PGA of Canada announces full field for PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by Nike Golf

PGA of Canada announces full field for 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 winners share)

Kane, Sharp, Shepley, Sherlock & Beisiegel headline stacked field

(ACTON, ON) August 19, 2011: The PGA of Canada announced today the full field of women competing in the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada presented by Nike Golf including a number of PGA of Canada members, LPGA and Futures Tour members and a Canadian Tour player. The event will be contested at Bayview Golf and Country Club, in Thornhill, ON August 30th to September 1st.

The full field includes:
Agnew, Lacey M. Jonesboro, GA, USA
Bader, Beth Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Bavaird, Laura Grosse Ile, MI, USA
Bell, Morgan Charlottetown, PEI
Bieber, Stacey Winnipeg, MN
Beisiegel, Izzy Saint-Hilaire, QC
Brown, Ginny Austin, TX, USA
Cahill, Lanie Watertown, NY, USA
Calderone, Emma Toronto, ON
Carafiello, Jessica Coral Springs, FL, USA
Carroll, Ann** Mississauga, ON
Cashaback, Julie Ottawa, ON
Chapman, Megan Thornbury, ON
Childs, Clarissa Columbia, SC, USA
Cho, Christine Kent, WA, USA
Choi, Susan Natick, MS, USA
Connor, Rachel Manchester, England
Core-Gunn, Melissa Kanata, ON
Cox, Sydney Edmond, OK, USA
Davies, Lucy Los Angeles, California, USA
Dotson, Elizabeth White Bluff, TN, USA
Drane, Angela Vernon River, PEI
Dunn, Moira Utica, NY
Ewart, Jodi North Yorkshire, England
Ferguson, Rhonda Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ferrero, Lisa Lodi, CA, USA
Forshner, Nicole Banff, AB
Foster, Christina Concord, ON
Fraccola, Jillian Manlius, NY, USA
Hall, Mary-Jane** Thornhill, ON
Harter, Courtney Clearwater, FL, USA
Jandel, Emma Dayton, OH, USA
Jaszek, Jennifer Brantford, ON
Johnson, Alana I Litchfield Park, AZ, USA
Johnston, Brittany Akron, OH, USA
Kane, Lorie Charlottetown, PEI
Kim, Alexa Toronto, ON
Kim, Anna (Youn Jin) Toronto, ON
Kim, Sue Langley, BC
Kovacs, Eva Toronto, ON
LaFollette, Lisa Mililani, Hawaii, USA
Lapierre, Andree Toronto, ON
LeBlanc, Maude-Aimee Sherbrooke, QC
Mabanta, Melissa Langley, BC
Markovich, Stefi Port Colborne, ON
Maunu, Lisa St. Thomas, ON
McDermott, Theresa Cambridge, ON
McNicoll, Katy Carnoustie, Scotland
McPhee, Amanda Winchester, MA, USA
Mielbrecht, Lauren Gulf Stream, FL, USA
Mussani, Salimah Burlington, ON
Quan, Carol** Toronto, ON
Quilty, Mary-Pat Midland, ON
Richdale, Samantha Kelowna, BC
Ritchie, Lianne** Whitby, ON
Robles, Elena Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Rowe, Carrie St. Augustine, FL, USA
Rybski, Laurie Thornhill, ON
Sadekar, Seema Toronto, ON
Sapone, Sabrina Montréal, QC
Saran, Raman Calgary, AB
Schepperle, Candace Birmingham, AL, USA
Schetagne, Sylvie Delson-Laval, QC
Scott, Anna Consett, England
Sharp, Alena Hamilton, ON
Shephard, Linda** Brighton, ON
Shepley, Jessica Oakville, ON
Sherk, Cathy** Belleville, ON
Sherlock, Stephanie Barrie, ON
Sholer, Ashley Hamilton, ON
Shon, Kelly Port Washington, NY
Skidmore, Renée Everett, WA, USA
Smith, Ashley Calgary, AB
Smith, Lindsey London, ON
Smurlick, Sarah-Anne Hamilton, ON
Steciuk, Maggie London, ON
Tamulis, Kristin Naples, Florida
Taylor, Emma Newmarket, ON
Thomson, Christin Fort Frances, ON
Tomlinson, Julie Noblesville, IN
Trainor, Margaret Dundas, ON
Vaughan, Carrie Rothesay, NB
Williams, Kim Bethesda, ML
Woolner, Shelley** Georgetown, ON
Wyne, Jillian Calgary, ON
** denotes Legends Division

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the championship. To celebrate this occasion the PGA of Canada has added a Legends Division to the event in addition to the 36-hole stroke championship.
The pairings are expected to be released on Friday, August 26.

The Tournament 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.

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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

NOTE TO MEDIA: Media credentials will be available on-site. Please enquire during tournament week at the PGA of Canada office at Bayview Golf and Country Club.

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 .