EDMONTON – Yamashita shot a season-low 62 on the 6,452-yard, par-70 Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton to sit one stroke ahead of her countrywoman Nasa Hataoka and two up on Kiara Romero of the United States.

Vancouver’s Anna Huang, 17, and 18-year-old amateur Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont., were three shots off the lead at 5-under-par 65 in a tie for fourth with China’s Ruoning Yin and Japan’s Yuri Yoshida.

The 25-year-old Yamashita, who won June’s Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich., recorded eight birdies.

“It’s been a while since I finished the first round in good position,” she said. “My putting was really nice, so I felt really good.”

Defending champion Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., seeking a third win in her home LPGA tournament, finished with a birdie to go 3 under.

“I feel it was very important and it felt great,” Henderson said. “I really wanted it. I hit it really hard. I’m glad I hit the hole, but to see it go in was really nice.

“The scores are very low out here today, the leaders especially, so just trying to go out tomorrow and make a bunch of birdies and try to catch them.”

World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States was also 3 under.

Both Huang and Xing were positioned to make the cut Friday for the first time in their careers after two tries apiece.

“Definitely making the cut would be a really big goal for me, and then hopefully some good weekend golf,” said Huang, who won four European Tour tournaments in the last 11 months.

“I’m definitely a lot more confident than I was the past few years coming into this event, and then also just all the crowds out there really helped.”

Xing was a late addition to the field with a sponsor’s exemption.

“As an amateur, like that’s one of my biggest goals, is to make the cut at an LPGA event, especially when it’s in Canada,” she said. “It would mean a whole lot.”

The first round was played under mostly cloudy skies, a temperature of 24 C and in occasional clouds of insect repellent.

Edmonton’s 56 centimetres of rain since June 1 made the city a breeding ground for mosquitoes. 

“I’m getting annihilated,” said one caddie as she sprayed herself down at the turn.

The majority of women wore long pants and long sleeves, and paid a price if they didn’t.

“Bad. Bad. Look at my arms,” said Xing, wearing short sleeves. “I have gotten bit all on the front side but none on the back.”

All the more reason to stay out of rain-thickened rough that both houses insects and grabs club heads, she added.

“Especially like when it’s going against you, it’s really hard to get a solid club on it, so hitting fairways is crucial here,” Xing said.

Huang said she was bitten through her pants and long sleeves.

“I would wear shorts out here but because of the bugs, can’t do that,” she said.

Henderson birdied her first three holes of the back nine after making the turn at even par. Her tee shot and second shot found rough on the 16th hole, which she bogeyed.

“If you find the rough or you’re not hitting it so well, it can really be penalizing as well, so you’re just trying to stick to the short stuff,” she said. “Every time I made a bogey, I was able to bounce back with a birdie pretty quickly, which is important.

“Three under, definitely going to need a little bit more tomorrow, but a good start.”

Clairey Lin, a 16-year-old amateur from Langley, B.C., shot a 68 in her tournament debut. 

Tour veteran Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., joined her at 2 under. Vancouver’s Leah John turned in a 1-under 69 and Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont., shot 70.

Lin’s fellow Canadian amateurs Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C., Calgary’s Aphrodite Deng and Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont., shot even par, Toronto’s Vanessa Borovilos was 2 over and Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta., carded a 78.

Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont., shot a 74, Alena Sharp of Hamilton a 77 and Calgary’s Tillie Claggett shot a 78.

Defending champion Brooke Henderson headlines the field as the LPGA Tour’s CPKC Women’s Open gets underway at Edmonton’s Royal Mayfair Golf Club.

Henderson won her second Canadian Open title last year in Mississauga, Ont.

The 28-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., enters the tournament ranked 11th in the world.

Her game has been rounding into form of late, and she finished runner-up at last month’s Evian Championship, losing the major to Haeran Ryu in a playoff hole.

Henderson has 14 career LPGA Tour wins, a Canadian record for victories on a major circuit.

The US$2.75 million tournament includes six of the world’s top 10 golfers, including world No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States. 


Brooke Henderson relishes the heat of the spotlight trained on her in Canada’s LPGA tournament.

The two-time winner of the CPKC Women’s Open showed both last year in Mississauga, Ont., and in 2018 in Regina that the extra attention she gets in her home-country tournament doesn’t feel burdensome.

“This week is very demanding and it’s a very special week,” Henderson said.

“For the most part, I’ve been really able to use the energy and the atmosphere of all the fans that come out to support me. There’s so much love and there’s so just positive energy for me. I feel like I’ve been able to use that to my advantage a lot of the years, which is really exciting. 

“I’m just trying to go out and play my best and try to make it exciting for them, especially if I can get some good rounds together.”

The 28-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., will attempt both a repeat and a third victory in her home tournament starting Thursday at Edmonton’s Royal Mayfair Club.

“Winning in 2018 was a huge career highlight, a dream come true,” Henderson recalled. 

“To be able to relive that again last year was so special and the last victory that my sister was also on the bag for, since she’s been at home with her new daughter. It’s just been so much meaning to it, and having my family and friends run out onto the green after the victory was so cool.”

The US$2.75 million CPKC Women’s Open includes six of the world’s top 10 golfers, including No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States. 

Of the 14 from the top 25, Henderson is No. 11.

The winningest Canadian golfer with 14 tour victories placed in the top three in this year’s Women’s PGA Championship and the Evian Championship. Henderson lost in a playoff to South Korea’s Haeran Ryu in the latter.

Henderson is coming off a tie for 29th in the AIG Women’s Open in Britain and has made the cut all five majors this year.

“Having two back-to-back, really top major finishes in the middle of the summer felt really like my game is back to kind of how it used to be a couple years ago,” Henderson said. 

“It has given me a lot of confidence and a lot momentum for the rest of this year and I’m hoping to continue to use that this week.”

In addition to becoming an aunt, Henderson also became engaged this summer to Minnesota Twins pitching prospect Ricky Castro.

“I feel like all these amazing things off the course have really helped on the course, just being a little bit more relaxed and finding that freedom that golfers strive for,” she said.

Henderson headlines a contingent of 15 Canadians in the field of 156 professionals and amateurs at the 6,452-yard, par-70 course in Edmonton’s river valley. 

At just 17 year old, Vancouver’s Anna Huang won her fourth Ladies European Tour tournament in less than a year Aug. 9 in London.

“My game’s in a pretty good spot right now,” Huang said. “I’ve worked really hard this year to get where I am, and I’m just really excited to play among the best in the world.”

The 2026 CPKC Women’s Open is the 52nd edition of the tournament in Canada dating back to 1973.

The tournament returns to Edmonton for the fourth time and the Royal Mayfair for a third, but the first since 2013 when a 16-year-old Lydia Ko defended the title she won the previous year in Vancouver as an amateur.

Now a three-time winner of Canada’s tournament (2012, 2013, 2015), the 29-year-old from New Zealand returns to chase an unprecedented fourth. 

Pat Bradley (1980, 1985, 1986) and Meg Mallon (2000, 2002, 2004) were the only other women to win three.

Ko said the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open in Calgary helped prep her game to win an Olympic gold medal in Paris later that summer.

“In many different ways this tournament has meant a lot to my career and it’s one that will always be very special to my heart,” Ko said.

Edmonton has received 56 centimetres, or 22 inches, of rain since June 1. The forecast for the tournament is for part sun and part cloud until showers roll in Saturday night.

Ko said the Mayfair course was in great shape, but she braced herself for mosquitoes that bred in wet conditions.

“I bought three different types of insect repellent yesterday and still trying to figure out which one actually works,” Ko said.

“Long sleeves and long pants and long socks because I am not showing skin. I’m just trying to be covered and not become like buffet meat for the mosquitoes.”

Added Henderson: “Everyone’s finding it very buggy so far. So far I haven’t been finding it too bad. Maybe I’m more used to it. That will definitely be a factor this week.”

Calgary holds the tournament attendance record of 73,000 set in 2024 at Earl Grey Golf Club. 

Anna Huang’s CPKC Women’s Open last year was a turning point in her golf career.

She missed the cut in Mississauga, Ont., as a 16-year-old. 

“I wasn’t really sure what I was doing with my life to be honest,” Huang recalled. “I wasn’t playing very well at that time. I’d missed four or five cuts in a row.”

While her Canadian countrywoman Brooke Henderson charged to victory, Huang headed to the putting green with caddie and coach Sean Burke.

“After I missed the cut, he spent the weekend just working on my putting a lot. We also worked on speed things, alignment,” Huang said

“I definitely would say that with all of the practice and help I got in Mississauga, that really affected what happened afterwards, which was really good.”

Within the month, Huang had won back-to-back tournaments on the Ladies European Tour. 

The Vancouver teenager won again in May in Morocco, but her victory in the PIF London Championship on Aug. 9 set the women’s golf world abuzz.

At 17 years, 9 months, and 10 days, Huang became the youngest player to win four LET titles, beating the previous record held by New Zealand’s Lydia Ko at 18 years old.

Huang also defeated world No. 6 Charley Hull at the PIF London Championship, the English star’s home tournament.

So Huang returns to the CPKC Women’s Open this year in a much different headspace.

“I’m definitely a lot more confident in my game,” Huang said. “Last year when I played the Canadian Open, I had zero wins under my belt, and I was a rookie. 

“This year, second year on tour, I’ve played six majors now, played many LPGA events. I just have a lot more experience. That’s just going to be a really big help.”

The US$2.75-million CPKC Women’s Open begins Thursday and returns to Edmonton’s Royal Mayfair Golf Club, where Ko won as an amateur in 2013 for her second straight Canadian title.

Huang is part of a wave of emerging teenage golf talent in Canada that includes Calgary’s Aphrodite Deng, who at 15 was the low amateur in last year’s event in Mississauga, tying for 20th at 4-under.

That was the highest amateur finish since Ko’s victory in 2013.

“Last year did kind of raise my expectations, knowing that I can perform and compete against the best in the world,” Deng said.

“I definitely feel like more confident and more comfortable out there knowing what to expect and playing in front of all the crowds again.”

Deng, who has committed to Stanford University, was the first Canadian to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship in 2025. 

Deng also defended her title in the Mizuho Americas Open in May and tied for 17th in the U.S. Women’s Open in June.

Both Huang and Deng earned sponsor exemptions into the CPKC Women’s Open, as did 16-year-old Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C.

Lin made it back-to-back wins for Canadians at the U.S. Girls Junior Championship this year. She’s also committed to Stanford.

“This group is doing things that have not been done before, like winning U.S. juniors and getting into U.S. Opens at a young age,” said Golf Canada’s NextGen coach Jeff MacDonald.

“I’m getting asked a lot of questions from college coaches and people in general, ‘what is going on in Canada right now?'”

Defending champion Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., will be joined in Edmonton by fellow LPGA Tour Canadians Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., and Mississauga’s Savannah Grewal.

Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Vancouver’s Leah John, Calgary’s Tillie Claggett and Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont., were sponsor invites as were amateurs Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C., Toronto’s Vanessa Borovilos, Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta., Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont., and three-time Canadian junior women’s champion Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont.

Huang chose the pro path early.

“I never really liked school to begin with,” she said.

That meant starting on the European tour, with the LPGA requiring golfers to be 18 or turning 18 to become a member.

The combination of loneliness and on-course struggles made her question her decision to turn pro last year, but life eventually improved both on and off the course, she said.

“When I played a little bit better and started to gain a little bit more confidence, and made a few more friends, everything just came back together, which helped me get my first win on tour,” Huang said. 

Huang’s father Alex will caddie for her in Edmonton. He was on her bag for her four LET wins.

Upon her arrival in Alberta’s capital less than 48 hours after her London victory, Huang was surprised at her reception at a local club where she went to practice.

“I got recognized a lot, and it was really cool,” she said. “They were telling me they watched the final round on TV. I’m really glad they were able to see that.”

EDMONTON, Alta. – Four amateurs have earned the final four exemptions into the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open field through Monday’s Final Qualifier at Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alta.

Ein Kim of Irvine, Calif. led the field firing a 4-under 68, carding five birdies. Kim has earned seven top 20 finishes on the AJGA this season including a runner-up finish at the K.J. Choi Foundation California Junior Championship.

Kelly Zhang of Hillsborough, Calif. grabbed the second spot finishing with a 3-under 69. Zhang has enjoyed a successful season on the AJGA, winning the Kathy Whitworth Invitational and adding four additional top 10 finishes.

Honorine Ferry of Flower Mound, Texas and Grace Lee of Bellevue, Wash. carded 1-under 71’s to take the final two spots. Ferry earned two top 10s and two top 25 finishes on the AJGA this season. Lee, recently finished her senior year at Gonzaga University, earning 10 top 10 finishes including one top 5.

All four will be making their CPKC Women’s Open debuts at Royal Mayfair Golf Club.

Monday’s Final Qualifier saw a field of 29 golfers competing featuring a mix of professional and amateurs. For the final standings, please click here.

14-time LPGA Tour winner and two-time CPKC Women’s Open champion leads 15-player Canadian contingent competing alongside world no. 1 Nelly Korda, three-time winner Lydia Ko and fellow world-top 10 players Hyo Joo Kim, Miyu Yamashita, Ruoning Yin, Hannah Green and Minjee Lee for the 52^nd playing of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship

CPKC Women in Leadership Summit to kick off tournament week on Tuesday, August 18

CPKC Has Heart campaign to benefit official charity partner Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation along with community charity beneficiaries Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and CK Hui Heart Centre

EDMONTON, Alta. – Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and the LPGA Tour announced today the field of competitors scheduled to compete in the 52nd playing of the CPKC Women’s Open, August 19 – 23 at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta.

The list of commitments features a world class field with six of the current top 10 and 14 of the top 25 in the Rolex World Golf Rankings. The field also includes six of the top 10, 15 of the top 25 and 66 of the top 100 on the 2026 Race to the CME Globe Standings.

Defending champion and 14-time LPGA Tour winner, Brooke Henderson (world no. 11) of Smiths Falls, Ont., will lead a field of 156 golfers that includes current world no. 1 Nelly Korda, three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion and 2024 Olympic Gold medalist Lydia Ko (world no. 12). Other notables include Hyo Joo Kim (world no. 4), Miyu Yamashita (world no. 7), Ruoning Yin (world no. 8), Hannah Green (world no. 9) and 2025 runner-up Minjee Lee (world no. 13).

Other notables and fan favourites set to compete at Royal Mayfair include Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang and Leona Maguire.

Two-time winner and defending champion Brooke Henderson is among six past CPKC Women’s Open champions competing for Canada’s Women’s National Open Championship including Megan Khang (2023), Paula Reto (2022), Jin Young Ko (2019), Ariya Jutanugarn (2016) and Lydia Ko (2015, 2013, 2012) who will be chasing a record fourth CPKC Women’s Open title.

Last August, Henderson won her second CPKC Women’s Open title at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont. Henderson fired a 4-under 67 to beat Lee by one stroke to claim her 14th career LPGA title and further strengthen herself as Canada’s all-time winningest professional golfer.

The 28-year-old will lead 15-player Canadian contingent looking to earn their National Open Championship, a feat only accomplished by herself and the legendary Jocelyne Bourassa who won the (former) La Canadienne in 1973.

Henderson will be joined by fellow Canadians with LPGA Tour status, Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., Leah John of Vancouver, B.C. and Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont. as well as Alena Sharp, a 2026 inductee into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame who will compete in her 21st CPKC Women’s Open.

In addition, Aphrodite Deng (Calgary, Alta.) and Anna Huang (Vancouver, B.C.) have earned exemptions into the field. Last year, the then 15-year-old Team Canada – NextGen member, Deng won the Marlene Stewart Streit medal for finishing as the low amateur in a tie for 20th. Huang is currently in her second season competing on the Ladies European Tour, where she has won four titles since turning professional last year at the age of 16. Huang won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France and the La Sella Open in her first season along with the Lalla Meryem Cup this past May in Morocco and last week’s PIF London Championship.

Other Team Canada members receiving previously announced tournament exemptions include Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C. Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont., Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C., Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont., Tillie Claggett of Calgary, Alta., Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont., and Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont. has also received an exemption into the field and replaces Lauren Zaretsky in the field. Xing will be competing in her third consecutive CPKC Women’s Open before heading to begin her collegiate career with the UCLA Bruins.

Several notable international amateur players have also accepted exemptions to compete including the world’s no. 1 ranked amateur, Kiara Romero of San Jose, Calif.

Romero has been awarded an exemption into the field and will be making her professional debut in Edmonton after earning her LPGA Tour card through the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway. Romero has been the no. 1 ranked player on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) since July 2025 and was recently awarded the Mark H. McCormack Medal for the second consecutive year. Romero’s decorated collegiate career at the University of Oregon concludes with six collegiate titles, seven runner-up finishes and 22 top 10s. In addition, she became the first three-time First Team All-American in Oregon’s golf history. This year, Romero competed in her second U.S. Women’s Open, where she earned Low Amateur honours, finishing T6. She also competed in three additional majors on the LPGA including the Chevron Championship, Amundi Evian Championship and AIG Women’s Open. The 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion will be making her second appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open, having finished T36 in 2025.

Other notable international amateurs include 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Champion Rina Kawasaki of Japan, and 2025 Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational winner Veronika Kedroňová of Czechia and Charlotte Naughton of England won the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Championship.

There are four additional exemptions to be awarded by Golf Canada and CPKC during the CPKC Women’s Open Qualifier on Monday, August 17 at Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alta.

Royal Mayfair Golf Club will welcome seven in-year winners including, four-time winner Nelly Korda (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, The Chevron Championship, Riviera May Open, U.S. Women’s Open), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship), Mi Hyang Lee (Blue Bay LPGA), Hyo Joo Kim (Fortinet Founders Cup, Ford Championship), Gina Kim (Dow Championship), Yana Wilson (Dow Championship) and Miyu Yamashita (Meijer LPGA Classic).

The 2026 tournament returns to Royal Mayfair for the third time and first since LPGA Tour star and three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion Lydia Ko won the 2013 event as a 15-year-old amateur. Ko won back-to-back events as an amateur in 2012 and 2013 and would go on to win her third Canadian title in 2015. Royal Mayfair also hosted the championship in 2007, an event won by LPGA Tour legend Lorena Ochoa. For more than a century, Royal Mayfair has been recognized as one of Western Canada’s premier golf facilities. The club celebrated its centennial in 2022 and is one of 17 clubs to have hosted both the Women’s and Men’s National Open Championship.

One of Canada’s premier annual sporting events and a signature stop on the LPGA Tour, the CPKC Women’s Open earned the LPGA Tour’s Tournament of the Year award in back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023. The tournament also won additional LPGA Gold Driver Awards on multiple occasions for Best Sponsorship Activation, Best Volunteer Appreciation as well as Best Community and Charity Engagement. In addition, the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open was named Sport Tourism Canada’s International Sport Event of the Year at the 2025 Sport Tourism Canada PRESTIGE Awards.

The field will be competing for the $2.75 million USD purse with the champion taking home $412,500.

“We are very extremely excited to begin play next week with two-time winner and Canadian icon Brooke Henderson leading a tremendous field of competitors to Royal Mayfair for the 52^nd playing of Canada’s National Open Championship,” said CPKC Women’s Open Tournament Director Brian Newton. “The CPKC Women’s Open is one of Canada’s signature women’s sporting events and there is incredible momentum in the Edmonton market as fans get set to welcome a special championship that will leave a major charitable impact in our host community.”

The CPKC Women’s Open through CPKC Has Heart will once again leave a meaningful impact in the host community of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship. For 2026, CPKC has selected Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, as the primary charity partner with a goal to raise more than $3.9 million in support of the advancement of their world-renowned pediatric cardiac program by providing state-of-the-art equipment including ultrasound echocardiography machines and neuromonitoring systems. In addition, the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and the CK Hui Heart Centre will be the community charity partners with CPKC generously matching donations up to $250,000.

Last year, CPKC helped raise $4.5 million for heart health with donations of $4 million to MacKids and $502,000 to Trillium Heath Partners. Since 2014, this tournament, which is the marquee event of the CPKC Has Heart community investment program, has helped raise over $27 million in support of children’s heart health in North America.

As part of the championship’s commitment to junior golf, admission all week is free for youth aged 12-and-under. General admission tickets provide access to the golf course as ticket holders enjoy fan activations throughout the property and experience the thrill of major professional golf.

For information about tickets, corporate hospitality or volunteer opportunities, please visit www.cpkcwomensopen.com.

CPKC Women in Leadership Summit returns…
Golf Canada and CPKC will host the ninth annual CPKC Women in Leadership Summit on Tuesday, August 18 as part of the weeklong excitement of the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open. The summit will be held at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton and will be hosted by TSN’s Lindsay Hamilton. The day will bring together like-minded business leaders from across the country for a day of networking, empowerment and philanthropy. For more information, click here.

“The Rink” Hole and The Fare Way fan experience return…
Fans of all ages will once again be able to experience the week-long celebration of golf highlighted by The Rink Hole on the 17th hole at Royal Mayfair, and a variety of food and patio experiences in The Fare Way.

Experience the tournament with the No. 1 golf app in the country…
Experience the CPKC Women’s Open like never before by downloading the Golf Canada App on your iOS or Android device. Essential features include a live map, leaderboard & pairings, tickets, breaking news, and special events. Plus, use the Golf Canada App to enhance your experience while playing! Find golf courses, track your game, set up matches against friends, access GPS yardages and more. Click here to download.

Media Guide and Player Performance Guide
For tournament facts and history along with all-time player results, please visit the CPKC Women’s Open Media Guide along with the CPKC Women’s Open Player Performance Guide.

Ten members of Team Canada program set to join defending champion Brooke Henderson in 15 player Canadian contingent along with other notable exemptions in the field for the
2026 CPKC Women’s Open

EDMONTON, Alta. – Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), announced today 14 players that have received exemptions to compete in the 52nd playing of the CPKC Women’s Open, August 19-23 at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta.

Leading the way are 10 members of Team Canada, including Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C., who will compete in her fourth consecutive CPKC Women’s Open. Kim is currently ranked no. 16 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR). Kim had a strong junior year at the University of Texas, earning six top 10s including one runner-up finish to add to her previous two collegiate titles. Kim competed in two majors on the LPGA Tour this season including the U.S. Women’s Open and the Amundi Evian Championship where she finished 64th. Last month, Kim narrowly missed out on her second Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, finishing as runner-up.

Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. will also compete in her fourth consecutive CPKC Women’s Open. Borovilos is currently ranked no. 17 on the WAGR and in April finished T11 at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, setting a new record for best finish by a Canadian. Borovilos had a successful sophomore season at Texas A&M University, where she won her second career collegiate title at the Moon Golf Invitational in February and added a pair of runner-up finishes at the 22nd “Mo” Morial and the SEC Women’s Golf Championship.

Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C. will be making her debut at the CPKC Women’s Open. Last month, Lin became the second consecutive Canadian to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship after Aphrodite Deng became the first to win the title last year. Her win also marked the first time in USGA history that back-to-back champions have come from Canada in any championship. Lin earned medalist honours and entered match play as the No. 1 seed and defeated Amelie Zalsman 5 and 4 after 32 holes in the final. Lin, currently ranked no. 56 on WAGR, has earned two additional runner-up finishes and a top 10 this season on the AJGA.

Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. will be making her second consecutive start at the CPKC Women’s Open. The two-time Canadian Junior Girls champion will be competing in her fourth professional championship in Edmonton having competed at The Chevron Championship as well as the Golfjoy Women’s Open and Moutai Singapore Ladies Masters earlier this year. Liu is currently ranked no. 58 on WAGR and is looking to become the fourth player in history to win three consecutive Canadian Junior Girls Championships this week at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (Heathlands Course) in Caledon, Ont.

Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Ont. will be making her 21st start at the CPKC Women’s Open. In October, Sharp will be inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, honouring her contributions to Canadian golf for more than three decades. Sharp has competed in close to 400 LPGA Tour events since making her debut on Tour in 2005, earning 16 top 10’s and 68 top 25 finishes. Her top finish at the CPKC Women’s Open came in 2016 where she finished fourth. In addition, Sharp has earned two career wins on the Epson Tour, the first in 2014 at Visit Mesa Gateway Classic and again in 2023 at the Champions Fore Change Invitational. Sharp has represented Canada throughout her career including appearances at three consecutive Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024). She also earned the bronze medal for Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

They will join four additional members of Team Canada who earned their exemptions through the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi. Tillie Claggett of Calgary, Alta. won the GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open and will be making her second appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open. Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont. won the Peloton Glencoe Invitational and will be making her fifth consecutive appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open, with her best finish coming last year in Mississauga, when she finished T71. It marks the second consecutive year for Claggett and the third for Cranston to have earned exemptions through the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi. Joining them is Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. who won the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada and will be making her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open. Lauren Zaretsky of Thornhill, Ont. finished atop the season long Order of Merit standings for the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi to earn her exemption. Zaretsky will be making her third appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open having previously competed in 2022 where she finished 75th and in 2023.

As previously announced, Aphrodite Deng (Calgary, Alta.) and Anna Huang (Vancouver, B.C.) have also earned exemptions into the field. Last year at the CPKC Women’s Open, the then 15-year-old Team Canada – NextGen member, Deng won the Marlene Stewart Streit medal for finishing as the low amateur in a tie for 20th. Deng also won the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the Mizuho Americas Open, which she successfully defended this May to earn back-to-back titles. Huang is currently in her second season competing on the Ladies European Tour, where she has won four titles since turning professional last year at the age of 16. Huang won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France and the La Sella Open in her first season and added the Lalla Meryem Cup this May in Morocco. This past weekend, Huang won her fourth LET title at the PIF London Championship with an eagle on the final hole to close the wire-to-wire win.

The 10 members of Team Canada will join 14-time LPGA Tour winner and defending champion, Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., along with fellow LPGA Tour players Leah John of Vancouver, B.C., Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont. and Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., totalling 15 Canadians currently set to compete.

Joining the Canadian contingent is 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship winner, Rina Kawasaki of Tokyo, Japan (now residing in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.). The 16-year-old secured the Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup last month at The Toronto Golf Club in Mississauga, Ont. by four shots over 2023 champion, Lauren Kim. Kawasaki, currently ranked no. 127 on WAGR will make her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open.

Veronika Kedroňová of Roznov pod Radhostem, Czechia earned her exemption after winning the women’s individual title at the inaugural Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational last September. Kedroňová recently completed her junior year at Kent State University and represented her home country at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships. Kedroňová is currently ranked no. 43 on WAGR and finished T6 at the 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship last month. She will be making her CPKC Women’s Open debut in Edmonton.

Charlotte Naughton of Morpeth, Northumberland, England will also be competing in Edmonton. The 18-year-old earned her exemption after winning the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Championship. Naughton, currently ranked no. 55 on WAGR, won the 2026 Europeans Ladies Amateur in Sweden last month and will be attending the University of Texas in September. Naughton will also be making her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open this year.

“We are proud to announce these deserving exemptions into the field for the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open, bringing together 15 Canadians in total currently set to compete at Royal Mayfair Golf Club,” said Brian Newton, Tournament Director, CPKC Women’s Open. “Highlighted by a soon-to-be Canadian Golf Hall of Famer and several members of our Team Canada program, we are excited to see the field really take shape for what promises to be another special chapter in the celebrated history of the CPKC Women’s Open.”

There are four additional exemptions to be awarded by Golf Canada and CPKC during the CPKC Women’s Open Qualifier on Monday, August 17 at Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alta.

As part of the championship’s commitment to junior golf, admission all week is free for youth aged 12-and-under. General admission tickets provide access to the golf course and enjoy fan activations throughout the property and experience the thrill of major professional golf.

For information about tickets, corporate hospitality or volunteer opportunities, please visit www.cpkcwomensopen.com.

Hyo Joo Kim, Miyu Yamashita, Ruoning Yin, Hannah Green and Minjee Lee join the field for the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open

CPKC Has Heart campaign to benefit official charity partner Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation along with community charity beneficiaries Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and CK Hui Heart Centre

EDMONTON, Alta. – Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced today the early commitments scheduled to compete in the 52nd playing of the CPKC Women’s Open, August 19 – 23 at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta.

Defending champion and 14-time LPGA Tour winner, Brooke Henderson (world no. 13) of Smiths Falls, Ont., will lead a field of 156 golfers that includes current world no. 1 Nelly Korda, three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion and 2024 Olympic Gold medalist Lydia Ko (world no. 11). Other notables include Hyo Joo Kim (world no. 4), Miyu Yamashita (world no. 6), Ruoning Yin (world no. 8), Hannah Green (world no. 9) and 2025 runner-up Minjee Lee (world no. 12).

The list of early commitments features five of the current top 10 and 15 of the top 25 in the Rolex World Golf Rankings. The field also includes seven of the top 10, 16 of the top 25 and 79 of the top 100 players on the 2026 Race to the CME Globe Standings. The final field will be announced on Friday, August 14.

Two-time winner and defending champion Brooke Henderson is among six past CPKC Women’s Open champions competing for Canada’s Women’s National Open Championship including Megan Khang (2023), Paula Reto (2022), Jin Young Ko (2019), Ariya Jutanugarn (2016) and Lydia Ko (2015, 2013, 2012) who will be chasing a record fourth CPKC Women’s Open title.

Last August, Henderson won her second CPKC Women’s Open title at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont. Henderson fired a 4-under 67 to beat Minjee Lee by one stroke to claim her 14th career LPGA title and further strengthen herself as Canada’s all-time winningest professional golfer.

Henderson will be joined by fellow Canadians with LPGA Tour status, Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., Leah John of Vancouver, B.C. and Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont. In addition, Aphrodite Deng (Calgary, Alta.) and Anna Huang (Vancouver, B.C.) have earned exemptions into the field. Last year, the then 15-year-old Team Canada – NextGen member, Deng won the Marlene Stewart Streit medal for finishing as the low amateur in a tie for 20th. Deng also won the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the Mizuho Americas Open, which she successfully defended this May to earn back-to-back titles. Huang is currently in her second season competing on the Ladies European Tour, where she has won three titles since turning professional last year at the age of 16. Huang won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France and the La Sella Open in her first season and added the Lalla Meryem Cup this May in Morocco.

In addition, the Royal Mayfair Golf Club will welcome seven in-year winners including, four-time winner Nelly Korda (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, The Chevron Championship, Riviera May Open, U.S. Women’s Open), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship), Mi Hyang Lee (Blue Bay LPGA), Hyo Joo Kim (Fortinet Founders Cup, Ford Championship), Gina Kim (Dow Championship), Yana Wilson (Dow Championship) and Miyu Yamashita (Meijer LPGA Classic).

“We are excited to announce the early commitments led by defending champion Brooke Henderson, world number one Nelly Korda and three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion, Lydia Ko into the field for our National Women’s Open Championship. The CPKC Women’s Open annually brings the best of the women’s game to Canada,” said Brian Newton, Tournament Director, CPKC Women’s Open. “The initial response from Royal Mayfair and its members along with fans in Edmonton and surrounding areas has been tremendous and we are in-store for another memorable championship next month.”

The CPKC Women’s Open through CPKC Has Heart will once again leave a meaningful impact in the host community of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship. For 2026, CPKC has selected Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, as the primary charity partner with a goal to raise more than $3.9 million in support of the advancement of their world-renowned pediatric cardiac program by providing state-of-the-art equipment including ultrasound echocardiography machines and neuromonitoring systems. In addition, the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and the CK Hui Heart Centre will be the community charity partners with CPKC generously matching donations up to $250,000.

“Helping young hearts across Canada is the enduring legacy of the CPKC Women’s Open,” said Keith Creel, CPKC President & CEO. “We’re excited to see the tournament return to Alberta and the Edmonton community with the world’s greatest golfers and to support this marquee event’s mission to raise millions of dollars for the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation benefiting children’s heart health.”

Last year, CPKC helped raise $4.5 million for heart health with donations of $4 million to MacKids and $502,000 to Trillium Health Partners. Since 2014, this tournament, which is the marquee event of the CPKC Has Heart community investment program, has helped raise over $27 million in support of children’s heart health in North America.

The 2026 tournament returns to Royal Mayfair for the third time and first since LPGA Tour star and three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion Lydia Ko won the 2013 event as a 15-year-old amateur. Ko won back-to-back events as an amateur in 2012 and 2013 and would go on to win her third Canadian title in 2015. Royal Mayfair also hosted the championship in 2007, an event won by LPGA Tour legend Lorena Ochoa. For more than a century, Royal Mayfair has been recognized as one of Western Canada’s premier golf facilities. The club celebrated its centennial in 2022 and is one of 17 clubs to have hosted both the Women’s and Men’s National Open Championship.

One of Canada’s premier annual sporting events and a signature stop on the LPGA Tour, the CPKC Women’s Open earned the LPGA Tour’s Tournament of the Year award in back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023. The tournament also won additional LPGA Gold Driver Awards on multiple occasions for Best Sponsorship Activation, Best Volunteer Appreciation as well as Best Community and Charity Engagement. In addition, the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open was named Sport Tourism Canada’s International Sport Event of the Year at the 2025 Sport Tourism Canada PRESTIGE Awards.

As part of the championship’s commitment to junior golf, admission is free all week for youth aged 12 and under. General admission tickets provide access to the golf course to enjoy fan activations throughout the property and experience the thrill of major professional golf.

For information about tickets, corporate hospitality or volunteer opportunities, please visit www.cpkcwomensopen.com.

Women in Leadership Summit returns…

Golf Canada and CPKC will host the ninth annual CPKC Women in Leadership Summit on Tuesday, August 18 as part of the weeklong excitement of the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open. The summit will be held at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton and will be hosted by TSN’s Lindsay Hamilton. The day will bring together like-minded business leaders from across the country for a day of networking, empowerment and philanthropy. For more information, click here.

“The Rink” Hole and The Fare Way fan experience return…

Fans of all ages will once again be able to experience the week-long celebration of golf highlighted by The Rink Hole on the 17th hole at Royal Mayfair, and a variety of food and patio experiences in The Fare Way.

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Park earns exemption through the
She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi and wins Audi Precision Award

Lauren Zaretsky finishes atop She Plays Golf Championship Series Order of Merit to earn exemption into 2026 CPKC Women’s Open

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Eileen Park grabbed the lead on Tuesday and ensured her name remained atop the leaderboard when it was all said and done. Park fired a final round 2-under 69 to win the 39th PGA Women’s Championship of Canada at the Smiths Falls Golf & Country Club in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday.

With the win, Park of Red Deer, Alta. has also earned an exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open as part of the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi. She will be making her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open next month from August 19 – 23 at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta.

The Team Canada NextGen member entered Thursday tied for the lead with Aryn Matthews of Little Britain, Ont. at 2-under. Park quickly grabbed the solo lead with a birdie on the first hole; her lead then increased to two shots following a bogey from Matthews on No. 2 and to three with another birdie on No. 4. At the turn, Park held a one-shot lead following a bogey at the 7th but pulled it back to two with another birdie at No. 11. Park’s lead increased to four thanks to another birdie at No.13 followed by a bogey from Matthews at No.14.

Park added another birdie at No. 15 before closing with a double bogey at the par-3 18th to finish her round with a 2-under 69 to finish the tournament at 4-under and win by two over Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont.

Park carded rounds of 67-73-69-209 and was awarded the Audi Precision Award for recording the most birdies during the tournament with 13.

Cranston, a fellow Team Canada member fired a 6-under 65 on Thursday to finish the tournament at 2-under. Cranston previously earned her exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open after winning the Peloton Glencoe Invitational last month in Calgary, Alta.

Lauren Zaretsky of Thornhill, Ont. finished atop the season long standings for the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi and as a result has also earned an exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open. The Team Canada member finished T4 at 3-over in Smiths Falls in addition to finishing as runner-up at the Peloton Glencoe Invitational giving her the highest total of points accumulated by a player not already exempt. Zaretsky will be making her third appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open having previously competed in 2022 where she finished 75th overall and in 2023.

The trio are joined by Team Canada teammate Tillie Claggett of Calgary, Alta. who won the first stop on the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi at the GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open in June.

With stops around the country, the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi provides an enhanced national qualifying path for players to punch their ticket into the CPKC Women’s Open. Anchored In three regions by a $60,000 CAD purse at two stops and $75,000 CAD at the Peloton Glencoe Invitational, each championship field features 60 professional and elite amateurs vying for an exemption into Canadia’s National Women’s Open. The series successfully debuted as part of the Glencoe Invitational in 2023.

For the final leaderboard and purse distribution from the 39th PGA Women’s Championship of Canada, please click here.

For more information on the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi and additional recaps from the GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open and the Peloton Glencoe Invitational, please click here.

Cranston earns exemption for third consecutive year through the
She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi

CALGARY, Alta. – Katie Cranston pulled away on the back nine and held on to finish at 3-under to win the 2026 Peloton Glencoe Invitational as part of the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi at The Glencoe Golf & Country Club in Calgary on Saturday.

The win marks the third consecutive year that the Team Canada member has earned an exemption into the CPKC Women’s Open through the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi. In 2024, Cranston finished runner-up in the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada and last year as the She Plays Golf Order of Merit winner.

Cranston of Oakville, Ont. entered the day one shot behind 36-hole leader and fellow Team Canada member Lauren Zaretsky of Thornhill, Ont. The teammates battled on the front nine and following a bogey on No. 3 from Zaretsky, the pair were tied at 1-under. Cranston pulled ahead with a bird on six; both women added birdies on No. 8, with Zaretsky closing her front nine with another birdie to sit tied at 3-under.

Zaretsky’s back nine started with two consecutive bogeys, putting Cranston ahead by two shots through 11. The pair both carded birdies on No. 14, before another bogey on 15 by Zaretsky put Cranston ahead by three. Cranston ran into some trouble late with a double bogey on 17 that cut her lead to just one. However, on No. 18 Cranston added another birdie to secure victory by three over Zaretsky.

Cranston finished the tournament with rounds of 71-72-70-213 and was awarded the Audi Precision Award for carding the most birdies during the tournament with 15.

Cranston will be making her fifth consecutive appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open, with her best finish coming last year at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club when she finished T71.

With stops around the country, the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi provides an enhanced national qualifying path for players to punch their ticket into the CPKC Women’s Open. Anchored In three regions by a $60,000 CAD purse at two stops and $75,000 CAD at the Peloton Glencoe Invitational, each championship field features 60 professional and elite amateurs vying for an exemption into Canadia’s National Women’s Open.

The series successfully debuted as part of the Glencoe Invitational in 2023. The final stop for the 2026 She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi will be the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada, taking place at Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club in Smith Falls, Ont. from July 14-16.

Players who compete in the circuit accumulate points from their finishes that are put towards a season-long standings. The top finisher on the season-long point standings, who does not already have an exemption through winning a She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi event, also receives an exemption to the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open.

For the final leaderboard and purse distribution from The Peloton Glencoe Invitational, please click here.

For more information on the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi or to register for the tournaments, please click here.