the second-lowest score of the day – a one-under 72.
Canada junior team member Naomi Ko of Victoria, 16, won the girls’ event with a six-under 286.
Kathy Lim of Langley and Alix Kong of West Vancouver were two and three shots back, respectively.
Francois fired rounds of 76-74-76 and 72.
New Westminster’s Breanna Croxen and Jacklyn Duchen of Burnaby both missed the cut.
Francois had 11 birdies, including four in the final round, 15 bogeys and just one double-bogey in the four-day competition.
Recently, older brother Alex Francois placed in a tie for fourth place in the Zone 4 men’s amateur championship last month.
Michael Belle of Burnaby won the men’s amateur title with a six-under-par 137.
Alex, who was the runner-up in the Zone 4 junior boys’ championship, finished with a one-under 142 total.
Kevin Vigna and Lucas Gatto finished at six- and seven-over-par, respectively, in the 36-hole men’s amateur competition.
The junior boys’ provincial competition kicked off this Tuesday at the Meadow Gardens Golf Club in Pitt Meadows. The 72-hole provincial final wraps up on July 11.
The following week, the 112th B.C. amateur championships takes place at the Seymour Golf and Country Club in North Vancouver.
The 72-hole competition runs July 15 to 18.
