Lauren Kim, 17, dominating women's golf at Canada Summer Games

Lauren Kim's first golf clubs were a plastic set her parents bought her as a toddler.

When she fired a hard shot into their new TV, her parents knew it was time to take her to the family driving range.

"I fell in love with the game," said Kim, whose parents own the Peace Arch Driving Range in south Surrey, B.C. Passed down from her grandparents, it's been in the family for more than 30 years.

The 17-year-old Kim is dominating women's golf at the Canada Summer Games, shooting a 67 to shatter the single-round Games record in Wednesday's opening round at Legends on the Niagara Battlefield Course in Niagara Falls, Ont. She followed it up with a 68 on Thursday.

Kim, who's committed to the University of Texas for 2023, seemingly couldn't miss in Round 1, firing eight birdies.

"I'd definitely say my putting was really strong, I only had 25 putts, and my approach game was also very strong," she said. "I put shots close to the holes so that made it easier to make those putts and all those birdies."

Kim had four birdies in a bogey-free round on Thursday.

"Today, it wasn't horrible, I didn't have too many mistakes," she said. "The scorecard, it was pretty even today. I just couldn't drop any putts earlier until I think my 12th or 13 hole, I made a 30-footer, and that's what really set me off, and then I made a couple more after that.

"I think my putting has really kept me in the game."

Despite her substantial lead, Kim isn't getting ahead of herself.

"I usually don't think of it like I'm in the lead, I'd better do something, I always just take it shot by shot and just really try to stay in the moment, and keep my body and mind in the present," she said.

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