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Jocelyne Bourassa
Professional golfer

Jocelyne Bourassa

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Professional golfer
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Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Shawinigan, Canada
Age
76 years
Awards
Member of the Order of Canada
 
Panthéon des sports du Québec
 
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
 
Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
 
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Biography

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

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. The following year she won the first-ever La Canadienne golf championship.

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.

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, 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Jun 17, 1973La Canadienne−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
11972Southgate Ladies Open Kathy WhitworthLost to par on fifth extra hole
21973La Canadienne Sandra Haynie
Judy Rankin
Won with birdie on third extra hole
Rankin eliminated with par on first
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