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Edmundston, NB– 45 players from across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will converge in Edmundston for the 2022 NB Under-19 Championships. Taking place from July 8th-10th, the club de golf Fraser Edmundston Golf Club will once again welcome some of Atlantic Canada’s most exciting players as they were the host club for the 2019 NB Men’s Amateur Championship.

Returning to the field for this year’s event, and fresh off his victory at the East Coast Junior Championship last week in Covered Bridge, U-19 Boys Champion, Julien Babineau of the Fox Creek Golf Club will be looking to capture his first U-19 title.

Looking to defend her 2021 Under-19 Girls Championship title, is Addison McClune of the Riverside Country Club. McClune was able to defeat runner-up, Callie Taylor by one stroke in last year’s competition.

Callie Taylor, who also plays out of the Riverside Country Club, will be looking to make a run for the U-19 Girls title. Taylor is fresh off a nail-biting 3-hole playoff victory over Addison McClune at last week’s East Coast Junior Championship.

Another notable name is Neve Miller who will be looking to make a run as well. Miller was crowned at the NB Under-15 Girls Championship at the Gage Golf & Curling Club in June.

The depth of field in this year’s event indicates there will be a lot to play for when the juniors tee it up in Edmundston on Friday.

For more information on the 2022 NB Under-19 Championships, including results and tee times, please CLICK HERE.

For more information on the club de golf Fraser Edmundston Golf Club please visit: CLICK HERE

Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,900 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

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ST. ANDREWS, NB – With a stacked leaderboard following the first 36 holes of the event, the third and final round of the NB Women’s Provincials, Driven by Audi Moncton shaped up to be a true test of championship golf.

Round 3 leaders in the Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Senior Divisions took to the course at 12:40 and 12:50 PM and were greeted by the natural defense of the Algonquin, high winds, rolling fairways, strategic bunkers, and smooth greens. Featured in the final two pairings were the 2021 NB Women’s Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Senior Champion, Leanne Richardson of Country Meadows, Petitcodiac’s Laura Wesselius, USGA Member, Chrissie Spidell, Belvedere’s Bailey Carr, NCAA athlete and Fox Creek Member, Julie Gauvin, and Amateur and Mid-Amateur leader, Margo Dickinson.

Continuing with her smooth play, Golf NB Member, Margo Dickinson carded a final round 76 to capture the 2022 NB Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Crowns. A three-round score of 232 (78,78,76) would see Dickinson finish 2 shots ahead of Fox Creek’s Julie Gauvin, who finished in solo second after recording the low round of the event with a +3, 75. Belvedere’s Bailey Carr placed third with a tournament total of +23 after three consistent rounds of 78,81, and 80.

The Mid-Amateur leaderboard matches the Amateur side with the correction of Carr finishing in second place and a two-way tie for third between Country Meadow’s Leanne Richardson and United States Golf Association (USGA) Member, Chrissie Spidell at +24, one stroke behind Carr.

Richardson and Spidell would also highlight the Senior Championship after a sudden-victory playoff between the pair took place to determine a winner on Tuesday. Richardson won on the 1st hole as she edged out friend and competitor Spidell. Rounding out the top-3 was Ashburn Member Cathy Donald who finished 2 shots out of the playoff spot.

Team New Brunswick will send three players as part of the Women’s Senior Team to participate in the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship taking place at Breezy Bend Country Club in Headingly Manitoba from August 30th – September 1st. Representing New Brunswick will be Rockwood’s Pam Cossey and Allison Chisholm, as well as Country Meadows’ Leanne Richardson.

The chase for the NB Ladies Super-Senior Crown took all 54 holes as the 2018 NB Super-Senior Champion, Kathy Grebenc of the Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club, and the rest of the leaderboard went head to head for the 2022 title. Grebnc’s 85 and 80 in rounds one and two paired with her 83 in Tuesday’s final round would be enough to edge out the competition and secure the 2022 NB Women’s Super-Senior Title. Finishing in the top 3 alongside Grebenc were Miramichi’s Sharon Case and Lois Stewart of The Riverside.

In the Platinum Division, Pokemouche’s Raymonde Boudreau retained the divisional title after three stellar rounds of golf. Her consistent play secured the victory on the second hole of a playoff against The Fredericton Golf Club’s Penny Dickeson. Rounding out the top 3 in the Platinum Division was Barbara Henderson of the Fredericton Golf Club who finished 1 shot behind the leaders.

The platinum division features players aged 70 and older and has been a well-received addition to the NB Women’s Provincials.

The Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge highlights the best scores on all Par-3s during the course of the Championship. Fredericton’s Kris Harvey captured the challenge in the Super-Senior Divison and Golf NB Member and Woodstock Native Margo Dickinson added the Amateur Divison title to her long list of accolades.

Both players were awarded a custom Par-3 Challenge Yardage Book Cover, handmade by Dormie Workshop in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

For more information on the 2022 NB Women’s Provincial Championship, Driven by Audi Moncton, please CLICK HERE.

For more information on the Algonquin Golf Course please visit: CLICK HERE.

Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,900 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

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ST. ANDREWS, NB – The Algonquin Golf Course welcomed players for a windy, but very sunny second round.

With the second round in the books, we have new leaders in the Amateur and Mid-Amateur divisions. Margo Dickinson, of the Golf Canada Club – New Brunswick, finds herself with a 3-shot lead going into Tuesday’s final round. Dickinson currently sits at a combined score of 12-over par with back-to-back scores of 78. In a 3-way tie for 2nd place, we have Chrissie Spidell of the Carolina Golf Association, Julie Gauvin of the Fox Creek Golf Club, and Bailey Carr of the Belvedere Golf Club. All would finish their second round with a combined 2-day score of 15-over par. Laura Wesselius, of the Petitcodiac Valley Golf & Country Club, sits in solo 5th, shooting a combined score of 16-over par, (80, 80).

In the Senior division, we have Chrissie Spidell, who would card a 9-over par, 81, and a second round 6-over par, 78. Spidell finds herself with a 2-shot lead over defending champion, Leanne Richardson of the Country Meadows Golf Club who would card a first round score of 7-over par, 79, and a second round score of 10-over par, 82. Sitting in solo 3rd, we have Allison Chisholm, of the Rockwood Park Golf Club, who is currently 3 shots behind Spidell.

2019 NB Super-Senior Women’s Champion, Kathy Grebenc, of the Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club finds herself with a commanding 9-shot lead over Sharon Case of the Miramichi Golf & Country Club. Grebenc would card a round 1 and 2 score of 13-over par, 85, and 8-over par 80, Case would card a 1st round score of 88, followed by 86 on her second day.

In the newly established Platinum Division, which features players aged 70 and older, sees Golf Pokemouche’s Raymonde Boudreau holding her lead after a 2nd round score of 92, Boudreau finds herself with a four shot advantage over Jocelyn Keirstead of the Woodstock Golf & Curling Club.

For a third consecutive year, all of Golf NB’s Major Championships feature the Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge. The competition was created to reward the player who performs the best on the Par-3’s during the course of each Golf NB Championship. Currently, Margo Dickinson holds her lead with a combined score of even-par on each par-3 at the Algonquin. Dickinson sits four shots ahead of six other players.

Sharon Case leads the Super-Senior group for the Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge. Case finds herself with a one-shot advantage over 3 other players.

The winner of the challenge will receive a custom Dormie Workshop Leather Yardage Book following the conclusion of the event.

The final round of the NB Women’s Provincials, Driven by Audi Moncton will begin at 7:00 AM. Tee Times and Pairings can be found HERE.

For more information on the 2022 NB Women’s Provincial Championship, Driven by Audi Moncton, please CLICK HERE.

For more information on the Algonquin Golf Course please visit: CLICK HERE.

CLICK HERE to view photos from Round 1&2.

Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,900 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

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ST. ANDREWS, NB – The Algonquin Golf Course welcomed players for Round 1 of 3 on Sunday, July 3rd with fast greens and beautiful weather. This year, 98 of the province’s top female golfers were set to compete in Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Senior, Super-Senior, and Platinum categories over 54 holes for four Provincial Championship Titles.

Leading the field off in round 1 at 7:00 AM was a pair who are no strangers to the pressure and prestige of Championship Golf, 2019 NB Women’s Provincial Champion, Leanne Richardson of the Country Meadows Golf Club, and 2018 Champion Morgan Matchett of the Miramichi Golf & Country Club.

Matchett would finish round 1 in a tie for 17th in the Amateur Division, and a tie for 14th in the Mid-Amateur Division after a much better back nine. Richardson would finish the day with a total seven-over par, 79 and an impressive 37 back nine score. This would place her in a tie for 5th in the Amateur Division, a solo 5th in the Mid-Amateur, and a solo 2nd in the Women’s Senior Division.

It was Allison Chisholm of the Rockwood Park Golf Club would take the overall lead in all three divisions (Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Senior). Chisholm would who began her round with a birdie on the par-4 1st hole, and ended with one on the par-4 18th carded an overall score of 5-over par, 77, with a 1-over 37 on the back nine.

Finally, Bailey Carr of the Belvedere Golf Club, Margo Dickinson of the NBGA Public Players Association, and Maureen O’Donnell of the Fredericton Golf Club would finish their day in a tie for 2nd in the Amateur and Mid-Amateur Divisions. The 3 ladies would card a 6-over par, 78, trailing leader Allison Chisholm by one stroke.

2019 NB Women’s Super-Senior Champion, Kathy Grebenc, of the Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club also sees herself competing for the Super-Senior title as her consistent play in Round 1 gives her one-shot lead over Lois Stewart of The Riverside Country Club. Rounding out the 3rd position in thre Super-Senior Divison is Brenda Parrott of the Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club, Parrott stands 2 strokes behind Grebenc.

In the newly established Platinum Division, which features players aged 70 and older, sees Golf Pokemouche’s Raymonde Boudreau leading the division after a first-round total of 88, 16-Over Par. Nelly Spinney of the Mactaquac Provincial Park Golf Club sits in second place after her opening round 89, followed closely by the Fredericton Golf Club’s Barb Henderson who shot 90.

For a third consecutive year, all of Golf NB’s Major Championships feature the Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge. The competition was created to reward the player who performs the best on the Par-3’s during the course of each Golf NB Championship. Currently, Margo Dickinson sits in the driver’s seat on the Dormie Workshop Par-3 Challenge Leaderboard after finishing with a 1-Under total on all the Par-3s during Round 1.

The winner of the challenge will receive a custom Dormie Workshop Leather Yardage Book following the conclusion of the event.

The second round of the NB Women’s Provincials, Driven by Audi Moncton will begin at 7:00 AM. Tee Times and Pairings can be found HERE.

For more information on the 2022 NB Women’s Provincial Championship, Driven by Audi Moncton, please CLICK HERE.

For more information on the Algonquin Golf Course please visit: CLICK HERE.

CLICK HERE to view photos from Round 1.

Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,900 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

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Golf Canada and the Golf Canada Foundation are pleased to announce the creation of a new honour of recognition—the Community Spirit Awards—to acknowledge and celebrate the commitment of individual leaders who are using golf as a platform to positively impact their communities.

The inaugural Community Spirit Awards will recognize a pair of remarkable individuals under two separate categories – the Community Leader Award and the Future Leader Award.  

The Community Leader Award will celebrate an individual over the age of 19 with a demonstrated ability to lead community initiatives; someone who has contributed a measurable impact through volunteerism or charity; or an individual who has showcased excellence in their involvement with, or support of youth programs such as First Tee – Canada or other junior golf activities.

The recipient of the Community Leader Award will receive a $5,000 donation from the Golf Canada Foundation to advance a golf program or golf-related initiative of their choice.

To recognize youth who are making an impact in their community, the Future Leader Award will honour an individual 19 years of age or younger who embodies community leadership; has a history of sportsmanship or demonstrated activities to make the game more inclusive; or an individual who has used golf to create a meaningful impact in their community.

The recipient of the Future Leader Award will be awarded a $5,000 donation towards their post-secondary education and will also be offered a paid work internship with Golf Canada.

Beginning today, the Canadian golf community is invited to submit individual nominations for the Community Spirit Awards through an online nomination form. The nomination period will close at 11:59 pm EST on August 31, 2022.

Click here to nominate an individual for the Community Leader Award.

Click here to nominate an individual for the Future Leader Award.

“There are so many incredible people using golf to contribute to their community and we are extremely proud to celebrate the spirit and unwavering commitment of these community leaders through the Community Spirit Awards,” said Golf Canada President Liz Hoffman. “To be nominated for recognition by your peers is a special accomplishment, and we look forward to presenting these two awards to deserving members of the golf community.”

At the conclusion of the nomination period, all Community Spirit Award submissions will be compiled and evaluated by a selection committee that includes representatives from Golf Canada, the Golf Canada Foundation, Honoured Members of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, industry representatives and the Golf Journalists Association of Canada.

The inaugural Community Spirit Awards recipients will be announced at the 2022 World Junior Girls Championship.

OTTAWA – Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada and four promotions within the Order on Wednesday.

Among the list of appointees was renowned sports photographer and Golf Canada veteran Bernard Brault of Longueuil, Que. Read more on his journey in golf here.

Click here for the full list of appointees.

All appointees will be presented with their insignia at future investiture ceremonies (dates to be determined).

“The Order of Canada celebrates the lives, endeavours and successes of people from coast to coast to coast and from all walks of life. Those being appointed today come from a variety of sectors, have achieved national and international success, and have shown ingenuity, innovation and generosity. What’s more, they have made a difference in their communities and for Canada with their outstanding dedication and commitment. Congratulations to the new Order of Canada appointees, as well as those celebrating a promotion within the Order.”

The Order of Canada was created in 1967, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to honour people whose service shapes our society, whose innovations ignite our imaginations, and whose compassion unites our communities.

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(BROMONT, QC) – On Friday morning, ORORO PGA Women’s Championship of Canada at Bromont co-leaders Sarah-Eve Rhéaume, a 22-year-old amateur from Quebec City, and Min-G Kim, an Epson Tour veteran with nearly $120,000 in career earnings, battled back-and-forth with hopes of lifting the Lorie Kane trophy and assuring themselves a spot in August’s CP Women’s Open. 

By late Friday afternoon, Rhéaume pulled away – making nine birdies over the course of her final 14 holes, including four in her last five holes – to win by three strokes with a tournament-best final-round 66. The winning margin would have been higher had Kim not dropped a 60-footer on the last hole for her second eagle of the day. 

Shortly after Kim got the large Golf Chateau Bromont crowd warmed up, Rhéaume tapped in a short birdie look to set the crowd ablaze, with her mom waiting greenside to be the first one to give her daughter a bear hug. 

“It feels great, I had a great day, and it feels good to get the win,” said Rhéaume. “I had a good birdie putt on 5 and had a good look at eagle on 6 but just tapped in for birdie. Then I birdied three in and row and back nine shot 31, that was solid.”

“My mom coming down was nice and fun, my friend Matt caddied for me this week, this was the second time we’ve worked together and both times we’ve won, so we have a pretty good thing going,” said Rhéaume.

The first event they won together was the Glencoe Invitational – also comprised of both amateurs and professionals. Today she bested Kim, who ended up going home with the low professional cheque, while the first time it was Caroline Ciot, who ended this week in a tie for fifth and earned low PGA of Canada member honours. 

Somebody else holding the big cheque at Chateau Bromont didn’t bother Rhéaume, likely because she will make her LPGA debut in August in Ottawa alongside Brooke Henderson – the last amateur prior to Rhéaume to win the ORORO PGA Women’s Championship.

“Any time you can be compared to Brooke it’s a good thing,” said Rhéaume. “She has accomplished so many great things. I’m just lucky to have my name along with hers on this trophy.”

Members of the Golf Canada Amateur Squad, including Rhéaume, put on quite the show on Friday. In addition to Rhéaume’s 7-under par 66, Brooke Rivers shot 69 and Celeste Doa shot 68 – which would have been the low-round of the tournament if not for her teammate’s spectacular day. 

Following Rhéaume’s LPGA debut in Ottawa, she says the plan is to return to Furham University for her fifth and final season. 

The next PGA of Canada National Championship is the GOLFTEC Senior Men’s Championship of Canada, set for August 23-26 at Connaught Golf Club in Medicine Hat, AB. 

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The final round of the East Coast Junior Championship was met with sunny conditions and a high of 26 degrees, similar to what greeted players on Tuesday. With a field comprising of 47 players from both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the battle for the titles of East Coast Junior Boys Under-19 Champion, East Coast Junior Girls Under-19 Champion, and East Coast Junior Boys Under-15 Champion would lead to a shootout on Wednesday’s final round.

Julien Babineau captured the East Coast Under-19 Boys crown; Callie Taylor secured the East Coast Under-19 Girls titles and Caleb LeBlanc took home the Under-15 Boys honours.

Julien Babineau who represents the Fox Creek Golf Club entered the day with a one-shot lead over Cameron Friars of the Riverside Country Club and was able to keep it consistent during his second round carding only one bogey, and submitting a score of 2-under par, 70, both days. Babineau ended his tournament with a commanding 5-shot lead over runner-up Simon Mullen of the Truro Golf Club. Julien took home the crown for the Dormie Par-3 Challenge as well, firing a combined score of 2-under par.

On the Under-19 Girls’ side, it was a shootout between Callie Taylor, and Addison McClune both representing the Riverside Country Club. Both ladies had a very close and consistent 2-day event as Callie carded a total score of twelve-over par, 156 (81-75), and Addison, who scored an identical total of twelve-over par, 156 (82-74). The pair went on to play a 3-hole playoff where Callie outlasted Addison to take the U19 crown. Callie was also crowned in the Dormie Par-3 challenge with a total score of 4-over par on the par-3 holes. Both Callie and Julien were gifted a beautiful Dormie yardage book for their accomplishments.

Finally, it was Caleb LeBlanc of the Fox Creek Golf Club who took home the Under-15 Boys Championship. Caleb finished his event with a combined score of 7-over par, 151 (75-76), giving him a 3-shot victory over Elliott Mullen of the Truro Golf Club.

After two years of anticipation, the Covered Bridge Golf & Country Club served as gracious hosts once again for the East Coast Junior Championship as players were greeted with a world-class venue in pristine condition.

For more information on the 2022 Covered Bridge East Coast Junior Championship CLICK HERE.

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Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick.  In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province.  Programs offered by Golf NB to its 50 partner facilities and 7,700 individual members include provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, and junior golf development programs.

HEMMINGFORD, Que. – Cameron Pero wasn’t driving four hours from his hometown of Bloomfield, Ont., to Hemmingford, Que., for any other reason but to win the NextGen Quebec Championship. And that he did.

The Team Ontario member had already secured his spot at the Canadian Junior Boys Championships later this summer with a T2 finish at the NextGen Ontario Championship and took his game one step further this week in Quebec, finishing atop the leaderboard.  

Pero joined Yasmine Qureshi – champion of the Junior Girls division – in the winner’s circle at Club de Golf Hemmingford on Thursday afternoon after each mounting comebacks of their own in the final round of the regional junior event south of Montreal.

Matthew Javier took a 36-hole two-stroke lead into day three of the 54-hole tournament, but the advantage was short lived when the final pairing set sail on Thursday. Momentum swung in Pero’s favour in the early stages of the round and after just four holes, he held the outright lead.

Javier, who earned a runner-up finish at the NextGen Prairie Championship earlier in June, got back on level terms with his counterpart with a birdie on no. 5 but that was as close as the Toronto, Ont. native would get. Pero regained full control of the lead with a birdie on no. 6 and after bogeys on no. 9 and no. 11, the Miami University commit steadied the ship en route to a final round one-under par 71.

The Picton Golf & Country Club member’s win in Quebec is his second career NextGen title after taking home the honours at the NextGen Fall Series East Championship in 2021.

Qureshi fired the low round of the week, a four-under 68 in the second round of the competition but still needed every one of her seven birdies on Wednesday to earn victory. The Ville de Québec native dug herself a deep hole with an opening round 10-over par 82, but climbed her way back to the surface in round two, and then leaped onto the podium with a final round 76 to win by one stroke over Shauna Liu (Maple, Ont.)

Qureshi, out of Club de golf de Lorette, trailed Keira Hou (Richmond Hill, Ont.) by three strokes when making the turn on Thursday but finished strong with an even-par 36 coming in, to capture the title. Hou, who lead or co-lead throughout the entire tournament, dropped four strokes on her final three holes and fell into third place.

Hou’s younger sister Katherine was also in the field in Hemmingford and posted a T7 finish to book her ticket to the Canadian Junior Girls Championship later this summer, alongside her sister Keira.

Click here for full results of the 2022 NextGen Quebec Championship.

Including Qureshi, the top eight players (including ties) in the Junior Girls division have earned exemptions into the 2022 Canadian Junior Girls Championship taking place July 25-29 at The Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa, Ont.

From the Junior Boys division, the top eight players have earned exemptions into the 2022 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, August 6-10, at Rivershore Estates & Golf Links in Kamloops, British Columbia.

About the NextGen Championships series, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards

The NextGen Championships, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards is a high-performance junior golf series which totals eight competitions. From May to July, six championships will take place across Canada where the region’s best junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2022 national championships. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf. 

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Leanne Richardson has won six New Brunswick women’s amateur championships and she’s as competitive as ever, but she has other thoughts about this year’s tournament.

The 58-year-old Moncton native, who plays out of the Country Meadows Golf Club, where she has served as general manager for 22 years, is eager to see her opponents.

“There is a lot of anticipation for this one because it’s like one big family getting together again,” Richardson explained.

“It will be great to see everyone and get back on the golf course with them again,” she said.

“We don’t take anything for granted anymore so we’ll make the most of this opportunity to be together.”

Richardson will headline a field of 99 competitors at the New Brunswick women’s provincials, driven by Audi Moncton, July 3-5 at the Algonquin Resort Golf Course in scenic St. Andrews.

“The golf tournament is obviously important, but this year’s tournament will be more of a social event that we’ve had in the past,” Richardson said.

Women’s amateur, mid-amateur, senior, super-senior, and platinum titles will be contested on the course that is rated in the top 100 in Canada by ScoreGolf’s biennial golf course rankings list.

Richardson, who was inducted into the Moncton Sports Wall of Fame nine years ago, is the defending champion in the amateur division.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the tournament two years ago.

She’s also captured about 20 New Brunswick player of the year titles and has represented the province at 30 Canadian championship tournaments.

“It’s a privilege each time I compete and I think I appreciate it more than I did when I was younger,” Richardson said.

“I really appreciate the good rounds and I’ve learned to not get too frustrated when things don’t go so well.”

Cathy Donald, from the Ashburn Golf Club in Fall River, N.S., placed second at last year’s amateur at Royal Oaks in Moncton, and Morgan Matchett of Miramichi Golf and Country Club was third.

Matchett, who won the provincial title on her home course in 2018, hasn’t played much golf this year and she’s never played at Algonquin, a par-71 layout.

“I hope to have a practice round to see what it’s all about then play well enough to get a spot on the team,” said Matchett, a 2015 graduate of Jacksonville University in Florida.

“I know there are a lot of good players so I’ll have to put together some good rounds.”

The top three finishers in the overall competition will represent New Brunswick at the Canadian women’s amateur championship, presented by BDO, July 19-22 at the Westmount Golf Club in Kitchener, Ont.

“Algonquin is going to be a good test, especially if there is some wind,” Richardson said.

“There are a few blind shots and they can be tricky.”

Matchett, a 28-year-old teacher at Miramichi Valley High School, expects the field to be “very competitive.”

“There are a lot of very good golfers around the province so the challenge should bring out the best in everyone,” she said.

Richardson, Donald, and Matchett were also the top three finishers in the mid-amateur championship last year.

Richardson, Donald, and Shelley Thomas, of Country Meadows, were the top three in the senior championship.

“I haven’t played much, but I will ramp up before the tournament,” said Thomas, a 53-year-old self-employed entrepreneur.

“Doug Sullivan (Club Owner and PGA of Canada Member) always tells us about the importance of practicing so I better listen to his advice,” she said.

“Getting a spot on the New Brunswick team was an honour for the first time and I would like to do that again.”

The Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior championships. Presented by BDO, will be played Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at the Breezy Bend Country Club in Headingly, Manitoba.

The top three finishers in last year’s super-senior division were: Pam Cossey of Rockwood, Kathy Grebenc of Gowan Brae, and Mary Walton Rossignol of Fredericton.

Raymonde Boudreau of Pine Needles, Penny Dickeson of Fredericton, and Shelagh Eddy of Gowan Brae were the top three in the platinum division.

Golf New Brunswick Executive Director, Luke Lacey said the seaside course “provides no shortage of risk and reward, which should make for an exciting 54 holes of golf” for players in all five championships.

For more information on the 2022 NB Women’s Provincials please CLICK HERE.

For more information on the Algonquin Golf Course please CLICK HERE.

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