- Vanessa Borovilos holed seven birdies on Saturday to lead Team Canada’s Women’s Team to gold at the 2026 Spirit International Amateur Championship.
- The Aggie helped Team Canada win the gold medal by one stroke at 22-under 194 over Team Australia and Team France.
- Borovilos came in third individually with 14 total points which was two off the championship mark.
TRINITY, Texas – Texas A&M’s Vanessa Borovilos registered seven birdies Saturday to help the Team Canada Women’s Team win gold at the 2026 Spirit International Amateur Championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club.
Borovilos and her teammate, Aphrodite Deng, erupted in Saturday’s final round. The pair was leading after round two by one stroke and held onto that advantage through Saturday’s action. The junior’s seven birdies carried the team, including six birdies on the back nine that gave Canada the gold by one shot over Team Australia and Team France. Canada shot 22-under 194 through three rounds.
The All-American came in third individually. The individual standings were based on birdies and eagles alone. Birdies counted as one point and eagles were two points. Borovilos recorded 14 points and was just two instances back of the title, which was won by Australia’s Amelia Harris.
“Aphrodite and I were talking on the front nine that even par wasn’t going to do it today, so one of us had to start making some putts and start being aggressive,” Borovilos said. “I think it is very easy to create momentum out here. Once you see a couple of putts falling, you start getting more aggressive, more confident going forward and luckily, we were able to do that today.”
Borovilos and the Aggies wrapped up the fall season ranked No. 12 in the country. She is No. 17 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking and was a WGCA First Team All-American and ANNIKA Award Finalist last season.
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