15-year-old Michelle Xing wins PGA Women’s Championship of Canada
The ORORO PGA Women’s Championship of Canada is special because it brings together both the top professionals and amateurs in the country.
The ORORO PGA Women’s Championship of Canada is special because it brings together both the top professionals and amateurs in the country.
High winds on the final day saw most of the leaders going in the wrong direction at Mickelson National Golf Club in Calgary.
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Gordon Burns and Ed Maunder tied for second, a stroke back of the leader.
“This is a dream come true,” said Petitcodiac Valley pro Kristi Roach. “Today might be the best day of our golfing life. We’re having so much fun. I said, ‘Is there a prize for this?’ Like, this is the prize. Look around. Unbelievable.”
The win gives her the second-most ORORO PGA Women’s Championship titles in history. Lorie Kane, who the tournament trophy is named after, has won five times.
Along with stamping his name on the P.D. Ross Trophy, joining the likes of Arnold Palmer and Moe Norman, Stinson took home the first-place prize of $11,000, surely making his water taxi ride all that much sweeter.
Women are eligible to compete in all National Championships and will play at a course length slightly shorter than the men’s yardage.
The RBC PGA Scramble has created a pathway to guarantee at least two all-female teams a spot at the National Final at Cabot Cape Breton.