ABOUT SHE PLAYS GOLF
She Plays Golf is a celebration of women’s golf anchored in each region by a professional golf championship. She Plays Golf was successfully piloted across Calgary as part of the Glencoe Invitational in 2023 and new events will be conducted in Greater Toronto and Greater Vancouver in 2024.
She Plays Golf festivals feature inclusive programming for women and girls, addressing gaps in the participation pathway and introducing new women and girls to the game in a safe, fun and judgment-free environment.
To learn more please contact sheplaysgolf@golfcanada.ca.
She Plays Golf Festival – Alberta
The Alberta She Plays Golf festival was a citywide celebration of golf for women and girls that took place across Calgary alongside the Peloton Glencoe Invitational presented by StoneX from June 10 – June 15, 2024.
She Plays Golf Festival – British Columbia
The BC She Plays Golf festival was a citywide celebration of golf for women and girls that took place across the Greater Vancouver Area alongside the GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open from June 17 – June 22, 2024.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the BCFFE fund.
She Plays Golf Festival – Ontario
The Ontario She Plays Golf festival was a citywide celebration of golf for women and girls that took place across the Greater Toronto Area alongside the Ororo PGA Women’s Championship of Canada from July 2 – July 6, 2024.
Professional Golf Championship Series
She Plays Golf is a citywide celebration of women’s golf anchored in each host market by a $60,000 CAD professional golf championship contested over 54-holes for a field of 60 professionals and elite amateurs. These enhanced championships – the Peloton Glencoe Invitational, GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open, and Ororo PGA Women’s Championship of Canada – will be newly linked together in a She Plays Golf Championship Series that marks the rebirth of a professional women’s golf tour in Canada.
For 2024, the top two finishers in each event from the She Plays Golf Championship Series will qualify for the CPKC Women’s Open on the LPGA Tour, set for Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary from July 23-28, 2024.
Players will earn points for their finishes in the She Plays Golf Championship Series towards a series-long standings. The winner of the point standings following the Ororo PGA Women’s Championship of Canada will also earn qualification into the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open, if not otherwise qualified, and will be supported by Golf Canada’s Q school bursary program if they enter LPGA Q school in the fall. This player must be Canadian and details regarding the program will be shared upon conclusion of the Series.
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Peloton Glencoe Invitational
June 13 – 15, 2024
The Glencoe Golf & Country Club
Calgary, Alberta -
GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open
June 19 – 22, 2024
Pitt Meadows Golf Club
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia -
Ororo PGA Women’s Championship of Canada
July 2 – 5, 2024
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley
Caledon, Ontario
She Plays Golf Championship Series Order of Merit
Order of Merit Point Distribution
Position | Peloton Glencoe Invitational presented by StoneX | Golf BC Group BC Women’s Open | ORORO PGA Women’s Championship of Canada |
1 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 |
2 | 900 | 900 | 900 |
3 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
4 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
5 | 650 | 650 | 650 |
6 | 600 | 600 | 600 |
7 | 550 | 550 | 550 |
8 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
9 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
10 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
11 | 375 | 375 | 375 |
12 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
13 | 325 | 325 | 325 |
14 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
15 | 275 | 275 | 275 |
16 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
17 | 225 | 225 | 225 |
18 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
19 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
20 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
21 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
22 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
23 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
24 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Latest News
2023 She Plays Golf Festival Recap
The inaugural She Plays Golf festival was created to leverage the elevated Digital Commerce Bank Glencoe Invitational to celebrate women’s golf at every level. Festival events were designed to address gaps in the participation pathway for women and girls providing safe, welcoming and stress-free environments for their engagement in golf.