Inducted Members

A member of the Miner Golf Club, Diane Barabé was Captain of the women’s section and a member of their Board of Directors from 1992 to 1995. At the same time, she also began volunteering with the Eastern Townships District of the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Association (CLGA). She was in charge of their tournaments and a Rules Official for seven years. In 1999, Mrs. Barabé decided to get involved at the provincial level. She was a member of the Executive Committee, Standing Rules Committee and Board of Directors of the CLGA – Québec Branch, which became Golf Québec after the amalgamation of the amateur associations in 2005.

 

A Level 4 certified rules official, she was the Chairperson of Golf Québec’s Rules Committee from 2008 to 2012. A combination of unfortunate circumstances brought her to come back as co-Chairperson of the Committee in 2014. As such, she often acted as Head Rules Official in many provincial events and she was responsible for the appointment of all rules officials in all provincial championships. In addition, she is one of the provincial instructors in the Level 3 Rules Seminars. Despite this heavy workload, Diane Barabé is often invited by Golf Canada to act as a Rules Official in many national championships. She is a member of the RCGA’s Rules Committee and, as such, she was the instructor in the Level 4 Rules Seminar that was recently presented in Montréal.

 

Honored by Golf Québec as 2011 Volunteer of the Year, Mrs. Barabé remained active in the golf industry. In 2013, she was invited by the Royal and Ancient Golf Association to attend a Rules Seminar held at St. Andrews and designed for higher level officials. This brought her to become the very first woman to officiate in an international event when the RBC Canadian Open was presented at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in July of 2014.

 

An inspired and inspiring leader, Diane Barabé shared her passion for the game of golf with many other women and found her niche in a traditionally male environment. Her pathway is rather unique in the golf industry. It contributed to opening doors to other women and stimulated many of them to play the game and get involved with their associations. The energy and the enthusiasm of Diane Barabé led several women to develop a passion for golf and live their dreams.