Some Tickets Worth Looking Into …

2008 marks the second year of the Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga (JRCM), the only full field Canadian Tour event in the GTA. Byron Smith is the defending champion.

The JRCM will be held August 18th to August 24th at Lakeview Golf Course in Mississauga, Ontario and is a full-field event with a prize purse of $125,000. Landmark Sport Group will be donating all event management services in honour of Jane. To further extend the event’s community contribution; children, students and seniors will be able to attend all days for free; an unprecedented approach for an event of this magnitude.

Having recently received the honour of having two of it’s holes voted as top favourites by GTA residents, Lakeview Golf Course is the site of the JRCM. This historic course has twice hosted Canada’s national golf championship, the Canadian Open (won by C.W Hackney in 1923 and Tommy Armour in 1934) and was also the course for the very first Ontario Open and Ontario Amateur championships, both in 1923.

The JRCM is named and presented in honour of Jane Rogers, a courageous, loving, classy and generous woman who, while battling cancer herself, raised funds for her cancer clinic Mississauga’s Trillium Health Centre and inspired family, friends and strangers alike.

Throughout her entire life, Jane gave without question and supported many charitable initiatives. She was a lover of golf and of the Canadian Tour, and this event is a tribute to her and her spirit of giving.

 

The Seaforth Golf Club is hosting the Canadian Tour August 25th through 31st for the inaugural Seaforth Country Classic.

This event will showcase Huron and Perth Counties to a worldwide audience via media partners the Golf Channel and CKNX.

This event will be a catalyst in fund raising efforts as area Hospital Foundations work to raise money for much needed medical equipment that will enhance patient care.

Interesting in playing the PRO-AM?
The Seaforth Country Classic will be holding two Pro-Ams on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008. This could be your chance to play with a future Mike Weir!

Or perhaps to volunteer ?

Visit www.seaforthcountryclassic.com for more info and currrent details.

 

If you are in the Ottawa area or thinking about making the trip, theCN Canadian Women’s Open, Canada’s only LPGA event, will tee it up August 11-17, 2008 at the the historic Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.

This event always draws the who’s who in women’s professional golf and this year is no exception with defending champ Lorena Ochoa headlining an impressive field that includes defending champion Annika Sorrenstam, Paula Creamer, Michel Wie, Morgan Pressel, Suzann Pettersen, Meg Mallon, Cristie Kerr and Karrie Webb as well as Canadian notables Alena Sharp, Dawn Coe Jones and Lorie Kane.

The mandate of the CN Canadian Women’s Open is to raise support for the care of sick children in the communities in which it is hosted. In two short years, the CN Canadian Women’s Open, through the CN Miracle Match program and proceeds from the championship, has raised almost one million dollars for local children’s hospitals.

Get out and see the LPGA’s brightest stars for what should be an unforgettable week.

Can’t get there in person?

The television broadcast schedule for the 2008 CN Canadian Women’s Open is as follows:

Rogers Sportsnet

Thursday, August 14:
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET*
Friday, August 15:
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET*
Saturday, August 16:
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET*
Sunday, August 17:
4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET*

The Golf Channel

Sat., August 16:
9:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. ET
Sun., August 17:
9:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. ET

*Live coverage

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• ‘Notah’bles announced for Jane Rogers Championship
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• Not Squeamish in Squamish