Aphrodite Deng looks to become the second 15-year-old to win the Canada’s national open

Aphrodite Deng was a toddler when Lydia Ko first won on the LPGA in Canada. Ko, then fresh off a victory at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, set a record on the LPGA for youngest to win at 15 years, 4 months, back in 2012. Now 15-year-old Deng, who became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior a month ago, holds a share of the clubhouse lead at the CPKC Women’s Open. The Calgary native birdied the last two holes at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club to card a 5-under 66 at her national open. She’s tied with 2023 CPKC winner Megan Khang and Gaby Lopez. Advertisement “I thought it was pretty cool,” said Deng of seeing her name on top of the leaderboard all morning, “but I just knew I had to keep the same game plan.” A victory this week wouldn’t eclipse Ko’s record, but it would certainly catapult Deng into an elite company of teen winners on the LPGA. She hit 13 fairways, 13 greens and took 26 putts in a round that included six birdies. Low amateur Aphrodite Deng of Canada and tournament winner Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand pose with their trophies after the Mizuho
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