He also became the first to win the Irish Open, Scottish Open, and The Open Championship – the major he won in 2014 before the onset of a vexing drought in the majors that is now at nine years.
The 24-year-old Swede has five victories on the Ladies European Tour — including a history-making nine-shot victory last year against a field of men and women in the Scandinavian Mixed.
Past champions include World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Stewart Streit (1951, 1952), Sandra Post (1965, 1966), Alena Sharp (1997, 1998), Jessica Shepley (2001), Jennifer Kirby (2008, 2009), and Brooke Henderson (2011, 2012).
Prince Edward Island has some of the best food in Canada, with everything from lobster and mussels to fresh island beef.
As part of CPKC’s title sponsorship extension, the prize purse for the CPKC Women’s Open will increase to $2.5M US, beginning with the 2023 event, August 22-27 at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver.
Past winners include Sandra Post (1964), Alena Sharp (1989), Brooke Henderson (2014), and World, Canadian and Ontario Golf Hall of Fame member, Marlene Stewart Streit, holds the record for the most titles with 11.
Other notable past champions of the event include Terrill Samuel (1991, 2000,2010, 2020), Casey Ward (2015) and Golf Ontario Hall of Fame members Gayle Borthwick Hitchens (1992, 1993), and Judith Kyrinis (2017).
“It’s really cool, especially because I have a lot of pride in my province and playing for my province’s trophy. It’s been a really cool experience,”
BDO’s multi-year enhanced commitment to Canadian golf will impact Golf Canada’s entire operation with touchpoints in professional and amateur championships, sport programming, volunteerism, and philanthropy
