Harlech, Wales (RCGA) – Six Canadians, including the entire National Women’s Amateur Team, will compete next week at the 106th staging of the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Golf Championship from June 9-13 at the Royal St. David’s Golf Club in Harlech, Wales.
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., will return looking to improve on her performance last year where she was the top Canuck advancing to Round of 8 in match play. Joining LeBlanc from the National Women’s Amateur team will be Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., Kira Meixner of Richmond, B.C., and Sue Kim of Langley, B.C.
National Women’s Development team members Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont., and Nicole Vandermade of Brantford, Ont., will also compete in the championship.
LeBlanc, Sherlock and Meixner will also represent Team Canada as 12 nations compete for the Team Award during the stroke play competition. They will also play a warm-up match against the French National Team on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the famous Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake, a previous Open Championship venue.
“This year’s team is an extremely talented group of golfers,” said Dean Spriddle, RCGA Women’s National Coach who will accompany the team along with Assistant Coach, Robert Ratcliffe. “We have seen some tremendous play from these golfers this year, and they have undoubtedly earned the right to represent our country on the world stage.”
Play begins Tuesday with the first two rounds of stroke play acting as a qualifier for the match play which begins Thursday. World Golf Hall of Fame member and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Streit is the only Canadian to ever win the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship having claimed the title in 1953.
Post-round results for the 2009 Ladies’ British Open Amateur can be found at www.lgu.org or visit www.rcga.org for more information.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment and elite competitive opportunities.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org.
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, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, 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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