Canadian 15-year-old Deng leads early at CPKC Women's Open
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The first round of the CPKC Women's Open is underway and there's a surprising name atop the leaderboard in Aphrodite Deng.
The 15-year-old Canadian amateur is 4-under through 14 holes to hold the early lead.
Deng posted birdies on her first two holes of the day and has yet to make a score worse than par.
Back in July, the Calgary native became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Junior Girls' Championship.
Track her first round below.
Leader: Deng, Khang tied at -4
Aphrodite Deng's First Round Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| R1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Status | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 |