Four Canadian teens under 18 make cut at CPKC Women's Open in Edmonton
It marked the first time in the tournament's history that four Canadians aged 18 and under made the cut, with the last multi-teen showing in Canada dating to 2014.
Why it matters
The results signal a wave of young Canadian talent poised to shape women's golf for years to come.
The 2026 CPKC Women's Open, played at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, saw four Canadian teenagers make the cut for the first time in tournament history. Vancouver's Anna Huang, 17, led the group, tying for fourth at 12-under-par, while Calgary's Aphrodite Deng, 16, finished a stroke back in a tie for seventh as low Canadian amateur for a second straight year.
Richmond Hill's Michelle Xing, who turned 18 in July and entered on a sponsor's exemption, finished at 3-under to make the cut on her third attempt. Langley's Clairey Lin, 16, made the cut in her tournament debut, finishing 3-over. The last time multiple under-18 players made the cut at a Canadian LPGA event was 2014, when Brooke Henderson and New Zealand's Lydia Ko both did so.
Henderson, now 28 and with 14 career LPGA wins including two CPKC titles, finished tied for 13th and praised the young Canadians' work ethic. Both Huang and Deng's top-10 finishes earned them entry into the LPGA's FM Championship.
Deng and Lin have both committed to Stanford, while Xing was set to begin her freshman year at UCLA. Deng became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Girls Junior Championship in 2025, a title Lin retained this year, and all three golfers are part of Golf Canada's NextGen women's team.
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