Women's Golf in Canada

Golf is one of the most popular sports in Canada and now more than ever women are taking to the links. Whether for business or pleasure, hitting the greens has empowered every day women to become champions!

With our obvious love for the sport, it is no wonder that Canada currently has the highest golf participation rate in the world - 20.5% of all Canadians golf - that equates to over 5.2 million golfers!

Today, there are over 1.5 million female golfers in Canada, this represents 28% of all golfers and annually, the rate of female golfer increases by 15% - 20%

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Golf Tips
Learn to Play



Did You Know?

  • The LPGA is the longest-running women's sports association in the world
  • The first LPGA Championship took place in 1901
  • The LPGA maintains a strong focus on charity through its tournaments, which jointly have raised more than $117.5 million for national and local charities since 1981
  • 2002 LPGA schedule for the tour features a total of 34 events
  • Organized North American golf originated in Montreal, Canada
  • The Canadian Open is the third oldest professional golf championship in the world
  • The average age of the Canadian female golfer is 40
  • The average number of golf rounds per season is 14
  • The total number of golf rounds played in Canada in a season is 71,700,000
  • At 40 per cent Ontario has the largest number of golfers in Canada. Across the country participation is broken down the following way: Atlantic Canada 5%, Quebec 17%, Prairies 24%, British Columbia 15%
  • Canada's highest ranked golfer on the LPGA tour is Lorie Kane. Kane set the record for lowest total score and lowest 18-hole score en route to her fifth Whirlpool Canadian PGA Women's Championship
  • A.J. Eathorne, Canada's up-in-comer in professional golf last year, finished 10th at the LPGA Champions Classic and tied for 12th at the U.S. Women's Open, her best career finish in a major tournament

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Golf Tips

The way you aim your club and your body can affect how you swing the club and where the ball goes as a result of that swing.

Follow this 4-step approach for more consistency on every shot.

  1. View your shot from behind the ball, looking directly at your target and pick out a spot directly in front of the ball on that line
  2. Walk around, keeping your eye on that spot and aim your club at the spot, holding the club with one hand
  3. Take your stance parallel to your club face, and then take your grip
  4. and…Swing the club over your spot and towards your target

This method will allow you to aim your club and body consistently so that you can easily swing the club toward the target, the same direction you want the ball to go!

Mastering the art of playing the ball when you are stuck in the sand can be a difficult task. Here is a checklist of items to consider as you approach this shot:

  • Choose a club with enough loft (angle) to clear the bunker. Err on the side of too much loft
  • Choose a club with enough loft to extricate your ball from your given lie
  • Dig your feet in slightly
  • Move your hands down one to two inches on the grip
  • Position the ball slightly farther back in your stance
  • Contact the ball before the sand
  • Swing with confidence

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Learn to Play

Join the hundreds of female executives who have discovered Links for Women and learned to golf in a fun, supportive and non-competitive environment. These day-long sessions in Toronto, Muskoka, Ottawa, Vancouver and Calgary include individual tutorials, game play and clinics with the other attendees.

Check out www.scoregolf.com to register or for more information.

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"Whirlpool proudly supports extraordinary Canadian women athletes, like Lorie Kane and A.J. Eathorne, and everyday Champions across the country"