Canadian 15-year-old Deng tied for lead 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 shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday and is tied for the lead at her national open.
Deng posted birdies on her first two holes of the day and was stalled at 4-under for most of the back nine before bogeying the par-4 15th. She would settled down with a par on the 16th hole and then quickly got back on track with back-to-back birdies at the 17th and 18th to vault herself into a share of first place.
Deng shares the clubhouse lead with American Megan Khang, who closed her round on Thursday with three consecutive pars to keep pace with young Canadian.
Back in July, the Calgary native became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Junior Girls' Championship.
Track her first round below.
Leaders: Megan Khang, Aphrodite Deng (-5)
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 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Status | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 |