Sumie Françis had a strong finish to place tied for 21st at the B.C. women's amateur golf championships at Pitt Meadows Golf Club last Friday.
The 13-year-old Burnaby golfer posted an even par-74 on the fourth and final round to finish in a group of three other golfers, which included Canadian national team member Jisoo Keel of Coquitlam, at 310.
Françis opened with a two-over-par 76, but had some trouble on a rainy 6,220-yard course in the second round.
Françis, who practises at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, closed with a 77 and 74 in the final two rounds to finish at 14-overpar.
Cassy Isagawa of Eugene, Oregon won the women's title with a 16under-par 280, six shots better that Port Coquitlam's Soo-Bin Kim.
Taylor Kim of Surrey and Richmond's Christine Wong tied for third at five-under.
In the final round, Françis was one of just 11 golfers to shoot even par or better.
Françis opened the front nine with a pair of bogeys, but got one stroke back on the par-5 eighth. She then birdied both the par-5 13th and 15th holes on the back nine.
This week, the Burnaby teen will be teeing up for the four-round 18-andunder B.C. junior girls' championships alongside Jacklyn Duchen of Burnaby and New Westminster's Breanna Croxen at the Belmont Golf Club from July 2 to 5.
The junior boys' provincial championships will also be going on this week at the Revelstoke Golf and Country Club.
Local golfers taking part in the four-round 72-hole championship include a strong contingent of Burnaby golfers, including Leon Lee, Alan Tolusso, Alex Françis, Lucas Gatto, Kevin Li and Wyatt Racette, and St. Thomas More grad Kevin Vigna.
