June 23, 2016

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June 23, 2016
Sport development
Our regional associations and volunteers
Our competitions and athletes
What's new in the industry?
Coming up
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Sport Development
School visitation by golf professionals
Pierre Dugas and Maxime Paiement who are in charge of the Junior Golf Development Centre (JGDC)
at the Cowansville golf club visited École St­Jean. They were assisted by Antoine Fortin who
recently took the Community Golf Coach training. See for yourself...
She Swings, She Scores grants
Come play golf with your team!
As part of the She Swings, She Score program, you could invite one
of your local women’s teams to visit your golf club and discover the
FUNdamentals of our sport. A $500 grant could help you carry out
this project. Read more...
Women's golf clinic
On June 9, Debbie Savoy Morel and her team of golf professionals
at Le Mirage hosted the Short Game ­ Golf Day for Women. The last
100 yards were discussed as controling your yardage when using a
wedge or a putter can be crucial to your score. Photo album o n
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wedge or a putter can be crucial to your score. Photo album o n
Facebook...
Our regional associations and volunteers
Eastern Townships | Junior golfers
featured at Cowansville
This summer, Golf Québec is proud to team up with the
Cowansville golf club which is home to one of the twelve Junior Golf
Development Centres (JGDC) of the province. Their organizing
committee members are truly dedicated to making the Provincial
Junior Championship an outstanding sports event that will
contribute to raising awareness for the game of golf towards local
children. Read more...
Montréal | Let's play golf
Right in the middle of the city, Golf municipal de Montréal invites
c h i l d r e n o f 7 t o 1 6 y e a r s o l d t o register i n t h e CN Future
Links program conducted by Sports Montréal. Young participants
will get the opportunity to discover the FUNdamentals, rules and
etiquette of the game. Read more (in French)...
Montréal | The First Drive Tour is starting
A first event of the First Drive Tour was presented on Sunday at the
Elm Ridge Country Club. Photo album on Facebook... Don't forget
that similar activities will be organized for children of 7 to 12 years
old, in every region, during the whole golf season. Register!
Abitibi­Témiscamingue | A region bathed
in daylight
Due to its geographic location, Abitibi is a golfers' paradise for
those who like to play in the evening. This time of year, it is possible
to drive balls up to 10:00 pm without risking to lose them in the dark.
Read more on Le Journal de Montréal (in French)...
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Our competitions and athletes
A first in Québec: the Future Pros' Championship
Golf Québec created this competition to showcase its best golf talents aged 17 to 24 years old, provide
them with the opportunity to measure up to other excellent Canadian players, and let them prove that
they are ready to move on on their paths towards professional tours. Their competition is in full swing
this week at the Elm Ridge Country Club. Read more...
2016 Québec Games qualifiers
During the nine days of the event, a total of 3,700 athletes under 18
years of age will compete in various events promoting some twenty
sporting disciplines. Since close to 45 years, the Québec Games
have been the largest multisport event in the province and golf will
be part of it! Read more... Photo credit by Golf Québec: Sarah­Ève
Rhéaume won the gold medal for La Capitale­Nationale in 2014.
Understand the Pace of Play Policy
Our certified rules officials are volunteers. They are available in our
events to help you understand the rules and policies as well as
explain your options. At Golf Québec, the Group Pace of Play Policy
enables most of our competitors to complete their rounds in less
than 4 hours and 30 minutes. Read more...
Canada finishes 11th
Team Canada Men’s Development Squad struggled to close out
their final round on Friday at the Chukyo Golf Club, carding a
collective 4­over par to drop to an 11th place finish at the 24th
annual Toyota Junior Golf World Cup presented by JAL. Read more
on Golf Canada... Photo credit by Golf Québec: Charles­Éric
Bélanger of Royal Québec is a member of this team. He tied for
47th with +11.
Marc­Étienne Bussières, the best at PGA
Championship of Canada
Marc­Etienne Bussieres captured the 2016 PGA Championship of
Canada sponsored by Mr. Lube and presented by TaylorMade­
adidas Golf Thursday at Victoria Golf Club. Read more on the PGA
of Canada...
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Introducing the Golf Podium Predictor
In celebration of golf’s imminent return to the Olympic Games in Rio this summer, Golf Canada, its
NAGA partners, the 10 Provincial Golf Associations and MacKenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada are proud
to join forces again to announce the launch of the Golf Canada Golf Podium Predictor Contest – just
one of the many new features of the newly revamped golfcanadagolf.ca site. Read more on Golf
Canada...
Golf Québec / Golf Canada membership benefits
Coming up
Coming up
Futures Pros' Championship: June 20 to 23 (Elm Ridge)
Happy St­Jean Baptiste Day to all!
Assante Optimiste Classic: June 25 and 26 (Glendale) ­ Conference on the Development of
Children in a Sports Context on Saturday
Golf Fore the Cure presented by Subaru
The program is aimed to grow women’s participation in the game of golf by
introducing them to the game through fun, non­intimidating activities while raising funds to fight cancer.
Our 2016 objective is to see 30 Québec golf clubs running an event. Register now, it's free!
Coming up in the month of June:
June 24 ­ Club de golf Saguenay Arvida
July 5 ­ Club de golf Napierville
July 9 ­ Club Sport Belvédère
Women's golf clinic at Golf Le Mirage
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August 27 ­ 2016 Golf Strategy Day for Women (For more information ­ To register)
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Women's golf clinic at Golf Le Mirage
August 27 ­ 2016 Golf Strategy Day for Women (For more information ­ To register)
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