Lone Canadian Advances To LPGA Final Qualifying Event

Canadian Ashley Smith of Calgary was the only Canadian out of a possible six to advance through to the final LPGA qualifying tournament in Florida held later in 2010.

Smith carded a final round 74 to put herself inside the top-30 at T-25 in the first of two sectional qualifiers and will decide her own fate in December as she will play for her 2011 LPGA Tour card in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Isabelle Beisiegel of Quebec came close to the top-30 but fell short of the mark as she finished in a tie for 40th place.

Seema Sadekar of Toronto, Ont. (T-48), Sue Kim of Langley, B.C. (T-56), Ashley Sholer of Hamilton, Ont. (T-70), and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont. (T-72), were also disappointed as they each missed the cut for December’s qualifier.

The top-30 from a second sectional qualifier scheduled Sept. 28 in Venice, Fla. will also move on to December’s final qualifier.

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