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History Timeline
History
La province de Québec est sans aucun doute le berceau du jeu de golf en Amérique du Nord. En effet, il y a plus d’un siècle, un immigrant écossais a réuni sept de ses compatriotes expatriés et des hommes d’affaires locaux pour créer le premier club d’Amérique du Nord : le (Royal) Montreal Golf Club.
En mai 1876, la première et la plus longue compétition interclubs d’Amérique du Nord a été organisée et proposait des matches opposant le Montreal Golf Club et le Club de golf de Québec.
L’organisme a été officiellement fondé en 1920 alors que l’Association de golf du district de Montréal a amendé sa charte pour adopter le nom d’Association de golf de la province de Québec. Ce faisant, les clubs de golf qui ne faisaient pas partie du district de Montréal pouvaient se prévaloir des services de gouvernance et de développement du golf rendus par l’Association.
En 2005, les membres de l’Association de golf du Québec et ceux de l’Association des golfeuses canadiennes – Section du Québec, ont unanimement voté pour fusionner les deux organismes et créer la nouvelle association connue sous le nom de Golf Québec.
History Timeline
1993 - 2005
| 2005 | March 7, 2005 is the date that the merger with the QGA is approved at a Special Meeting of the members of the Québec Branch of the CLGA. |
| 2003 | Lisa Meldrum wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. |
| Lisa Meldum, Véronique Drouin and Christine Boucher are named to the National Team. | |
| 2002 | Lisa Meldrum wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. |
| Nancy Walker wins the CLGA distinguished service award. | |
| Lisa Meldrum is on the Canadian Team representing Canada at the World Amateur. | |
| 2001 | Lisa Meldrum wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. |
| Christine Boucher wins the Canadian Junior Championship. | |
| 2000 | Lisa Meldrum wins the Canadian Junior Championship. |
| 1996-1997 | Mary Drummie is named National President of CLGA. |
| 1996 | New executive secretary named : Suzanne Beauregard. |
| Jocelyne Bourassa inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. | |
| Québec Match Play Championship inaugurated. The winner was Isabelle Blais. | |
| 1995 | On October 19 th , 1995 , Kay Lynch retires after many years of dedicated service to the Québec Branch. |
| 1994 | New training program for 'elite' golfers headed by Debbie Savoy-Morel. |
| 1993 | Mary-Ann Lapointe wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. |
1974 - 1992
| 1992 | Marie-Josée Rouleau wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. |
| New Québec Branch is introduced (ACG comes before CLGA in logo). | |
| 1991 | 2 representatives from Québec on the National Team: Eve-Lyne Biron and Debbie Savoy-Morel. |
| Slope System introduced. | |
| 1990 | World Team has 2 representatives from Québec: Eve-Lyne Biron and Mary Ann Lapointe. |
| Marie-Josée Desbiens wins the Canadian Junior Championship. | |
| 1989 | Inaugural BMW National Club Team event. |
| 1987 | Marie-Josée Rouleau wins the Canadian Junior Championship. |
| 1980-1981 | CLGA National President is Nancy Walker. |
| 1978 | Mauricie district is formed. |
| Michèle Guilbault wins the National Junior Championship. | |
| 1977 | A record 496 Québec Branch lady golfers scored less that 100 for the first time. 58 ladies made holes-in-one. |
| Québec Branch is incorporated as a non-profit organization. | |
| 1975 | 3 day clinic for 24 juniors held in July in Shawinigan . Clinic organized by Jocelyne Bourassa, Shelly Hamlin, Cathy Duggan and Gilles Bourassa. |
| A Québec Branch Captain's Manual is published in English and French. | |
| 1974 | Start of Québec-Ontario challenge match for promising golfers between the ages of 19 & 29 years of age. |
1963 - 1973
| 1973 | National award of greatest reduction percentage in handicap : Suzanne Beauregard , Nun's Island Golf Club (35 handicap to 10 handicap : 71.43%). |
| Jocelyne Bourassa captures the title of La Canadienne a LPGA tournament held in Montréal. | |
| 1972 | New Québec Branch Logo is introduced. |
| 1971 | First Branch president who can bost with pride of having 3 National Championship winners (Louise Larochelle, Jocelyne Bourassa, Dulcie Lyle). |
| Creation of Junior Golf Camp inaugurated at YMCA camp at Lac Masson. | |
| Dulcie Lyle wins inaugural Canadian Senior Championship. | |
| 1970 | A record 394 Québec Branch lady golfers scored less that 100 for the first time. |
| 1968 | Margaret Mussells (Québec) is named National President of CLGA. |
| 1967 | CLGA reports are now bilingual. |
| 1966 | Name change of the National from CLGU to CLGA. |
| Unfortunate accident in swimming pool and Hélène Gagnon substitutes for Jocelyne Bourassa in team championship. Hélène Gagnon goes on to win the Canadian Amateur Championship. | |
| 1965 | Revised copy of the by-laws is accepted at a special general meeting. |
| Jocelyne Bourassa (as a junior) wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. She recorded a hole-in-one on the 177 yard 4 th hole ( Westmount , On.). | |
| 1964 | Introduction of a new handicap system. |
| First time that the junior provincial championship is held outside of Montréal. Winner is Jocelyne Bourassa with rounds of 77 and 80. | |
| 1963 | Miss Jocelyne Bourassa is both junior and amateur champion. |
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