Jocelyne Bourassa

Jocelyne Bourassa, CM (born May 30, 1947)[1] is a former Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour who had a distinguished amateur career.

Jocelyne Bourassa
Personal information
Born (1947-05-30) May 30, 1947
Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Nationality Canada
Career
CollegeUniversité de Montréal
Turned professional1972
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1972–79)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Titleholders C'shipT17: 1972
Women's PGA C'shipT6: 1975
U.S. Women's OpenT9: 1972, 1975
du Maurier ClassicCUT: 1979
Achievements and awards
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame1996
LPGA Rookie of the Year1972
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame2015

Amateur career

Bourassa was born in Shawinigan, Quebec. She studied Physical Education at the Université de Montréal where she was a member of the volleyball, basketball, skiing and track and field teams.

Bourassa won the Quebec Junior golf championship in 1963, 1964, and 1965. In 1965, she also captured the Canadian Women's Amateur. She repeated as the national amateur champion in 1971 then turned professional in 1972.

Professional career

Bourassa won LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1972.[2] The following year she won the first-ever La Canadienne golf championship.[1]

Honours

Bourassa won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award in 1972 as Canada's best female athlete.

Bourassa was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1972.[3]

Bourassa was elected to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame in 1995, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1996,[4] and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Amateur wins (15)

this list may be incomplete

  • 1963 Quebec Junior, Quebec Amateur
  • 1964 Quebec Junior
  • 1965 Quebec Junior, Canadian Women's Amateur
  • 1967 Eastern Province Championship, Scottish Girls Open Stroke Play Championship
  • 1968 Eastern Province Championship
  • 1969 Eastern Province Championship, Quebec Amateur
  • 1970 Eastern Province Championship, World Amateur Championships (individual)
  • 1971 Canadian Women's Amateur, Ontario Amateur, New Zealand Women's Amateur, Quebec Amateur

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Jun 17, 1973 La Canadienne[1] −5 (68-73-73=214) Playoff Sandra Haynie
Judy Rankin

Note: Bourassa won the La Canadienne (which became the du Maurier Classic) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1-1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1972 Southgate Ladies Open Kathy Whitworth Lost to par on fifth extra hole
2 1973 La Canadienne Sandra Haynie
Judy Rankin		 Won with birdie on third extra hole
Rankin eliminated with par on first hole

References
  1. "LPGA Tour Biography". Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. "Jocelyne Bourassa wins at Montreal". Bangor Daily News. June 19, 1973. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  3. Order of Canada - Jocelyne Bourassa
  4. Canadian Golf Hall of Fame profile
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