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Sports<\/a>Golf<\/a><\/p>\n The 25-year-old Marine Drive Golf Club product will make be a regular on the top women’s tour this season after a successful stint at Q-School last month<\/p>\n Get the latest from Steve Ewen straight to your inbox Sign Up <\/p>\n Published Jan 12, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 1\u00a0day ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 4 minute read<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n You can save this article by registering for free here<\/a>. Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n Leah John jokes that she was \u201cpotty trained on the golf course\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. 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She started getting serious about golf and competing as a teenager. She was a two-time club champion at Marine Drive and was twice named their most improved junior. John went on to play at the University of Nevada on scholarship,<\/a> went on to win the B.C. Amateur twice, too<\/a>.<\/p>\n She turned pro in 2024 playing on the Epson Tour, and her four top-10 finishes in the LPGA feeder loop included winning the Four Winds Invitational in South Bend, Ind., last August<\/a>. She tied for 10th in Mobile last month with an eight-under par for the event. There were 115 competitors in that final qualifying stage, and the top 25 placings (including ties) earned full-time LPGA status for this coming season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Canucks Report<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n John\u2019s debut as a tour regular will likely be the Blue Bay LPGA tournament in China on March 5-8.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s still taking some time to become real,\u201d John, a York House graduate, said recently. \u201cI honestly think it won\u2019t set in until I take my first tee shot at my first event. And maybe even then I might feel like I\u2019m just a sponsor\u2019s exemption and it\u2019s not real yet either.<\/p>\n \u201cI put in a lot of work building up to Q-School. I really love where my game is at. I just need to keep sharpening my pencil. I\u2019m working a lot on my wedges and distance control. I think I\u2019m in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n Maude-Aim\u00e9e Leblanc, 36, of Sherbooke, Que., earned her tour card through Q-School in Mobile as well, and she and John join Brooke Henderson, 28, of the Smiths Falls, Ont., as regulars on the LPGA this season. The first tournament starts Jan. 29 in Orlando<\/a>.<\/p>\n John is known for her long game, and readily admits, \u201cI like to hit it far.\u201d<\/p>\n She played as an amateur in the 2024 CPKC Women\u2019s Open in Calgary and at last season\u2019s U.S. Women\u2019s Open in Erin, Wisc., so she does have firsthand knowledge about what competing against the best in the world is like.<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cPlaying in the U.S. Open, that was a moment where I was thinking \u2018OK, I kind of belong out here,\u2019\u201d recalled John. \u201cWhen I looked at what the girls do, I thought, \u2018I can do this. I need to work at it, but I can do this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Another boost to her psyche came with her strong start at Q-School. She fired off an eight-under 64 to take the first-round lead.<\/p>\n \u201cI really believed that I could crush it out there, but once I did it on my first round, I thought to myself, \u2018I can do that. I got this,\u2019\u201d John said.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"lpga\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0113-john-lpga-1.jpg\")
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