PGA of Canada Announces Details of the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by NIKE Golf
PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by NIKE Golf
Venue: Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill, ON
Date: August 30 to September 1
Format: 36-hole stroke-play including 36-hole Legends competition
Par: 37/36/73
Purse: $70,000 ($12,000)
(ACTON, ON) AUGUST 4, 2011: The PGA of Canada announced details of the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by NIKE Golf today. 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the Championship, an event that was first played in 1987 at The Ladies Golf Club of Toronto. This year’s event will be hosted at Bayview Golf and Country Club, in Thornhill, ON August 30th to September 1st.
The field will include several top golfers from both Canada and the United States including defending champion Laura Bavaird of Grosse Ile., MI.
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the championship the PGA of Canada has added a Legends Division to the event. PGA members Mary-Jane Hall, Shelley Woolner and Cathy Sherk a two-time winner of the event and the first champion in 1987 have all confirmed their entry into the field.
As the August 12th deadline for registration approaches, many more women including several from the LPGA and Futures Tour are expected to compete for the $70,000 purse.
Tournament week will kick-off with practice rounds and the Simmlands Insurance Pro-Am in support of Women of Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) on Tuesday, August 30th, championship play will be conducted Wednesday, August 31st and Thursday, September 1st with 18 holes of stroke-play each day.
This will be the third time the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada will be contested at Bayview’s impeccably groomed, 18-hole championship golf course. The course designed in 1960 by Canadian Golf Hall of Fame architect Robbie Robinson was renovated by course designer Doug Carrick and is consistently ranked among the top courses in Canada.
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For more information contact:
Kelly Dixon
Director of Communications & Marketing
PGA of Canada
kelly@cpga.com
800.782.5764, ext 234
Adam LeBrun
Tournament Director
PGA of Canada
adam@cpga.com
800.782.5764 ext 227
About the PGA of Canada
The PGA of Canada was established in 1911 and is the second oldest and third largest professional golf association in the world. The PGA of Canada is a non-profit Association comprised of 3,700 golf professionals across the country. The Association’s mandate is to develop, promote and support members as experts in the game and business of golf and, in so doing, serves both its Members’ needs and those of the golfing public through the association’s varied programs and events. The association consists of the National Office located in Acton, Ontario and nine Zone Offices located across the country.
About Nike Golf Canada
Based in Thornhill, Ontario, Nike Golf Canada markets, sells and distributes industry leading Nike Golf equipment, apparel, balls, footwear, bags and accessories throughout Canada. Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to honouring and respecting the traditions and heritage of the game, and to providing committed golfers with the absolute best equipment in the game. For more information on Nike Golf Canada, visit www.nikegolf.ca . Journalists seeking editorial information and downloadable images, visit www.nikegolf.com/presscenter .
Venue: Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill, ON
Date: August 30 to September 1
Format: 36-hole stroke-play including 36-hole Legends competition
Par: 37/36/73
Purse: $70,000 ($12,000)
(ACTON, ON) AUGUST 4, 2011: The PGA of Canada announced details of the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by NIKE Golf today. 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the Championship, an event that was first played in 1987 at The Ladies Golf Club of Toronto. This year’s event will be hosted at Bayview Golf and Country Club, in Thornhill, ON August 30th to September 1st.
The field will include several top golfers from both Canada and the United States including defending champion Laura Bavaird of Grosse Ile., MI.
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the championship the PGA of Canada has added a Legends Division to the event. PGA members Mary-Jane Hall, Shelley Woolner and Cathy Sherk a two-time winner of the event and the first champion in 1987 have all confirmed their entry into the field.
As the August 12th deadline for registration approaches, many more women including several from the LPGA and Futures Tour are expected to compete for the $70,000 purse.
Tournament week will kick-off with practice rounds and the Simmlands Insurance Pro-Am in support of Women of Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) on Tuesday, August 30th, championship play will be conducted Wednesday, August 31st and Thursday, September 1st with 18 holes of stroke-play each day.
This will be the third time the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada will be contested at Bayview’s impeccably groomed, 18-hole championship golf course. The course designed in 1960 by Canadian Golf Hall of Fame architect Robbie Robinson was renovated by course designer Doug Carrick and is consistently ranked among the top courses in Canada.
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For more information contact:
Kelly Dixon
Director of Communications & Marketing
PGA of Canada
kelly@cpga.com
800.782.5764, ext 234
Adam LeBrun
Tournament Director
PGA of Canada
adam@cpga.com
800.782.5764 ext 227
About the PGA of Canada
The PGA of Canada was established in 1911 and is the second oldest and third largest professional golf association in the world. The PGA of Canada is a non-profit Association comprised of 3,700 golf professionals across the country. The Association’s mandate is to develop, promote and support members as experts in the game and business of golf and, in so doing, serves both its Members’ needs and those of the golfing public through the association’s varied programs and events. The association consists of the National Office located in Acton, Ontario and nine Zone Offices located across the country.
About Nike Golf Canada
Based in Thornhill, Ontario, Nike Golf Canada markets, sells and distributes industry leading Nike Golf equipment, apparel, balls, footwear, bags and accessories throughout Canada. Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to honouring and respecting the traditions and heritage of the game, and to providing committed golfers with the absolute best equipment in the game. For more information on Nike Golf Canada, visit www.nikegolf.ca . Journalists seeking editorial information and downloadable images, visit www.nikegolf.com/presscenter .