Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – CN and the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) are pleased to announce the championship schedule for the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Tour, Canada’s only developmental golf tour for women.
This season’s scheduled Tour events, which include a practice round, 9-hole Pro-Am and 36-holes of competition, will be held May 24-26 at Seymour Golf and Country Club in North Vancouver, B.C.; June 7-9 at the Cutten Club in Guelph, Ont.; and July 13-15 at Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Que.
A notable change to the 2009 campaign will see the total season prize money increased to $180,000 (CDN). Additionally, the total number of Tour events has been reduced from four to three for the 2009 season. With the total purse increase, each 36-hole championship purse will increase from $41,250 to $60,000 for the 2009 Tour season with each champion being awarded a $10,000 winners’ cheque.
“The 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Tour season is going to be our finest to date,” said Richard Kuypers, Tournament Coordinator, CN Canadians Women Open. “We have made some significant enhancements including an increase in the purse per tournament, which will undoubtedly help to attract the best field of competitors to our championships.”
Another notable change to the upcoming championship season will see an increase in the number of Tour exemptions available into the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open, August 31-September 6 at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club in Calgary.
In 2008, six exemptions were made available through the CN Canadian Women’s Tour while this season will include a seventh exemption into Canada’s only LPGA Tour event. The winner from each of the three Tour events will receive an exemption directly into the CN Canadian Women’s Open with the additional four exemptions being awarded based on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour Order of Merit standings.
“CN is committed to promoting the game of golf in local communities,” said Mark Wallace, Assistant Vice-President, Public Affairs. “The venues for this season are truly first-class. We look forward to helping bring the CN Canadian Women’s Tour to these great cities, as CN continues to work at positively influencing every community in which our trains operate.”
Seymour Golf and Country Club will open the Tour’s 2009 season, hosting their first RCGA sanctioned event, while The Cutten Club, a Stanley Thompson original design which has hosted several provincial championships, will be the Tour’s second stop of the season. The final tournament will be held at Hillsdale Golf and Country Club, host of the 1998 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
Many of Canada’s elite female golfers have used the CN Canadian Women’s Tour to hone their skills and develop as athletes both on and off the course. CN Canadian Women’s Tour alumnae Lorie Kane, Alena Sharp, Samantha Richdale, Jessica Shepley and Cindy Pasechnik have all used their experiences on the Canadian development circuit as a catalyst to future successes.
CN DELIVERS THE GREAT GAME OF GOLF
CN is proud to support golf in Canada and is pleased to bring the best of women’s professional golf to Canada with its title sponsorship of the CN Canadian Women’s Open and the CN Canadian Women’s Tour. In addition to supporting women’s golf, CN contributes to the development of golf among young people across the country through its sponsorship of the CN Future Links program. CN is pleased to work with the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) to help develop golf as a sport for women and juniors across Canada and to increase the accessibility of golf to recreational and competitive golfers. Visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT CN CANADIAN WOMEN’S TOUR
Conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the CN Canadian Women's Tour is one of the world’s premier developmental tours, attracting rising Canadian and international female golf professionals as well as top female amateurs. The only women's developmental tour in Canada, the CN Canadian Women's Tour will offer premier championship play at locations across Canada, competitive purses and the opportunity to earn exemptions into the CN Canadian Women's Open, Canada's only LPGA Tour event. LPGA Tour professionals such as Lorie Kane and Alena Sharp competed on the Canadian Women's Tour, and used their experiences as a springboard to future success. For more information about the Canadian Women’s Tour visit www.CNcanadianwomenstour.com.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
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