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Naomi Ko’s superb summer continues as the Royal Colwood and North Carolina State golfer sits tied for seventh after two rounds of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Ken-Wo Country Club in New Minas, Nova Scotia.

Ko opened with a 1-under 69 on Tuesday to finish in a 10-way tie for second before recording an even-par 70 on Wednesday. She is six shots back of leader Allisen Corpuz of Honolulu. Josee Dyon is the top Canadian, three back of the lead, alone in second place.

Last week, Ko — a member of Golf sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s national team — claimed the Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur, first taking the stroke play event in a three-player playoff after the first two rounds, then capping the crown with the match-play title.

Ko , 18, easily disposed of Princess Superal of Sun City, California, 6&5 in the final after thumping Michelle Kim of Surrey (a former sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Women’s Amateur champion) by the same score in the semifinals. Superal was also in the three-way playoff in stroke play.

In match-play quarter-finals, it was a 3&2 win over Ellen Secor of Portland that followed a 2-up victory over Lindsey Gullickson of Tacoma, Washington, in the Round of 16. Ko opened the match-play portion of the championship with an overwhelming 8&7 win over Kayla Monroe of Turnwater, Washington.

Earlier this summer, Ko topped the field at the Portland Classic Amateur and then competed in two LPGA events, making the cut at the Cambia Portland Classic before missing the mark at the U.S. Women’s Open.

The winner of the current Canadian women’s amateur qualifies to play in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Aug. 22 in Calgary; Manulife LPGA Classic set for Aug. 31 in Cambridge, Ont.; and the U.S. Women’s Amateur, next week in Springfield, Pennsylvania.

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