HIGH RIVER, Alta. (Alberta Golf) – Jaclyn Lee will look to go wire-to-wire on Thursday in hopes of capturing her second Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship. The rock solid product of the Glencoe G&CC finished at three under for the tournament after carding a two under, 70 in the second round. Devon Spriddle of Henderson Lake sits in second place alone, trailing Lee by seven strokes. A former member of the host club and current UBC Thunderbird, Kat Kennedy, tied Lee’s round of 70 to move into a share of third with Lauren Diederichs of Elbow Springs GC. The top three competitors will make up the Team Alberta Interprovincial Squad at the 2016 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship on July 26-29 at the Ken-Wo Golf Club in New Mina, Nova Scotia.

Diederichs has a five shot advantage over Tara McWilliam of Priddis Greens G&CC in the Mid Amateur Championship after first round leader Ashley Smith struggled with a score of 80 in round two. Kyla Larder of Edson GC has all but locked up the Mid Master Championship after her round of 76 today, which leaves her with an eleven shot advantage over her nearest competitor.

The Heritage and Mountainview course played significantly easier in round two, averaging just over two strokes less than round one. Today’s round also featured two eagles and 46 birdies by the field. Jaclyn Lee has made eight birdies so far and will look to add another score under par in the final round.

The 2016 Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship is being played at the all-new Highwood Golf & Country Club in High River. The event is 54 holes of stroke play competition conducted on the 5,884 yard, par 72 Heritage & Mountainview courses. The first four holes of Heritage were opened in June of 2015 after being re-designed following the flood of 2013. The new Spitzee Six course is now open as well. For more information on Highwood Golf & Country Club, please visit their website here.

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Final round tee times start at 7:30 am with the leaders going off last. For final round pairings, click here.For photographs from the championship, click here. Follow the action all week long on Twitter using the official hashtag #ABLadiesAm.