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Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC • Team Canada

General Facts

  • Date of birth March 31, 2001
  • Hometown Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC
  • Home club Summerlea Golf & Country Club
  • School University of Georgia (Sr.)
  • Years on team 4 (2023 Team Canada | 2022 Amateur Squad | 2018-2019 Junior Squad)

Notable moments

  • 8th – 2022 Ororo PGA Women’s Championship of Canada at Bromont
  • T3 – 2021 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship
  • Round of 64 – 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • T5 – 2021 Women’s Orlando International Amateur Championship
  • Champion – 2020 The Gold Rush (NCAA)
  • Champion – 2018 Canadian Junior Girls Championship

Q&A

  • Q: How did you get into golf?

    Started when I was young because of my dad. He had a golf net in the garage. I grabbed a club and started hitting balls.

  • Q: What is something most people don’t know about you? Any hidden talents?

    Love to snowboard in fluffy snow.

  • Q: What is the best thing about your hometown?

    The best thing about my hometown is the apple muffins that are homemade on a apple farm during the fall. These muffins are by far the best, no other muffins can compare.

  • Q: Do you have any superstitions?

    No.

  • Q: If you could have a walk-up song on the first tee box, what would it be?

    Any Ariana Grande song.

Equipment

  • Wedges: Vokey SM9 08F ; Vokey SM9 10S ; Vokey SM9 08M
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron Special Select Newport 2
  • Ball: Titleist Pro V1x