Canadians put on a show during opening round at Magna Golf Club
TSN recaps Thursday’s opening round from Magna Golf Club.
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Meet 12-year-old Michelle Liu
At just 12 years old, Vancouver’s Michelle Liu became the youngest ever to tee it up at the CP Women’s Open.
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Canadian Brooke Henderson goes low in opening round of CP Women’s Open
AURORA, Ont. – Canada’s Brooke Henderson is quite comfortable in the role of defending champion.
She showed why during a strong opening round Thursday morning at Magna Golf Club.
Henderson fired a 6-under-par 66 for a two-shot clubhouse lead on South Korea’s Amy Yang, Australia’s Su Oh and England’s Georgia Hall with several players still on the course.
With impressive length off the tee and a putting stroke that was reliable, the 21-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., displayed the same form that carried her to victory a year ago in Regina.
“It’s nice to be in a position where I had a good round, everything seemed to go right for me,” Henderson said. “Hopefully I can continue to stick to my gameplan, make a lot of birdies, and I would love to be in this position on Sunday.”
Hall, who started on the 10th tee, had four birdies over a seven-hole stretch. Her lone bogey came on the par-3 eighth hole.
“I didn’t really look at the leaderboard,” she said. “It’s just the first round and there’s a lot of rounds left to play. All it is is a good start, but I’m very happy with it.”
Australia’s Minjee Lee and American Jessica Korda were in a large group at 3-under 69. American Stacy Lewis and South Korea’s Jenny Shin were another stroke back at 70.
Cool, breezy conditions greeted players with morning tee times like Henderson, who has successfully defended titles on two occasions over her LPGA Tour career.
The 6,709-yard course has wide fairways and sets up nicely for big hitters. Henderson, who’s ninth on the Tour in average driving distance, gave herself opportunities and took advantage.
“For me when I’m playing well, (it’s) my ball striking, hitting a lot fairways, greens, and then just hoping I’m making some putts too,” she said.
Henderson said she felt calm on the first tee as dozens of supportive fans lined the block area. She crushed her opening drive and was on her way to a solid front nine that included four birdies.
Her lone hiccup came on the 399-yard, par-4 fourth hole after her drive found a bunker. Henderson, who settled for bogey, missed only one other fairway on the day and hit 16 of 18 greens.
“I just tried to keep things really simple,” she said. “When I showed up this morning it was really cold and windy and I was like, ‘Uh oh.’ But in the back of my head it was also sort of like Sunday last year, so I figured it might not be a bad thing.”
Henderson closed with a 65 at Wascana Country Club in 2018 to become the first Canadian winner of this event in 45 years.
She was rewarded for her aggressive play at that tournament, but had to be more careful here with swirling winds making club selection more challenging.
After setting up on the par-3, 167-yard 17th, Henderson returned to her bag and had another chat with her sister and caddie Brittany. With a tough pin position behind a greenside pond, Henderson decided to play it safe by landing on the right side of the green and then two-putting for par.
Henderson pulled her drive on the 18th hole but rebounded with one of her best shots of the round. With a favourable lie in the rough, she elevated the ball nicely, cleared a bunker in front of the green and stuck the ball within four feet.
She hit the birdie putt to the delight of the partisan gallery.
“All the birdies pretty much fell for me today, which is a great feeling,” Henderson said. “It’s going to be hard to back up. Hopefully I’ll go out and keep hitting it well.”
Henderson has won nine career LPGA Tour events, a record for Canadians on the PGA or LPGA Tours. She’s sixth on the LPGA money list this year.
Fifteen Canadians and 96 of the top 100 money winners on the LPGA Tour this year are in the field at the US$2.25-million tournament. The winner will earn $337,500.
The 156-player list will be trimmed to low 70s and ties after Friday’s second round. Favourable weather conditions were expected through the weekend.
Unlike last year, domestic television coverage is available for all four rounds with TSN and RDS picking up a simulcast of the Golf Channel feed.
However, only three hours of coverage are provided each day. The early afternoon cutoff on Thursday came just before Henderson finished her round.
The 2018 tournament was the first year in recent memory that a Canadian sports network did not broadcast the event or pick up the simulcast.
When Henderson led after 54 holes last year, Bell Media and Golf Channel reached an agreement to allow Canadian viewers to watch the last three hours of the final round.
Over $35,000 Raised at the NB Golf Fore the Cure Event at Petitcodiac
To sum up the 2019 Golf Fore the Cure (GFTC) at the Petitcodiac Valley Golf & Country Club, it had beautiful weather, great friends, a super-conditioned course, a wonderful sponsor in John Brown and Service Master Restore and of course, awesome fundraising efforts. This year the NB Golf Fore the Cure raised $35,183.97 (with some money still coming in) for breast cancer research! All of the donations will be forwarded to the NB (Saint John) office thereby confirming “all money raised in NB stays in NB”. Just a statistical fact from today: In the 1960s the cancer survival rate was 25%; today breast cancer survival rate is 87%. WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!!! Thank you for helping make this difference.
The winning team of Nicole Heppell, Darlene Comeau, Linda Daigle, and Odelie Doucet from the Lakeside Golf & Country Club won in a three-hole sudden-death playoff culminating with “closest to the pin” from 150-yard marker on #1 hole. What an awesome, exciting, and nail-biting finish!!! It was the Woodstock team of Angela Welch, Jocelyn Keirstead, Pauline Pelkey and Crystal Brown that also shot 66 to battle for the title. Congratulations to both teams for such wonderful golf and best of luck to the Lakeside team as you journey to Mississauga, Ontario for the national event.
A special note that the Sponsor’s team of the John Brown, Don Dougherty, Daryl McCully and Judy Astle also shot a 66. The question is: did Judy carry the team? Great score, team!!
Each year the top 3 fundraising sites in Canada get an invitation to the Golf Fore the Cure presented by Subaru National Event, this year it is being held at the Credit Valley Golf & Country Club in Mississauga, Ontario. If the $35,183.97 total is within the top 3 national amounts than the team from Pine Needles will be packing their golf bags to play there.
A special thank you goes to Marilyn Pollock, the GFTC Tournament Chair, who along with her committee organized this whole event. Marilyn is a great person to have at the helm as she is so passionate about this tournament and always gives 110% of her efforts! Golf Fore the Cure NB is so fortunate to have Marilyn Pollock as their leader!
How superintendents prepare for an LPGA tournament
Magna Golf Club superintendent Wayne Rath (and canine sidekick) on keeping the course in stellar condition ahead of the 2019 CP Women’s Open in Aurora, Ont.
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Judith Kyrinis wins Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Championship
OSOYOOS, B.C. – If it wasn’t the chip of her life, it was certainly close.
Judith Kyrinis of Thornhill, Ont., converted a clutch up-and-down birdie on the 18th hole Tuesday to win the 49th playing of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Championship at Osoyoos Golf Club.
Faced with a challenging chip of about 80 feet, Kyrinis pulled off a near perfect shot with her ball settling just two feet behind the hole.
“It was a tough chip, there was nothing easy about it,” Kyrinis said. “I was just committed to getting it out and rolling it all the way up there and it worked out. I hadn’t been chipping all that great. So I am just thrilled.”
Kyrinis shot a one-under 72 Tuesday and finished the 54-hole event on Osoyoos Golf Club’s Park Meadows Course at two-under par. That was one shot better than Amy Ellertson of Free Union., Va. Ellertson was playing in the second to last group right in front of Kyrinis and birdied the 18th hole to finish the tournament at one-under.
Kyrinis knew where she stood as she prepared to play her second shot from the 18th fairway.
“I knew she made birdie on 18, so I knew I had to make birdie,” she said.
Her second shot ended up just short-left of the green, leaving her with that tricky chip. After pulling that shot off, she still had that little putt to contend with.
“The putt was short, but it still wasn’t a gimme, right,’ she said with a laugh. “I kept telling myself, ‘breathe, breathe.’”
Four individual trophies were awarded following Tuesday’s round. The Mid-Amateur competition was open to players aged 25 and older. The Mid-Masters title was open to players aged 40 and older. The Senior competition was for players aged 50 and older and the Super Senior title was contested by players aged 60 and older.
Kyrinis won the Mid-Amateur, Mid-Master and Senior titles. Jackie Little of Procter, B.C. won the Super Senior Championship.
Kyrinis, a nurse in Toronto, won the same three championships in 2016. She said this win feels just as sweet as the first one.
“I think they are both equally exciting because you never know when you are going to get back here,” she said. “This is really special. Just because it is No. 2 doesn’t mean it is not as good as No. 1.”
Ellertson, who also closed with a 72, was lamenting a couple of missed birdie opportunities in her final found.
“I left some shots out there,” Ellertson said. “I had two six-foot birdie putts that were right in the jar and came up short. But that’s the way it goes. I am happy to finish under par on a beautiful golf course. I have nothing to complain about.”
Christina Proteau of Port Alberni, B.C. and Nonie Marler of Vancouver tied for third at one-over par. Sarah Dunning of Waterloo, Ont., and two-time defending champion Sue Wooster of Australia shared fifth place at two-over.
Little didn’t play her best Tuesday, but still managed to comfortably defend the Super Senior Championship she won last year.
“That is the hardest I have had to work for an 81 in a long time,” Little said after her round.
She finished the event at 11-over par. That was five shots better than Ivy Steinberg of Stouffville, Ont., and Ruth Maxwell of Reno, Nev.
At age 61, Little knows every win now is something of a bonus.
“I have been complaining about how I have been hitting it and my husband says, well, remember, you are 61 now,” she said.
Little now has five national championships, in addition to her two Canadian Super Senior titles, she has two Canadian Senior championships and one Canadian Mid-Amateur title.
On Monday, Team Ontario won its sixth straight inter-provincial team title, registering a commanding 15-stroke victory over second-place Quebec in the 36-hole competition.
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Summit Golf Club to host Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Top amateur golfers over the age of 25 will gather Aug. 20-23 for the 33rd playing of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship taking place at Summit Golf Club in Richmond Hill, Ont.
Joseph Deraney of Belden, Miss., captured the title in 2018, becoming only the second non-Canadian to win the championship. Deraney started the final day in sixth position, but a remarkable round of 65 earned him the championship. The 36-year-old is returning to defend his title in 2019.
Deraney and Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., headline a full field of 156 competitors who will take to the fairways of Summit Golf Club. Rank recently won the prestigious Western Amateur and is a three-time Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur champion, having won the tournament in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He’s also a NHL referee and former Team Canada member.
Rank and Deraney are among the five former champions competing in the event, along with Dave Bunker of Brampton, Ont. (2008-10), Rob Couture of Dallas, Tx. (2011) and Todd Fanning of Winnipeg (2017).
“We are thrilled to bring this talented field to Summit Golf Club,” said Akash Patel, the Tournament Director and Rules and Competitions Coordinator with Golf Canada. “The Mid-Amateur is a great opportunity for Canadian amateurs to find success and compete on a national stage. This beautiful course is in great condition and sure to draw out some exciting competition.”
The first round will take place Tuesday, Aug. 20 and the field will be reduced to the low 70 and ties for the final two rounds.
The championship was first contested in 1987 and includes a Mid-Master competition for players over the age of 40 that runs concurrently with the tournament. Todd Fanning of Winnipeg defended his Canadian Men’s Mid-Master title in 2018.
An inter-provincial team competition for the R. Bruce Forbes Trophy is held over the first 36 holes. Team Ontario is aiming for its fifth consecutive inter-provincial team victory. The trio of Rank, Bunker and Toronto native Patrick Forbes won with a score of 8 under. Team British Columbia finished runner-up at 2 over.
In addition to the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur title, the 2019 champion will receive an exemption into the 2020 RBC Canadian Open at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto from June 8-14.
Founded in 1912, Summit Golf Club was partially designed by famed golf course architect Stanley Thompson. The 2019 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship will be the fourth Golf Canada championship conducted at Summit Golf Club, along with the 1970 Canadian Junior Girls, the 1973 Canadian Men’s Amateur and the 1999 Canadian Men’s Senior Championships.
“We are truly honoured to host the prestigious Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Summit Golf Club,” said Director of Golf and General Manager Ian Leggatt. “We look forward to challenging this strong field with our historic golf course, in addition to showcasing the beautiful city of Richmond Hill and all it has to offer.”
Additional information about the tournament, including the full field and tee times is available here.
NOTABLES
Garrett Rank, Elmira, Ont.
Rank won the 2019 Western Amateur in early August, becoming the first Canadian since 1977 to capture the prestigious championship. The current NHL referee is a three-time winner of the event, but hasn’t had his named etched on the trophy since 2016. Rank represented Canada at the 2018 World Amateur Championship and the 31-year-old’s older brother, Kyle, is also in the field.
Joseph Deraney, Belden, Miss.
The defending champion is looking to become the seventh golfer to win back-to-back Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateurs. Deraney has won two tournaments in 2019 – the Mississippi State Amateur Championship and the Greenwood Invitational. As the 2018 champion, Deraney earned an exemption to the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, missing the cut.
Dave Bunker, Brampton, Ont.
A three-time winner of the event from 2008-2010, Bunker is looking to rebound after missing the cut in 2018. The 54-year-old has played well in 2019, earning two top-10 results at the Ontario Men’s Match Play Championship and the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship.
Todd Fanning, Winnipeg
Fanning has claimed the Mid-Master competition two years in a row, winning both the Mid-Master and Mid-Amateur in 2017. He played the RBC Canadian Open as a 50-year-old in 2018 – the fifth time he played the tournament and his first appearance in 16 years.
Rob Couture, Dallas
The former champion has played four tournaments thus far in 2019, with his best result being an eighth-place finish at the North Texas Mid-Amateur Championship – a tournament he has won on three occasions. Couture was the first non-Canadian to win the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur when he did so in 2011.
FAST FACTS
The Championship was first contested in 1987 and was originally known as the RCGA Pre-Seniors Championship before it was renamed to its current name in 1989.
The inter-provincial team championship for the R. Bruce Forbes Trophy was first conducted in 1992 and is played concurrently over the first two rounds of stroke play.
Graham Cooke of Hudson, Que. and Stu Hamilton of Brampton, Ont. captured 11 of the first 20 championships played. Cooke was the inaugural champion in 1987 and has the most event wins with seven.
The defending champion is Joseph Deraney, who won the title by posting a final round of 65.
Three players have won the event three times in a row: Garrett Rank, Dave Bunker and Graham Cooke – no one has won it four straight years.
The format changed from match to stroke play in 2006, with the Mid-Master category introduced for golfers over the age of 40.
In 2018, Team Ontario won the inter-provincial R. Bruce Forbes Trophy for the fourth straight year.
Mills, Meaghers, McLaughlins, Gauvins and Wards take Titles at Family Classic & Jim Connolly Little Swingers
The players of the 2019 NB Family Classic and the 3rd annual Jim Connolly “Little Swingers” joined us at The Riverside Golf & Country Club on Monday. The Family classic is played as a Pinehurst alternate shot format where we hope all family members were still talking to each other at the end of their round. There are 4 categories, the Mother/Daughter, Mother/Son, Father/Daughter and Father/Son in this great tournament.
The Jim Connolly “Little Swingers” Event is in memory of long-time Riverside Golf Professional Jim Connolly as his junior clinics for kids under the age of 10 are well known. In the Little Swingers division, the 8 juniors joined in a clinic taught by Riverside’s Head Professional (and Jim Connolly’s son), Don Connolly and Golf NB’s Technical Director, Bari Gourley. The fathers all watched and listened in on the tips being given by the Pros. They then headed up to the 10th tee to play on the back nine from the lengthened “family tees”. The pressure was on Steve and Connor Weatherhead from the Westfield Golf & Country Club, who were the 2-time defending champions but they settled for the runner-up position this year. They managed an amazing 2-under par 34 with birdies on holes 11, 14, 17 and a lone par on the always tough 10th hole. They were outplayed by the Hampton Golf Club duo of General Manager, Craig Mills and his son Ethan who fired an outstanding 5-under par 31 with an eagle on the 14th hole, birdies on holes 12, 15, 16 and 17 and a bogey on 18. After the round all of the kids all took part in a mini-putt tournament made with lots of obstacles on the putting green, a meal and then each junior won a prize and received a bag of candy.
The Mother/Daughter Division was once again won by the Kathy (Fredericton Golf Club) and Kathryn Meagher Golf NB Gold Member) for the 6th time in a row and 12 times overall. That is quite a feat! They shot an 82 on the par 72 layout and won by 4 shots over Kathy Power from the Fredericton Golf Club and her daughter Lindsey from Nova Scotia. Following one-shot back was Mona Meldrum from Sackville and her daughter Sara from North Carolina.
The Mother/Son division saw a winning team from the past come back and win again. Debbie and Steve McLaughlin from Fox Creek and the Moncton Golf Club respectively, shot a 79 to claim the title after their last win in 2015. Last year’s champions Lois and Greg Stewart from the host club, came in second this year and 3-shots back with an 82. Another shot back at 83 was a new pairing for the tournament, Monique and Patrick Livingston from the Fredericton Golf Club.
We had new champions in the Father/Daughter grouping after Team NB Junior Girl member, Julie Gauvin and her dad, Pierre, both from Fox Creek, fired a 3-over par 75. The started with a 39 on the front but caught fire on the back nine with a 2-under 34 with birdies on 13, 14 and 17 and a bogey on 18. The runner-up position went to an old favourite Doug Sullivan who played with his granddaughter, Claire Konning this year who shot a 38-39 =77. Another shot back at 78 was Riverside’s own Tracy Gallant and her father Ed Moore of Kingswood.
Finishing off the day was the Father/Son division that had 30 teams competing for the Championship. We crowned new champions (but past champions) in Jeff and Jake Ward from Gage Golf Club and Kingswood. They had a great day with a 3-under 33 on the front with birdies on holes 2, 3, 6 and 9 and a bogey on hole 7. On the back nine they followed up with a 2-under 34 with birdies on holes 12 and 14 and 7 pars. Placing in second position was Will and James Simonds of the home club who shot a 1-over par 73 with 8 pars and a double bogey on the front nine and a 1-under par 35 on the back with birdies on 12, 15 and 16 and bogeys on 11 and 18. Tied for 3rd place, one shot back at 2-over par 74 was Riverside’s Associate Pro James Sinclair and his dad Greg along with another Riverside member, Josh Hurley and his father Dan from the Hampton Golf Club. Another shot back at 75 was last year’s champions Nick and Darren Ritchie.
The Riverside Country Club was a fantastic host again this year for this event, the course was in great shape, and everyone had a great time. Head Professional, Don Connolly was very excited about hosting the event for the third year in a row and was happy to see the Jim Connolly Little Swingers Event continue again this year. Not many tournaments can you have an 5 year old playing, and three players in their 80s also playing in the same tournament. All in all, it was a great day even though Mother Nature decided to drizzle down on us for some of the day. The Family Classic is a special day and it is all about Fun and being with family.Thanks to all the players and especially the kids for putting up with their parents today!
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The 2019 NB Family Classic, Adult Junior and Jim Connolly “Little Swingers” Heads Back to The Riverside Country Club
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For Immediate Release –
2019 Jim Connolly ” Little Swingers” Tee Times
2019 NB Family Classic and Adult/Junior Tee Times
The NB Family Classic & the Jim Connolly “Little Swingers” are set to return to the Riverside Country Club on August 19th, 2019 for their third consecutive year. Jim Connolly called Riverside home for over 37 years and developed the “Little Swingers” junior program for ages 5 to 10. What started out as a club program has since been adopted at the national level and has transformed into what we know as the Future Links National Program. Monday’s event will see 8 “Little Swingers” and their fathers in action, with 2-time defending champions Scott & Connor Weatherhead of Westfield Golf and Country Club returning and going for the three-peat. Trying to derail the Weatherhead team will be Jason and Jack Snow as well as Craig and Ethan Mills all from the Hampton Golf Club. The Little Swingers will start their day at 8:30 am with a clinic hosted by PGA of Canada Teaching Professional and Golf NB Technical Director Bari Gourley alongside Don Connolly, Head Professional at The Riverside Country Club. From there they will climb the hill to the 10th tee to start their 9-hole event with the first tee time at 9:30 and the last at 10:00 am.
Just before the Little Swingers start their rounds, the NB Family Classic will begin at 9:00 am off the number one tee with the Mother/Daughter division starting first. 12-time Mother/Daughter winners and the 2018 defending champions, Kathryn & Kathy Meagher of Fredericton Golf Club, will be teeing it up for another year in hopes of staying on top of their division. The 2018 runner-up (and first-time competitors) team of Mona and Sara Meldrum of Sackville Country Club were only 1 shot behind the leading pair by the end of their 18 holes last year and this year they are returning with the title in their grasp and desire to take it home. The Father/Daughter division will see at least 1 new champion as defending champion Doug Sullivan, owner of Country Meadows has paired himself with granddaughter Claire Konning this year since Susan is unable to compete. In the running and looking to add their names to the trophy are 11 teams including last year’s runner-up team of Ed Moore and Tracy Gallant. Carole and Brian Dalrymple cannot defend their Mother/Son title this year as Brian is playing in the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Ontario so 6 teams will be seeing whose names will adorn the trophy. Past Champions, Lois and Greg Stewart from the home club and Debbie and Steve McLaughlin from Fox Creek are looking forward to the prospect becoming Champions again. Defending Champions Darren and Nick Ritchie who hail from the Hampton Golf Club are back to defend their title in the Father/Son division. They will receive some pressure from the Shannon duo from Welsford, Kingswood Apprentice Golf Professional Jake Ward and his Dad Jeff, as well as Dan and Josh Hurley from Hampton Golf Club and the Riverside Country Club, respectively.
It is going to be a fun yet competitive day at the Riverside Country Club on Monday August 19th for the Golf NB Family Classic. We look forward to families coming together to enjoy the game of golf we all love.
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Defending champion Brooke Henderson ready to challenge world’s best golfers at 2019 CP Women’s Open
AURORA, Ont. – Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific (CP) announced today the full field of competitors set to challenge for the 2019 CP Women’s Open taking place August 19-25 at Magna Golf Club in Aurora, Ont.
Defending champion Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., will battle one of the strongest fields on the LPGA Tour including 96 of the top 100 players on the 2019 LPGA Tour List and 17 in-year tournament winners. Henderson, currently ranked sixth on the LPGA Tour Money List and eighth on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, has two LPGA Tour wins on the season and her nine career LPGA Tour victories are the most ever by a Canadian on the LPGA or PGA Tour. Her victory in 2018 at The Wascana Country Club in Regina, Sask. made her the first Canadian since Jocelyne Bourassa 45 years prior to win the National Women’s Open.
A stellar field of international stars are lined up to challenge Henderson at Magna including nine of the top 10 players on the LPGA Money List – Jin Young Ko (No. 1), Jeongeun Lee6 (No. 2), Sung Hyun Park (No. 3), Lexi Thompson (No. 4), Minjee Lee (No. 5), Sei Young Kim (No. 7), Ariya Jutanugarn (No. 8) and Nelly Korda (No. 9).
Henderson also headlines a group of nine past champions coming to Aurora including three-time winner Lydia Ko (2012, 2013, 2015) in search of her record fourth title. Other past champions confirmed include Sung Hyun Park (2017), Ariya Jutanugarn (2016), So Yeon Ryu (2014), Suzann Pettersen (2009), Katherine Kirk (2008), Cristie Kerr (2006) and Juli Inkster (1984).
Other global LPGA Tour stars confirmed among the 156-player field include Jessica Korda, Paula Creamer, Daniel Kang, Shanshan Fang, Morgan Pressel, Anna Nordqvist, Carlota Ciganda, Nasa Hataoka, Moriya Jutanugarn, Charley Hull, Angel Yin, Jennifer Kupcho and Maria Fassi.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the world’s best golfers to Magna Golf Club as the CP Women’s Open returns to the Greater Toronto Area for the first time in 17 years,” said Tournament Director Ryan Paul. “Our field, with 96 of the top 100 players on the 2019 LPGA Money List including 17 in-year winners, nine past champions and the very best rising talents in Canadian and international golf, is second to none. With Brooke [Henderson] coming in as our defending champion, golf fans will be treated to an incredible golf experience next week in Aurora.”
A full field list of players confirmed to compete in the 2019 CP Women’s Open is available online here.
The field of 156 competitors will vie for the US$2.25 million purse with the champion taking home $337,500.
FIFTEEN CANADIANS TO COMPETE AT MAGNA GOLF CLUB….
Led by Canadian sensation and CP Ambassador Brooke Henderson, 15 Canadians are currently confirmed to challenge for the CP Women’s Open including LPGA Tour regulars Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Anne-Catharine Tanguay of Quebec City and Brittany Marchand of Orangeville, Ont. Previously confirmed LPGA Tour rookie Jaclyn Lee of Calgary was forced to withdraw with an injury.
Also competing will be Symetra Tour players Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., Megan Osland of Kelowna, B.C. and Valerie Tanguay of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que. along with Team Canada Young Pro Squad member Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont.
Recent Pan Am Games mixed team bronze medalists Brigitte Thibault of Rosemère, Que., and Mary Parsons of Delta, B.C. will be joined by National Junior Squad members Emily Zhu of Richmond Hill, Ont. and Céleste Dao of Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Que.
Four-time LPGA Tour winner, CP Ambassador and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Member Lorie Kane will make her record 29th appearance in the National Open.
The youngest player in the field will be 12-year old Michelle Liu of Vancouver who earned an exemption as the low Canadian at the recent Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.
FINAL FOUR EXEMPTIONS MONDAY AT SCARBORO GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
On Monday, August 19, the LPGA Tour will conduct an 18-hole stroke play qualifier at Scarboro Golf and Country Club to determine the final four exemptions directly into the 2019 CP Women’s Open. A full list of players competing is available online here.
2019 CP WOMEN’S OPEN TICKETS
One of Canada’s premier annual sporting events, the CP Women’s Open features miles of front row seating for golf fans to experience Canada’s lone stop on the LPGA Tour and cheer on Canadian sensation and CP Ambassador Brooke Henderson as she defends her national title on home soil.
General admission tickets, starting at just $20 for early week access, provide access to the grounds to get an up-close look at the stars of the LPGA Tour. Tournament rounds for Thursday, Friday and Saturday are just $50; a Sunday final-round ticket is $60; and a weeklong, fully transferable badge is $120.
A specially priced youth ticket (13-17 years old) is also available while juniors aged 12-and-under gain FREE grounds admission all week long.
In addition to general admission tickets, a limited number of upgraded spectator viewing experiences are still available. A full list of ticket packages and pricing is available online at www.cpwomensopen.com/tickets.
CP HAS HEART IN SUPPORT OF SICKKIDS FOUNDATION
Canadian Pacific will continue its history of making a substantial donation to the host community through its CP Has Heart community investment program. In the five years of CP’s title sponsorship of the CP Women’s Open, $8.5 million has been raised to support children’s heart health in communities across Canada. This year, the campaign will benefit SickKids Foundation, the primary charity partner for the 2019 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, as well as Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ont. For more information on CP Has Heart, visit www.cphasheart.com.
BIRDIES FOR HEART
You can help fundraise for an upgraded Cardiac Operating Suite at SickKids by pledging a donation amount or per birdie for 2019 CP Women’s Open tournament play. Whenever a LPGA Tour player sinks a birdie on the 17th hole, your chosen dollar amount is donated to SickKids Foundation. For all donations made through Birdies For Heart, spectator support will be matched by CP. To participate, please click here.
TELEVISION COVERAGE…
Thursday, August 22 – Golf Channel/TSN/RDS – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Friday, August 23 – Golf Channel/TSN/RDS – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 24 – Golf Channel/TSN/RDS – 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 25 – Golf Channel/TSN/RDS – 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
* All times local.
CP WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TO KICK OFF TOURNAMENT WEEK
Golf Canada and Canadian Pacific are proud to host the second annual CP Women’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday, August 20 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North in Richmond Hill, Ont., as part of the weeklong excitement of the 2019 CP Women’s Open. The CP Women’s Leadership Summit will bring together like-minded businesswomen from across the country for a day of networking, empowerment and philanthropy. The Summit will also raise awareness for the CP Women’s Open, with attendees receiving access to the tournament during the week.
Keynote speaker Roberta Bowman, Chief Brand & Communications Officer of the LPGA will be joined by LPGA Tour Professional Mariah Stackhouse for an athlete Q&A. Attendees will hear from business leaders Maeghan Albiston, Assistant Vice-President of Investor Relations & Pensions at CP, Anne Simard, Chief Mission & Research Officer of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Jennifer Tory, Chief Administrative Officer of RBC. A new addition to the leadership summit in 2019 is the athlete panel, which will feature four accomplished Canadian Olympians—speed skater Anastasia Bucsis, soccer goalkeeper Karina Leblanc, multi-sport star Georgia Simmerling and two-time ice hockey gold medalist Natalie Spooner. Rogers Sportsnet Central Co-Anchor Evanka Osmak will act as the emcee and panel moderator for the event.
For more information about the CP Women’s Leadership Summit, including tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.cpwomensopen.com/wls.