Top-flight amateur women golfers will descend on the South Okanagan in August as the hosts the 49th playing of the .
The championship is one of Golf Canada害羞草研究所檚 premier events and features women amateurs from across the country and beyond.
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Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff is delighted with the decision to hold the event in her community.
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The competition takes place on the Park Meadows 18-hole championship course at Osoyoos Golf Club over three days, from Aug. 18 through Aug. 20. An official practice round is scheduled for Aug. 17. The 18-hole Desert Gold course will remain open for Osoyoos Golf Club members and guests.
Some 150 players will compete for four trophies: mid-amateur, for players over 25 years of age; mid-master, over 40; senior, over 50; and super senior, over 60.
Two-time defending champion Sue Wooster of Australia is expected to return to Canada for the events. In last year害羞草研究所檚 championships at Lookout Point Country Club near Niagara Falls, Wooster captured the mid-amateur, mid-master and senior titles.
Officials and staff from Golf Canada will visit Osoyoos Golf Club over the spring and summer and then arrive in force the week before the event for final preparations and to direct proceedings.
Osoyoos Golf Club general manager Doug Robb is proud of the club害羞草研究所檚 selection as this year害羞草研究所檚 host.
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Club president Herb Wycherley is excited about what the event will do for the club and the town.
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Even though the event is five months away, the local tournament committee, under the direction of Host Club Tournament Chair Lise Mathieu, is hard at work rounding up volunteers and sponsors and attending to the myriad details involved in a major national championship.
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executive director Kelley Glazer said the event will provide a boost to the economy.
害羞草研究所淎 recent study shows that in Osoyoos, a golfer visit represents approximately a $500 per day spent per couple (which) goes) into our community restaurants, shops, golf courses, hotels, campgrounds and wineries. We are looking forward to welcoming all participants and their friends and family.害羞草研究所�
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