Duramed FUTURES Tour Q-School -- Round 1

Trailing two strokes back is Min Seo Kwak of Seoul, South Korea, who posted the lowest round at Imperial Lakes Country Club, coming in with a first-round tally of 5-under-par 67.

Three shots behind is 2008 Duramed FUTURES Tour rookie Elin Andersson of Eskilstuna, Sweden, who carded a 4-under-par 68 at Huntington Hills.

Amateur Pernilla Lindberg of Bollnas, Sweden, and Susan Nam of Edmonton, Alberta, led the way at Cleveland Heights Golf Course, joining four other players at 3-under-par 69.

British Columbia Amateur Champion Kira Meixner of Richmond, BC posted an even par round of 72 at the Huntington Hills course and is tied for 26th place.

The 312-player field is competing at Cleveland Heights, Huntington Hills and Imperial Lakes - all in the Greater Lakeland area. The first, second and third rounds are being played on all three courses with each contestant playing each course once before the final round at Cleveland Heights. The field will be cut to the low 90 scores and ties after 54 holes.

First-Round scores -- November 4, 2008
Duramed FUTURES Tour's 2009 Qualifying Tournament
6203-yard, par 72 Cleveland Heights Golf Course,
6103-yard, par 72 Huntington Hills Golf & Country Club,
6364-yard, par 72 Imperial Lakes Country Club.
Course Legend: C - Cleveland Heights, H - Huntington Hills, I - Imperial Lakes
(a-denotes amateur)

Top 10
1 -- Maria Hernandez (a) Pamplona, Spain 32-33 - 65 (-7) (H)
2 -- Min Seo Kwak Seoul, South Korea 33-34 - 67 (-5) (I)
3 -- Elin Andersson Eskilstuna, Sweden 35-33 - 68 (-4) (H)
4 -- Marci Turner Tompkinsville, Ky. 35-34 - 69 (-3) (H)
Kylene Pulley Kokomo, Ind. 35-34 - 69 (-3) (H)
Pernilla Lindberg (a) Bollnas, Sweden 35-34 - 69 (-3) (C)
Susan Nam Edmonton, Alberta 34-35 - 69 (-3) (C)
Hannah Jun San Diego, Calif. 33-36 - 69 (-3) (I)
Lorraine Ballerano Myrtle Beach, S.C. 37-32 - 69 (-3) (H)
10 -- Courtney Mahon Lee's Summit, Mo. 34-36 - 70 (-2) (C)
Malinda Johnson Eau Claire, Wis. 34-36 - 70 (-2) (I)
Molly Birmingham Cornelius, N.C. 33-37 - 70 (-2) (C)
Jieun Oh Jejudo, South Korea 37-33 - 70 (-2) (C)
Victoria Kiser (a) Orlando, Fla. 34-36 - 70 (-2) (H)
Taylore Karle (a) Scottsdale, Ariz. 37-33 - 70 (-2) (H)
Tzu-Chi Lin (a) Beaumont, Calif. 37-33 - 70 (-2) (I)

CANADIANS

26 -- Kira Meixner, (a) Richmond, British Columbia 34-38 - 72 (E) (H)
39 -- Eom Ji Park, Vancouver, BC 37-36 - 73 (+1) (C)
57 -- Katrina Leckovic, Burnaby, British Columbia 38-36 - 74 (+2) (H)
100 -- Erin Thorne, Bracebridge, Ontario 39-37 - 76 (+4) (H)
Adrienne White, Red Deer, Alberta 36-40 - 76 (+4) (I)
172 -- Jacklynn Miller, North Bay, Ontario 38-40 - 78 (+6) (I)
Lindsey Edmunds, London, Ontario 39-39 - 78 (+6) (C)
Maggie Steciuk, London, Ontario 38-40 - 78 (+6) (I)
Jillian Wyne, Calgary, Alberta 39-39 - 78 (+6) (C)
Tiarra Honc,e Kelowna, British Columbia 40-38 - 78 (+6) (H)
206 -- Victoria Thompson, (a) Akwesasne, Ontario 38-41 - 79 (+7) (C)
232 -- Candace Pasechnik, Calgary, Alberta 41-39 - 80 (+8) (C)
Stacey Bieber, Winnipeg, Manitoba 38-42 - 80 (+8) (I)
Natalia Ghilzon, (a) Windsor, Ontario 41-39 - 80 (+8) (H)
Emma Calderone, Unionville, Ontario 39-41 - 80 (+8) (I)
269 -- Claudine Foong, Aurora, Ontario 42-40 - 82 (+10) (I)
Raman Saran, Calgary, Alberta 43-39 - 82 (+10) (C)
Cuyler Hedley, Cobourg, Ontario 41-41 - 82 (+10) (I)
300 -- Jennifer Cornford, Vancouver, British Columbia 41-45 - 86 (+14) (I)

--- Missed 18 Hole Cut ---
Inah Park, Kaleden, British Columbia 49-41 - 90 (+18)