Jocelyne Bourassa, C.M.
Category: Professional/Builder,
Jocelyne Bourassa
Year Inducted: 1996
Born: May 30, 1947
Place of Birth: Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec
Place of Birth: Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec
Jocelyne Bourassa was an outstanding amateur golfer throughout the 1960s. She 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. From 1980 until 2000 Bourassa was the executive director of the du Maurier Classic, one of the LPGA’s four major championships.
International
- 1973 Winner of first Canadian LPGA Event, La Canadienne
- 1969 Low Amateur in LPGA Supertest Ladies’ Open
- 1967 Scottish Girls Open Stroke Play Championship
- 1971 New Zealand Ladies’ Best Ball Champion with Marilyn Palmer
Teams
- 1970 World Amateur Team Championship
- 1971 Commonwealth Matches
National
- 1965 and 1971 Canadian Women’s Amateur Champion
Provincial
- Quebec Amateur Champion: 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971
- Quebec Junior Champion: 1963, 1964, 1965
- 1971 Ontario Amateur Champion
Other Items of Note:
- LPGA Treasurer: 1974-1975
- Sponsorship Manager for Imperial Tobacco: 1981-1985
- LPGA Board of Sponsors: 1986-1989
- Vice-President LPGA Board of Sponsors: 1988-1989
- Executive Director of du Maurier Ltd. Classic, and LPGA Major since 1980
created the du Maurier Ltd. Series
Awards:
- Royal Order of Merit of Canada in 1973
- 1971 French Canadian Athlete of the Year
- 1972 Canadian Female Athlete of the Year
- Selected as Golf Personality of the Year 1972 by Golf Canada
- LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year 1972 (and voted Tour’s most colourful player)
- Inducted to Quebec Sports Hall of Fame in 1992
- La Presse Personality of the week, Sept 3, 1995
- Inducted to Quebec Golf Hall of Fame in 1995
Resources:
Jocelyne Bourassa LPGA Profile
Jocelyne Bourassa Wikipedia Profile
Jocelyne Bourassa
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