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<\/p>\nShe cemented her advantage in a second round on Wednesday, where she was again the only golfer to break par on the Nanaimo course, shooting a bogey-free, five-under 67 to lead the field comfortably.<\/p>\n
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Thursday\u2019s round of 74 was two shots over par and featured an eventful back nine where Stouffer bogeyed the 12th hole, only to birdie both the 13th and 14th before giving those two shots back via a double bogey on 15.<\/p>\n
Despite the setback, Stouffer was in command, besting St. Thomas, Ontario\u2019s Mary-Ann Hayward, who won the Super Senior division (65+ category).<\/p>\n
Stouffer said the victory was particularly special since it was the first time her mother has seen her win a Canadian amateur title in person.<\/p>\n
Asked whether playing so close to home was potentially a distraction entering the tournament, Stouffer said she thrived on the added support. <\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t put that pressure on myself, even though I\u2019m close by. It was kind of like the best of both worlds thing where I didn\u2019t really feel like I had to win.\u201d <\/p>\n
The victory allows Stouffer to compete in several future tournaments, including the LPGA 2026 U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Open Championship. <\/p>\n
Stouffer spoke highly of the job the Nanaimo Golf Club did in hosting this week\u2019s event. <\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say enough about how great all of the members, volunteers and organizers were. Golf Canada did a great job as well.\u201d <\/p>\n
American Corey Weworski shot a four-under 68, the best round of the final day, to finish in third.<\/p>\n
A handful of other mid-Island golfers participated. <\/p>\n
Parksville\u2019s Jos\u00e9e Deslauriers finished +31 for the tournament, in a share of 21st place.<\/p>\n
Nanaimo\u2019s Melanie Midgley shot +40 (T-41st), while Qualicum\u2019s Elaine Phillips and Nanaimo\u2019s Jan Jarvie posted +43 (T-52nd), and Nanoose Bay\u2019s Joan Hinkey was +53 (71st).<\/p>\n
Wendy McAdam, Blanka Dunville and Wendy Yates, all from Nanoose Bay, did not make the cut to play Thursday. <\/p>\n
A full leaderboard is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mike Kelly, Golf Canada director, said the tournament went extremely well, which bodes well for Nanaimo Golf Club hosting future major tournaments. <\/p>\n \u201cI think the Nanaimo club rose to the occasion in a big way,\u201d Kelly told NanaimoNewsNOW. \u201cAll of the staff that set up the course and the volunteers were amazing. I\u2019ve heard nothing but rave reviews from everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelly said the quality of Nanaimo Golf Club is exceptional, pointing to well-kempt fairways, bunkers and highly challenging greens.<\/p>\n He said drawing top amateur senior female golfers to Nanaimo will certainly have positive spin-off effects for the sport locally.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of the young people were volunteering doing all kinds of different jobs. I talked to a number of them and it inspires them to work on their game,\u201d Kelly said. <\/p>\n \u2013 with files from Alex Rawnsley <\/p>\n Local news. Delivered. Free. Subscribe to our daily news wrap<\/a> and get our top local stories delivered to your email inbox every evening.<\/p>\n info@nanaimonewsnow.com<\/p>\n Follow us on: Twitter (X)<\/a> | Bluesky<\/a> | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n