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Get the complete results – Provincial Bantam, Pee-Wee, and Mosquito Championship

Drummondville, August 3, 2021 – Several junior golfers from Québec and Ontario stood out at Club de golf Drummondville, on Monday and Tuesday, where the Provincial Bantam, Pee-Wee, and Mosquito Championship was presented.

 

Mosquito (9-10 years old)

The first day of competition, on Monday, identified the youngest provincial champions of the year.

Zack Bourgeois (Le Blainvillier) displayed his superiority with a round of 73 (+1) to win with a phenomenal 26-stroke lead over his closest rival. Adam Lauzon (Vallée du Richelieu) took second place at 99 (+26) while Rafael Dagenais (public golfer) and William Landry (Les Saules) shared third place at 101 (+29).

The only girl in the female division, young Florence Ho (public golfer) competed with the boys to score 110.

 

Pee-wee (11-12 years old)

Firing an eagle, Chase Jerome of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club finished the first round in the lead with 70 (-2). Trailing by five strokes, Jimmy Galbraith (Le Maître) and Landon Van Loon (Upper Canada) were tied for second as they finished the first round with a 77 (+5).

Jerome was able to maintain his position and take the win by shooting a second round of 76 (+4), giving him a cumulative score of 146. It was Van Loon who held on to second place (77-79 -156), while Jimmy Galbraith and Oscar Ricketts (Beaconsfield) shared third place at 157 (+13).

In the girls' division, Justine Duguay of Royal Québec played +15 in the first round, putting her in the lead. She was closely followed by Gracelyn Xiao (Rivermead) and Claire Hu (Whitlock), who shot +16 and +17 respectively.

The competition was fairly tight between the three girls in the first round, but it was with a second round of 87 (+15) for a cumulative of 176 that Hu managed to come out on top. Xiao came in second with an overall score of 187 (+43) while Duguay finally took third place at 193 (+49).

Bantam (13-14 years old)

In the bantam category, Atlas Ibit of the Greyhawk Golf Club in Ontario played the par in the first round just like the 2020 Bantam Champion, Émile Lebrun (Île de Montréal).

Both golfers started the second day in contention for the title, but the young Montrealer managed to gain the upper hand and capture the victory with a second round of 73 (+1). Second place went to Henry Dao of La Vallée du Richelieu (74-75 - 149). Finally, Atlas Ibit shared third place with Andy Mac (74-76 - 150) and Zach Pageau (74-76 - 150), both of Pinegrove, and Carter O'Brien of Prescott (73-77-150).

In the girls' category, Ann-Sophie Bourgault of Le Maître de Mont-Tremblant was also successful at defending the Bantam title that she had captured in 2020. She combined scores of 76 (+4) and 78 (+6), for a total of 154 (+10).

Second place went to Avery Nordman (Canadian Golf & Country Club), who posted a cumulative score of 167 (+23). Mia Poirier (Victoriaville) and Charlotte Boudreau (Île de Montréal) tied for third with an overall score of 177 (+33).

The Golf Québec team would like to thank Claude Gamache, Professional and Golf Director at Club de Golf Drummondville, as well as the establishment's Board of Directors and its members, for making this event possible by opening their course to all our young competitors since 2014. Many thanks to Magali Nadeau, Corporate Event Coordinator, for her precious support.

The Golf Québec team now looks forward to the Men’s Provincial Senior Championship to be held from August 9 to 11 at the Milby golf club.

About Golf Québec – Initiate passions, build dreams

Founded in 1920, Golf Québec is the provincial sport federation whose mission is to increase participation in golf and develop excellence. Some of Golf Québec’s core services include the Golf in Schools Program, First Tee as well as Get Linked initiatives, the Introduction Tour, Junior Golf Development Centres (JGDC), Rules of Golf, World Handicap System, course rating services, Golf Fore the Cure, as well as the Québec Golf Hall of Fame. In addition, Golf Québec conducts regional and provincial championships to bring the local golf enthusiasts to surpass themselves and eventually reach the upper spheres of professional tours. For more information, please visit https://www.golfquebec.org/en/.

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Sources:

Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director
514 252-3345, ext. 1 – golfquebec@golfquebec.org

François Roy, Assistant Executive Director
Philanthropy, sponsorships, and communications
514 252-3345, ext. 2; cellular 514 349-4653 – froy@golfquebec.org

Olivier Turcotte, Coordinator, Marketing and Partnerships
514 252-3345, ext. 9 - oturcotte@golfquebec.org