PGA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP OF CANADA HEADED BACK TO CREDIT VALLEY G&CC

The PGA of Canada is headed back to Credit Valley Golf & Country Club this September.
 
From Sept. 6-8, the famed Mississauga, Ont., golf course will host some of the world’s best female golfers for the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada.
 
“The PGA of Canada is very excited to return to Credit Valley Golf & Country Club for this year’s PGA Women’s Championship of Canada,” said PGA of Canada president Steve Wood. “Credit Valley has been a long-time supporter both the PGA of Canada member and the association’s national championships.”
 
Credit Valley last hosted the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada in 2008, which was won by American Hannah Jun. The club has also hosted the 1993 PGA Championship of Canada and last year’s PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada.
 
“Credit Valley Golf and Country Club has a long standing history of hosting national golf championships and once again we are very excited to showcase our exceptional golf course to the best female golfers in the world,” said Credit Valley’s Chief Operating Officer Ian Webb.
 
Ranked No. 77 on SCOREGolf’s Top 100 Courses in Canada for 2014, Credit Valley celebrated its 85th anniversary last year. Originally the hunting and fishing grounds of the Ojibway people, Credit Valley traces its golfing beginning back to 1930. Ontario's then Lieutenant Governor, W.D. Ross, commissioned that six holes be built on the original property which was located where the driving range and parking lot now stand.
 
Last year at Burlington Golf & Country Club, golf superstar Brooke Henderson won her second-straight PGA Women’s Championship of Canada title. Henderson, who is currently ranked No. 5 in the world, finished two shots better than Jun and Canadian Elizabeth Tong.
 
The PGA Women’s Championship of Canada was first played in 1987 and in addition to Jun and Henderson, past champions include Cathy Sherk, Gail Graham, Nancy Harvey, Lorie Kane, Alena Sharp and Jessica Shepley.