Bourassa named "Honourary Chair" of 2011 Womens CN Canadian Open in Quebec

File this under the category of "no brainer".. Jocelyne Bourassa will serve as Honorary Tournament Chair for the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open at Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Que.

Here are the details from Golf Canada's Dan Pino



JOCELYNE BOURASSA NAMED HONORARY TOURNAMENT CHAIR OF 2011 CN CANADIAN WOMEN’S OPEN


Mirabel, Que. (Golf Canada) _Golf Canada in partnership with CN announced today that Quebec golf icon Jocelyne Bourassa will serve as Honorary Tournament Chair for the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open at Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Que.

Canada’s only stop on the LPGA Tour will run August 22-28, marking the return of the Canadian Women’s Open to the province of Quebec for the first time since 2002.

Bourassa was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1996. She was an outstanding amateur golfer throughout the 1960s and took the LPGA by storm in the early 1970s, winning the 1973 La Canadienne in her second season. In addition to being named the LPGA’s rookie of the year, she was named the 1971 & 1972 French Canadian Athlete of the Year and 1972 Canadian Female Athlete of the Year. Bourassa was also named to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame in 1996. From 1980 to 2000, Bourassa was the Executive Director of the former du Maurier Classic and also served as a special consultant to Golf Canada from 2000-2003 assisting in the transition of the du Maurier Classic to the Canadian Women’s Open.

“Jocelyne Bourassa has been so closely connected to women’s golf in Canada, especially in Quebec, that inviting her to be a part of the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open was a natural fit,” said Sean Van Kesteren, Tournament Director of the CN Canadian Women’s Open. “Throughout her career, Jocelyne has been a tremendous ambassador for this event and a true champion for golf in Canada. We are thrilled that she will once again be involved when the CN Canadian Women’s Open makes its return to the Montreal area.”

A long-time proponent of women’s developmental golf in Canada, Bourassa’s contributions to the game inspired the naming of the Jocelyne Bourassa Player of the Year Award – given annually to the CN Canadian Women’s Tour competitor that finishes atop the Tour’s Order of Merit.

In honour of Bourassa’s involvement with the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open, the Women’s Pro-Am on Monday of tournament week will be renamed the Jocelyne Bourassa Women’s Pro-Am.

For, Bourassa, in addition to her long history with Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship, it was the event’s charity efforts in support of children’s hospitals in the host community that played an important role in her willingness to get involved.

“I am thrilled to be involved in the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open and the return of this special event to Quebec,” said Bourassa. “This event means so much to me and I think CN and Golf Canada have done a great job making it into one of the best on the LPGA Tour. The CN Miracle Match charity program has the opportunity to raise a lot of money for local children’s hospitals and I’m honoured to play a small part in an event that will have such a huge contribution to the community.”

Bryan Angus