Coquitlam 17-year-old Jisoo Keel is confident about her golf game, so much so she believes she isn't too far away from making an impact soon on the LPGA Tour.
When interviewed with four other national team amateurs Wednesday prior to Thursday's start of the 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open at her hometown Vancouver Golf Club, Keel felt she and her Team Canada teammates will all be giving other Tour players a run for their money in time.
"I think our game is really close to being on par with the Tour girls," said Keel, who teed off at 8:06 this morning (Friday) in a threesome with Minea Blomqvist and Maria Hernandez. "The biggest difference I think is their experience and the media, and how they handle the pressure. Hopefully, I'll get better at that."
Meanwhile, LPGA Tour phenom Michelle Wie, who won the Cn Canadian Women's Open in 2010, said she's thrilled to be gunning for the crown again.
"I love playing golf up in Canada," Wie said. "I absolutely love it up here. I think the crowds... the people are just so nice."
Following the cut after Friday's play, the final two Open rounds run Saturday and Sunday.
