MISSISSAUGA - A cluster of friends and family started cheering for Katie Cranston as she walked out of the scorers' room in the clubhouse of the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club and up to the spectators' area.

The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., had done it: she made the cut at the CPKC Women's Open.

Cranston, who begins her senior year at Auburn University next week, shot back-to-back even-par 71s in the first two rounds of the Canadian national women's golf championship to become one of five Canadians to see the weekend. Making the cut on Friday ended years of frustration for Cranston.

"I'm very happy because it's my fourth time playing, and last year I definitely was closer, so I'm just really excited to get the chance to just go play free on the weekend," said Cranston, who misse

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