Canadian amateur Deng, Khang and Lopez share clubhouse lead at CPKC Women’s Open

By Canadian Press on August 21, 2025.

MISSISSAUGA — Canadian amateur Aphrodite Deng, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, and Megan Khang of the United States shared the clubhouse lead in the first round of the CPKC Women’s Open.

They all shot 5-under 66 rounds in the morning wave at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club.

The 15-year-old Deng was born in Calgary and her family lived in Montreal before moving to New Jersey for her dad’s work.

She mostly lives in Orlando now but remains a Canadian citizen and plays for Golf Canada’s junior program.

Khang’s only LPGA Tour win came at the Women’s Open in 2023 when Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club hosted the national women’s golf championship.

Several of the biggest names in women’s golf, including Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., teed off in the afternoon.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 21, 2025.

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