Spence Porteau -- 2009 BC Women's Amateur Champion

At Canoe Creek Golf Course in Salmon Arm this week, Spence Proteau had led or shared the lead from the opening round until a combination of bogies over her closing holes and a pair of birdies by 15-year-old Soo Bin Kim of Port Coquitlam on the 16th---from 30-feet---and the 18th---from 20-feet---left Spence Proteau in the difficult position of having to sink a 10-footer for par to force the playoff with both players tied at 5-over 293.

"I just wanted to throw up, basically," she told the Vancouver Sun's Brad Zeimer with a laugh. "I didn't play badly today, but I didn't play as well as I would have liked to on the back. But Soo-Bin made big putts — 20- and 30-footers on 16 and 18 — so there's not much you can do about that.

The playoff ended on the second extra hole with Spence Porteau, who works with a law firm in her hometown of Port Alberni, recording a birdie and to defeat Kim,

Langley's Sue Kim finished in third place at 7-over 295 followed by defending champion Kira Meixner or Richmond at 8-over.

Spence Proteau, Sue Kim, Meixner and Dominique Pytlewski will comprise the B.C. Team for the Royale  Cup National Women's Amateur Championship at Royal Oaks Golf  Links in Moncton, NB. July 27 – July 31.

Soo Bin Kim, Christine Wong and Lauren Taylor declined spots for the BC Women’s Amateur Team  in order to represent B.C. at the Girls Junior Americas Cup. British Columbia clinched  second place in the 2008 Girls Junior America’s, lead by Christine Wong  who claimed first place – the highest finish ever for a team from B.C.

In addition to receiving the prestigious Flumerfelt Cup earlier this week, the 26-year-old Spence Proteau captured the 54-hole BC Women's Mid- Amatedur title, which had been won three years running by this year's runner-up, Jackie Little.

Canoe Creek Golf Course, with it's more than 7,000 yards of open fields, grass-faced bunkers, large greens, numerous creeks, waterfalls, fountains and natural marshes, with fescue defining many of the fairways, is the first signatuire course designed by PGA TOUR veteran Dave Barr of BC.

The B.C. Women’s  Amateur/Mid Amateur are among of 13 provincial championships conducted annually  by the BCGA. A full listing of players, the leaderboard, and final results  can also be found at www.bcga.org.

104th BC Women's Amateur championship

1    *Christina Spence Proteau, Port Alberni, Alberni GC     73    70    76    74    293
2      Soo-Bin Kim, Port Coquitlam, Swan-e-set Bay Resort         76    68    77    72    293
3      Sue Kim, Langley, Wolfpack         74    74    73    74    295
4      Kira Meixner, Richmond, Richmond CC         78    73    75    70    296
5      Christine Wong, Richmond, Quilchena           74    76    74    77    301
T6      Dominique Pytlewski, West Vancouver, Marine Drive      81    76    70    77    304
T6      Lauren Taylor, Nelson, Granite Pointe           77    75    76    76    304
T8      Lindy LaBauve, Scottsdale, Arizona,      74    77    72    82    305
T8      Alyssa Human, Kamloops,   Thompson Okanagan Region           77    74    80    74    305
T8      Jackie Little, Port Alberni,   Alberni      77    79    76    73    305
11      Kim Evans, Terrace    Skeena Valley           89    71    73    77    310
T12      Kyla Inaba, Kelowna,   Gallaghers Canyon      77    78    75    82    312
T12      Valentina Trillo, Port Moody, Fraser Valley Zone 3       77    78    77    80    312
T14      Elyse Kinley, Blind Bay,   Thompson Okanagan Region      80    77    84    72    313
T14      Alix Kong, West Vancouver, Capilano G & CC      82    78    77    76    313
T16      Melissa Mabanta, Langley,   Fraser Valley Zone 3      80    81    76    77    314
T16      Kristina Gargaro, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows GC      74    79    83    78    314
T16      Ashley Smith, Calgary, AB,  83    78    75    78    314
T16      Megan Osland, Kelowna,   Kelowna G & CC      78    76    79    81    314
20      Kim Carrington, Calgary, AB,       87    80    76    73    316
21      Victoria (Jisu) Choi, Langley, Fraser Valley Zone 3  80    77    84    78    319
22      Alison Murdoch, Victoria,   Victoria GC           80    82    79    81    322
23      Karen Pultz, Surrey,   Peace Portal           81    78    79    85    323
T24      Leilanie Kim, Surrey,   Wolfpack           87    81    81    76    325
T24      Taylor Kim, Surrey,  Fraser Valley Zone 3      87    78    80    80    325
26      Stephanie Wong, Richmond, Quilchena           82    80    83    81    326
T27      Jen Woods, Kelowna, Kelowna G & CC           81    88    80    79    328
T27      Kylie Frederick, Parksville,   Eaglecrest GC      89    82    76    81    328
T29      Lindsay Manion, Surrey,   Kings Links by the Sea      82    90    82    75    329
T29      Sandra Turbide, Maple Ridge,   Swan-e-set Bay Resort      84    80    82    83    329
T31      Lynda Palahniuk, Kelowna  Kelowna G & CC      79    83    83    85    330
T31      Holly Horwood, Vancouver, Shaughnessy      84    82    78    86    330
T33      Phyllis Laschuk, Vancouver,   Point Grey G & CC      83    79    87    82    331
T33      Alison Quinlan, Victoria,   Uplands GC                              85    82    79    85    331
T35      Karen Kloske, Lake Cowichan, March Meadows 84    85    79    85    333
T35      Haley Cameron, Kelowna, Kelowna G & CC      83    87    77    86    333
37      Ahnna Kim, Coquitlam, Golden Eagle GC- North      84    81    81    88    334
38      Kristy Chew, Vancouver,   Richmond CC      85    83    85    88    341
39      Penny Baziuk, North Saanich.   Cordova Bay GC      83    86    85    89    343

DID NOT FINISH
CUT     Nicole Jordan, Sidney, Gorge Vale GC     +40                                          
CUT     Ashley Mcdonald, Calgary, AB,       +40                                          
CUT     Emery Bardock, Armstrong, Thompson Okanagan Region     +42                                          
CUT     Madison Kapchinsky, Kelowna,   Kelowna Springs     +43                                          
CUT     Kalli Gordon, Parksville, Morningstar     +44                                          
CUT     Danelle Girard, Coquitlam, Fraser Valley Zone 3     +46                                          
CUT     Elaine Blatchford, Surrey,   Surrey     +46                                          
CUT     Rhea Lees, Vancouver,   Vancouver GC     +47                                          
CUT     Kate Weir, Trail, Rossland-Trail     +49                                          
CUT     Cindy Young, Kelowna,   Harvest     +50                                          
CUT     Janine Kosmenko, Victoria,   Cordova Bay GC     +50                                          
CUT     Stephanie Sykora, Garibaldi Highlands, Vancouver Region Zone 4     +51                                      CUT     Emily Nicol, Kelowna,   Kelowna G & CC     +54                                          
CUT     Connie Hang, Vancouver,   Point Grey G & CC     +54                                          
CUT     Erika Ramberg, Surrey,   Fraser Valley Zone 3     +54                                          
CUT     Carin Gallie, Victoria, Victoria     +55                                          
CUT     Eileen Kelly, Victoria,   Royal Colwood GC     +57                                          
CUT     Kathleen Mears, Prince George,   Prince George G & CC     +57                                          
CUT     Michelle MacMorland, Surrey,   Delta     +60                                          
CUT     Betty Ann Shiels, Prince George, Prince George G & CC     +60                                          
CUT     Michaela Staller, Surrey, Marine Drive     +62                                          
CUT     Rhonda Murray, Merritt,   Merritt     +68                                          
CUT     Barbara Vincent, Williams Lake,   Williams Lake Golf and Te     +68                                          
CUT     Maureen Turner, Vernon,   Predator Ridge Resort     +69                                          
CUT     Louise Beaudet, Oliver, Ink'mip Canyon Desert GC     +79                                          
CUT     Rhonda Poullos, Kelowna, Sunset Ranch G & CC     +81                                          
WD     Jessica Luciuk, Barrhead, AB, +17                                          
WD     Marli Mikulecky, Osoyoos,   Fairview Mountain     +20                                          
* denotes won playoff