Ariya Jutanugarn: Enjoying success on Canadian soil
In any given profession, with success comes recognition. And of course, the same applies in the sport of golf.
With that said, former world No. 1, Ariya Jutanugarn, from Bangkok, Thailand has certainly made her mark in Canada given her recent success on Canadian soil.
Last August after winning the 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open by four strokes at the Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary, Jutanugarn expressed how much she enjoyed playing in Canada and also spoke about how much she looked forward to coming back.
And she wasn’t kidding.
In early June, she returned to Canada for the Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ont. – and the 21-year-old did it in style as she won the tournament in a dramatic three-way playoff.
#TBT to Ariya @jutanugarn winning the Canadian women's "Triple Crown"
2012 – #CDNWAm ?
2016 – @cpwomensopen ?
2017 – @ManulifeClassic ? pic.twitter.com/yMsZqNS5tc— Golf Canada (@TheGolfCanada) June 15, 2017
In the final round at the Whistle Bear Golf Club, Jutanugarn shot a 3-under-par 69 to pull into a three way tie with Lexi Thompson of the United States and In Gee Chun of South Korea after 18 holes.
With both Thompson and Chun missing their birdie attempts on the first playoff hole, Jutanugarn calmly stepped up and sank a 25 foot putt to claim the victory; and also the distinction as the world No. 1 at the time.
“She made a really good putt. It was perfect,” said Chun, the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open Champion and 2016 LPGA Rookie of the Year.
The title at the Manulife LPGA Classic was Jutanugarn’s first of 2017; and in her post-victory press conference she spoke about the level of her game leading up to start of the tournament – which she felt was anything but perfect.
“I just can’t believe I won the tournament. I didn’t expect anything at all, because when I got here I didn’t feel comfortable with my swing. I (felt) like my tee shot (was) not that good,” she said candidly.
A couple days later at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan, after having some time to soak in her accomplishment and reflect, Jutanugarn spoke about of the significance of reaching world No. 1 – specifically as it relates to the people in her native Thailand.
“I think they (are) really excited about that and I’m really happy to be representing Thailand and I’m very proud of myself that I can make them happy,” said Jutanugarn, who is the first male or female golfer from Thailand to have reached world No. 1.
New number one on Rolex Rankings is @jutanugarn the 10th in the rankings history @LPGA pic.twitter.com/K9YkF5h1EY
— TSN Golf (@TSNGolf) June 5, 2017
According to the 2017 Meijer LPGA Classic champion, Brooke Henderson, Jutanugarn’s success has a lot to do with her unique combination of power combined with her soft hands on the greens.
“Ariya is an amazing player and a very powerful player – she hits it a long way. And she has an exceptional short game which is usually uncommon for that powerful of a player,” said the 19-year-old from Smith Falls, Ont. about Jutanugarn during a media day lead up to the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.
Henderson adds that she is motivated by Jutanugarn’s success and also has aspirations of reaching the pinnacle of her profession one day.
“I think that’s everyone’s goal out on the LPGA Tour which is to be the best player they can be; and to be the top player amongst everybody,” said the former Canadian national team member, who climbed to world No. 2 last summer.
“Becoming number 1 is a tough thing to accomplish because there’s a lot of hard work involved and a lot of good breaks that need to go your way.”
Despite losing the world No. 1 ranking to So Yeon Ryu after South Korean’s victory at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, Jutanugarn still holds the distinction as the reigning champion for the only two Canadian events on the LPGA schedule.
#LPGAWinnerSelfie with Ariya @Jutanugarn @ManulifeClassic. There are no repeat winner selfies so far in 2017! pic.twitter.com/RE6WA5Ut35
— #SolheimCup2017 ???? (@LPGA) June 11, 2017
However, that is something Henderson hopes to change when the CP Women’s Open tees off from Aug. 24-27 in her home golf course at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club.
The 19-year-old revealed recently at the media day for the CP Women’s Open that winning the title is one of the things on her bucket list.
With both Jutanugarn and Henderson currently playing their best golf, it bodes well for the potential of a budding rivalry between the two young stars over the summer and beyond.
While both share a healthy competitive spirit to be the best of the best in their profession, their success has also earned them recognition as role models and ambassadors of the sport.
Given that responsibility and honour, Jutanugarn was asked after her recent victory in Cambridge what her advice would be for the aspiring young golfers with the goal of reaching the pinnacle of the sport one day.
“Follow your dream and never give up,” replied the 21-year-old from Thailand. “That’s the key for me.”
Click here to buy tickets to see Jutanugarn, Henderson and the stars of the LPGA at the 2017 CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt from August 21-27.
Jhared Hack leads by one in Ottawa
Lake Mary, Florida’s Jhared Hack shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday at Hylands Golf Club to take the first-round lead at the National Capital Open to Support Our Troops, the ninth event of the 2017 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada season.
The 27-year old carded eight birdies and one bogey to sit one stroke ahead of Kimberley, British Columbia’s Jared du Toit, Dallas, Texas’ Kramer Hickok and Maysville, Kentucky’s Mark Blakefield after one round in Ottawa.
“I just stayed patient, man,” said Hack, who came to Ottawa motivated after a disappointing weekend in Calgary last week, where he shot rounds of 78-82. “I know I’ve said that a lot this year, but I kind of had a rough weekend last week and just wanted to learn from that. I made a lot of sloppy mistakes and decisions, and I wanted to be as stress-free as I could today. Obviously when you shoot 64, you’re not trying to – it just kind of happens.”
Already with two T3 finishes this year at the Bayview Place Cardtronics Open presented by Times Colonist and the Players Cup, Hack said he’s close to breaking through, especially after making the switch to a cross-handed putting grip before Thursday’s opening round.
“I switched to cross-hand for today. The putter’s been a little balky this whole season, so I just tried to find something to kind of believe in and feel like it’s consistent,” said Hack, who was pleased with the results. “I made some nice putts today that I definitely haven’t been making, and they went in with some conviction, so it’s nice to see that.”
Hickok, Blakefield and du Toit each managed opening rounds of 65, while nine players were at 5-under 66 after Thursday’s play. A total of 26 players were within three shots of the lead after Round One.
du Toit is coming off a standout amateur career that concluded in June with his senior season at Arizona State University, where he was named a 2017 NCAA 2nd team All-American.
The Kimberley, B.C. native is a member of Golf Canada’s National Team and captured the attention of the nation last year when he played his way into the final group on Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open before finishing T9.
“I think my biggest thing is staying patient. My time will come. If it’s this week, great. If it’s a year from now, great. If it never comes, who knows,” said du Toit. “One of the things I focus on is trying to stay patient, and I’ll do my best to string four good rounds together.”
Blakefield is making his eighth career start on the Mackenzie Tour this week. The University of Kentucky grad earned conditional status with a T9 finish at the USA East #1 Q-School this spring and has made five of seven cuts this year, including a season-best T11 finish at the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel.
In 2006, Blakefield helped the University of Kentucky to the SEC Championship along with teammate and current PGA TOUR member J.B. Holmes.
Hack is making his ninth career start on the Mackenzie Tour this week. He finished T3 earlier this year at both the Bayview Place Cardtronics Open presented by Times Colonist and the Players Cup and sits 11th on the Order of Merit.
In 2007, Hack won the prestigious Western Amateur, defeating Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson in Match Play on the way to the title. He turned pro after one semester at the University of Central Florida and owns 54 wins on various mini tours.
Hack spent the last two years on the Web.com Tour, recording three top-25 finishes in 35 starts. He finished 132nd and 109th on the Web.com Tour Money List in 2015 and 2016, respectively, and also owns extensive experience on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, with six top-10s in 25 career starts.
25-year old Hickok is in his first season on the Mackenzie Tour and ranks No. 3 on the Order of Merit thanks to a win at the Players Cup and a runner-up at the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel.
The University of Texas alum is a roommate of two-time major champion Jordan Spieth.
Hickok owns one pro win earlier this year on the Adams Tour and earned Mackenzie Tour status with a T15 finish at the British Columbia Q-School.
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Tip: Greenside chipping with Brooke Henderson
Canada’s Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., shares some expert tips to help you with chipping around the green.
Watch her perform in person this summer at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club from Aug. 21-27 – tickets are available here.
Team Canada’s Hugo Bernard advances to round of 32 at U.S. Amateur
Team Canada Amateur Squad’s Hugo Bernard cruised to victory in his round-of-64 match at the U.S. Amateur at The Rivieria Country Club, in Palisades, Calif., defeating John Hilliard Catanzaro (Gadsden, Ala.) 4 and 3 to advance to the round-of-32.
The Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., product got off to a strong start winning first four of the first five holes to hold a 3-up lead.
After Catanzaro battled back to 1-down heading to the back nine, Bernard, closed him out by winning holes No. 11, 12, and 14 before halving the fifteenth when Catanzaro was dormie.
"18 holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than 18 years across a desk.” #WednesdayWisdom #USAmateur pic.twitter.com/in7YOfywO9
— USGA (@USGA) August 16, 2017
Bernard will play No. 52 seed Will Zalatoris (Plano, Tex.) at 9:45 a.m.
Last week at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship Bernard played in the last group during the final round, but fell short of defending his 2016 title firing a 2-over-par 72 to finish in a tie for fourth.
Montreal’s Joey Savoie lost 2-down in the round-of-64 to the 2017 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion Zach Bauchou (Forest, Va.).
The third Canadian to advance to the round-of-64 Richmond, B.C., native Chris Crisologo lost 4 and 3 to the No. 1 seed Hayden Wood (Edmond, Okla.).
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Brittany Marchand wins DATA PGA Women’s Championship of Canada
As if it were scripted, two best friends were part of a three-person playoff Wednesday afternoon at Scarboro Golf & Country Club to decide the winner of the 2017 DATA PGA Women’s Championship of Canada.
In the end, it was Brittany Marchand of Mono, Ont., outlasting her old pal Augusta James of Bath, Ont., rolling in a 25-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole.
“For me, I was glad to be in a playoff with my best friend,” Marchand admitted shortly after the win. “If someone was going to beat me, I’d want it to be her.”
Marchand and James grew up playing junior golf together in Ontario; both attended NC State University; were an integral part of Team Canada’s National Team; and are travel mates in their early professional golf career.
“Brittany and I have a pretty special relationship,” James said after the playoff defeat. “We can complete with and against each other and then hop in the car and drive in the next event,” she said, adding, “so we have a balanced friendship and that’s really hard to come by.”
Marchand echoed James’ sentiments.
“We play like two-to-three times a week together, we room together, we pretty much do everything together,” Marchand said of the pair.
Marchand, James and Samantha Troyanovich all finished the championship at 5-under-par, leading to the playoff. On the first extra hole, Troyanovich missed a birdie convert from five-feet for the win, allowing Marchand and James to stay alive with a pair of pars. The second playoff hole saw James and Marchand both make par, while Troyanovich made bogey after a three-putt. On the third playoff, Marchand rolled in a 25-foot birdie for the win.
“The putt was actually pretty straight,” Marchand admitted. “It was down hill and I had to do was just get it started.”
With the win, Marchand joins the likes of Lorie Kane, Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp, Cathy Sherk, Gail Graham and Nancy Harvey as champions of the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada.
“Some of the best Canadian golfers ever have won this championship before and it’s cool to have my name right there along with them too,” Marchand said.
Fellow Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay finished fourth at 4-under-par, with American Jenny Lee rounding out the top-five at 3 under.
Rebecca Lee-Bentham captures the club professional division, bettering Hannah Hellyer by a pair of shots.
Marchand’s win at the DATA PGA Women’s Championship of Canada is her second major title of late, winning. the Symetra Tour’s PHC Classic earlier this month.
The 25-year-old will tee it up next week on the LPGA Tour for the CP Canadian Women’s Open and then will back on the Symetra Tour at month’s end looking to continue her journey of earning full-time LPGA Tour playing privileges for 2018. She’ll also play in next months Evian Championship—an LPGA Tour major—in France.
“I’ve got a lot of confidence heading into the next couple weeks, but at the same time I don’t want to think about it too much and put a lot of pressure on myself,” Marchand said.
The next PGA of Canada national championship takes place Sept. 17-20 at Richmond Country Club for the PGA Assistants’ Championship of Canada presented by Callaway Golf.
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Mary Ann Hayward captures North & South Senior in playoff
In a preview of next week’s Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame honoured member Mary Ann Hayward defeated reigning champion and fellow Canadian Judith Kyrinis in a playoff to win the Women’s North and South Senior Championship at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C.
Hayward – who was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2007 – adds her victory at the prestigious event to an already impressive resume.
The St. Thomas, Ont., native is a three-time winner of next week’s Canadian Women’s Senior Championship and a four-time Canadian Women’s Amateur champion.
Kyrinis – the defending Women’s North & South Senior champion – put up a valiant effort in defending her title, matching Hayward’s score of 5 over par through 54 holes of stroke play, before falling short in the playoff.
North South Senior Champion!! pic.twitter.com/vrhUexiroL
— Mary Ann (@maryannhayward) August 16, 2017
The Thornhill, Ont., native is also the defending champion at next week’s Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship.
Kyrinis will look to build off her strong performance at the North and South when she heads to Humber Valley Resort, in Little Rapids, N.L., from Aug. 21-24 trying to become the first back-to-back winner of the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship since Hayward herself won in 2010 and 2011.
Click here to view the full North and South Senior leaderboard.
Click here to learn more about the Canadian Women’s Mid-Am Senior Championship and view the full field.
Crunch time at the Wyndham Championship for Canada’s David Hearn
It’s crunch time for Canada’s David Hearn this week at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club, in Greensboro, N.C.
The Brantford, Ont., native is one of several players in the field this week at the Wyndham Championship trying to advance to golf’s post-season or earn full exemption on the PGA TOUR for 2018.
The top-125 on the FedEx Cup points list at the conclusion of the tournament qualify for the first event of the playoffs next week, The Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York, and also will be fully exempt on PGA TOUR next year, if they aren’t already.
Hearn is currently ranked 121st in the FedEx Cup standings and with every player from No. 116 to 135 in the field at the Wyndam Championship, he will need to have a solid week to ensure he stays inside the top-125 and qualifies for The Northern Trust.
FedEx Bubble this week
120. Blair
121. Hearn
122. Werenski
123. Power
124. Summerhays
125. Ogilvy126. Tringale
127. Saunders
128. Palmer— TSN Golf (@TSNGolf) August 15, 2017
Hearn has made the playoffs the last five years. His career best finish in the FedEx Cup was in 2015 when he finished 55th.
Two other Canadians will be in the field this week Nick Taylor, from Abbotsford B.C., and Ottawa’s Brad Fritsch.
Taylor is ranked comfortably inside the top-125 at No. 84 while Fritsch will need a magical performance this week as he comes to Greensboro ranked No. 205 in the FedEx Cup standings.
Click here to view first round tee times for the Wyndam Championship.
Tip: How to add games to your practice sessions
Try using games to gain more from your practice and maintain your focus throughout.
If you’ve ever taken a lesson, you’ve likely been provided with a set of drills and exercises that help you learn through guided physical repetition. While they are an important part of improvement, drills alone are insufficient when it comes to improving your performance.
Consider your approach shot to the last hole you played during a recent round.
Think about what influenced the shot you chose to play. You likely looked at the lie of the ball, the direction and strength of the wind, the distance of the shot and the location of any potential hazards. Also, as you were hitting the shot, there were likely some unique mental and physical responses to the situation. Same goes for afterwards.
In short, there are a variety of elements that all play some role in your performance. These ‘game pieces’ are important to bring into your practice routines as they are what you respond to when you play. And really, shouldn’t practice prepare you to perform?
So how can you bring more of the game into your practice?
- Identify an area of your game that needs improvement.
- Consider how the execution of that skill looks during play and strive to create conditions that require the same decision-making process you use when you play.
- Create some rules and a scoring system that make sense to you given your skill level.
- Limit the amount of times you hit precisely the same shot in a row.
For example, if I’m working with an athlete on their iron play I might ask them to play a simple game where they will hit nine shots to nine different targets. They will then sum up the remaining distance to the target of each ball, with the goal of having as small a total as possible.
When looking more closely at this task, there is a clear goal, scoring system and a requirement to make similar pre-shot decisions on each ball to how one would when playing competitively. Ultimately, when you think of creating games and challenges, there’s really no limit to what you can do.
Creativity is your friend and if you can inject some fun game elements into your practice, you will put yourself in position to get a significantly greater return on the effort and time you invest in your game.
This article was originally published in the Summer Issue edition of Golf Canada Magazine. Click here to view the full magazine
Three Canadians advance to round of 64 at U.S. Amateur
Team Canada’s Hugo Bernard and fellow Canadians Joey Savoie and Chris Crisologo have advanced to the round-of-64 at the U.S. Amateur at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif.
Bernard from Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., recorded back-to-back rounds of even-par 70 in the two rounds of stroke play qualifying – playing 18 holes at each host club.
He is the No. 22 seed and will play No. 43 John Hilliard Catanzaro (Gadsden, Ala.) in the round of 64 at 12:40 p.m.
.@Hbernard63 the 2016 Canadian Amateur Champ shoots 70-70 at #USAmateur that should be good enough for him to advance to Match Play
— TSN Golf (@TSNGolf) August 15, 2017
Fellow Quebecker Joey Savoie, from Montreal, is the No. 37 seed after finishing at 2 over par (73-69). Savoie plays reigning Canadian Men’s Amateur champion the No. 28 seed Zach Bauchou (Forest, Va.) at 10:20 a.m.
Crisologo, a product of Richmond, B.C., was one of 13 players to finish at the cut line of 4 over par after stroke play. He survived a 13-for-8 playoff advancing on the second hole to take the last spot in the round-of-64.
As the No. 64 seed Crisologo plays medallist Hayden Wood (Edmond Okla.) at 2:00 p.m.
The last spot in #USAmateur match play goes to Chris Crisologo. Full Round-of-64 schedule: https://t.co/YQiJ9ATC4K pic.twitter.com/5VguISKaqq
— USGA (@USGA) August 16, 2017
Wood posted the lowest 36-hole qualifying score in the 117 year history of the U.S. Amateur at 9-under-par 131 to secure medallist honours.
The remaining rounds of match-play will all be played at The Riviera Country Club.
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World’s best golfers ready to battle for CP Women’s Open title in nation’s capital
Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific (CP) announced today the final field of competitors set to challenge for the 2017 CP Women’s Open taking place August 21-27.
Defending champion Ariya Jutanugarn, world no. 1 So Yeon Ryu and three-time winner Lydia Ko along with Canadian sensation and hometown favourite Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., highlight the 156-player field competing at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club.
With one of the strongest fields on the LPGA Tour, Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship will feature 22 of the top 25, 44 of the top 50 and 92 of the top 100 players on the LPGA Tour’s Official Money List.
The field will also have a strong Solheim Cup presence as 19 of 24 competitors in this week’s biennial U.S. versus Europe contest have confirmed their intention to compete in Canada’s capital city.
Past CP Women’s Open champion Suzann Pettersen will lead 10 of 12 Team Europe competitors back to Canada following this week’s Solheim Cup in Des Moines, Iowa. Ranked no. 33 on the LPGA Money List, Pettersen will be joined by fellow European team members Anna Nordqvist (no. 20); Carlota Ciganda (no. 22); Jodi Ewart Shadoff (no. 23); Karine Icher (no. 36); Caroline Masson (no. 39); Charley Hull (no. 47); Madelene Sagstrom (no. 51); Emily Pedersen (no. 75); and Mel Reid (no. 95).
A trio of former CP Women’s Open champions – Cristie Kerr (2006), Michelle Wie (2010) and Brittany Lincicome (2011) – will lead Team USA to Ottawa. Kerr (no. 10), Wie (no. 12) and Lincicome (no. 27) will be joined by teammates Danielle Kang (no. 11); Stacy Lewis (no. 18); Austin Ernst (no. 32); Angel Yin (no. 41); Brittany Lang (no. 63); and Paula Creamer (no. 78).
Ottawa Hunt will challenge 10 past CP Women’s Open champions including Jutanugarn (2016), Ko (2012, 2013 & 2015), Ryu (2014), Lincicome (2011), Wie (2010), Pettersen (2009), Kerr (2006), Karrie Webb (1999) and Laura Davies (1996), along with Katherine Kirk who won in 2008 when Ottawa Hunt last hosted the stars of the LPGA Tour.
“We are thrilled to welcome the world’s best to Ottawa as the CP Women’s Open returns to our nation’s capital to coincide with the Canada 150 celebration,” said Golf Canada’s Chief Championships Officer, Bill Paul. “The CP Women’s Open will feature a strong LPGA tour field along with the very best rising talents in Canadian and international golf. Ottawa area golf fans are sure to be treated to an unbelievable showcase of world-class golf.”
Smiths Falls, Ont., native Brooke Henderson, an honorary member of host Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club and a CP ambassador who is no. 5 on the LPGA Money List, leads a strong Canadian LPGA Tour contingent. Joining Henderson are Tour regulars Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., Anne-Catherine Tanguay of Quebec City, Jennifer Ha of Calgary, Augusta James of Bath, Ont. and Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, B.C., along with fellow CP ambassador and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Lorie Kane of Charlottetown.
Brittany Marchand of Orangeville, Ont., who picked up her first Symetra Tour victory earlier this month at the PHC Classic, will also be in the field competing on a tournament exemption.
All four members of Golf Canada’s National Amateur Team will be competing, including Ottawa native Grace St. Germain, Jaclyn Lee of Calgary, Naomi Ko of Victoria, B.C., and dual citizen Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont. Tanguay, James and Ha are also members of Golf Canada’s Young Pro Squad.
Each of the strong Canuck contingent have one goal in mind: to become the first Canadian to win an LPGA Tour event in Canada since Jocelyne Bourassa won La Canadienne in 1973.
The field of 156 competitors will vie for the US$2.25 million purse as the championship returns to Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club for the first time since 2008. The 2017 winner’s prize is $337,500.
On Monday, Aug. 21, an 18-hole stroke play qualifier will take place at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Ottawa to determine the final four exemptions directly into the CP Women’s Open.
The champion of the Data PGA Women’s Championship of Canada which concludes today at Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Toronto also receives an exemption into the 2017 CP Women’s Open.
Information regarding tickets and corporate hospitality for the CP Women’s Open can be found at www.cpwomensopen.com. A full field list of players confirmed to compete in the 2017 CP Women’s Open is available by clicking here.
CP Has Heart charity campaign to benefit Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario…
Now in its fourth year, CP’s community investment program, CP Has Heart, is committed to raising funds in support of children’s heart health in the host community of the CP Women’s Open. The 2017 edition of Canada’s National Women’s Open is proud to have the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) as the beneficiary charity.
The CP Has Heart fundraising activities tied to the CP Women’s Open and CHEO are part of CP’s overarching “Beautiful Hearts” campaign across the Ottawa region which will also run during the CFL regular season, playoffs and Grey Cup
The “Beautiful Hearts” campaign will support the refurbishment of facilities that patients use every day at CHEO and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and celebrate the resiliency and spirit of the human heart.
Through August 27, 2017, CP will match all donations made towards pediatric cardiac at www.cheoheart.com. CP will also donate $5,000 to CHEO for every birdie made by a player on the 15th hole at Ottawa Hunt during this year’s championship. The 15th hole will also feature the 15th Green CP Fan Zone where golf fans can donate $20 to upgrade their grounds pass to access a covered greenside bleacher and viewing area with all proceeds to benefit CHEO.
Since 2014, the CP Has Heart charity campaign has raised more than $4.5 million in support of children’s heart health.
Kids 17-and-under Get in Free…
Golf Canada and CP are committed to offering a fan friendly, family event with the CP Women’s Open. To introduce more juniors to the sport, children aged 17-and-under get FREE admission to the CP Women’s Open for the entire week.
Tickets…
Juniors – 17 & Under Free
Early Week (Mon-Wed) $11.30
Anyday Grounds (Thurs-Sun) $39.55
Weekly (Mon-Sun) $90.40
Television coverage…
Thursday, August 24 Golf Channel 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Friday, August 25 Golf Channel 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 26 Golf Channel 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, August 27 Golf Channel 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
NOTE: All times listed are in Eastern Time. Times are approximate and are subject to change without notice.
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