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Wascana Country Club

6500 Wascana Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan

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A Championship Course In Canada's Heartland

As Regina’s only private golf club, the Wascana Country Club has long been dedicated to family principles and providing the highest level of hospitality for members and their guests.

For more than 100 years, the Club’s peaceful wetlands setting, unsurpassed facilities, exquisite food and beverage opportunities and championship golf have made it one of the premier country clubs to belong to in Saskatchewan.

The Wascana Country Club was incorporated on June 16, 1911. The club opened May 26, 1912 with 300 members in attendance. When first constructed, the Wascana featured a 9-hole golf course and a clubhouse on 117 acres of land south of the Wascana Creek.

Blessed with a beautiful and unique natural setting stretched along the winding shoreline of the Wascana Creek, the vast open landscape of water and wetland reeds create a striking backdrop of contrasting of colors and textures to the emerald green fairways and greens on the golf course, providing an attractive and distinct identity in Canadian golf.

The lush par 72 “Wetlands” course plays to 6991 yards from the Championship tees and is spread over some 170 acres. There are multiple tee areas to accommodate all levels of play. The Wascana has 20 playable holes to allow for 18 holes to remain in play during any periods of maintenance or renovation work.

Each hole is lined with mature, towering trees in front of a Regina skyline background. Flowers are intermixed into perennial beds that add an unparalleled burst of color to contrast the lush green of the course.

Although only moments away from Regina, the course is quiet enough to give members the opportunity to escape the city.

The 2018 CP Women's Open

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The Stars Of The LPGA Tour Are Coming To Saskatchewan!

For the first time, Saskatchewan will play host to a major LPGA Tour event as Golf Canada and Canadian Pacific (CP) have announced the 2018 CP Women’s Open will head to Regina’s Wascana Country Club from August 20-26, 2018.

“We are very excited to bring the CP Women’s Open to Regina and the province of Saskatchewan.” said Tournament Director Brent McLaughlin. “Saskatchewan is a tremendous golf community and we are confident Wascana Country Club will be a fitting test to challenge the world’s best women’s golfers.”

Through its CP Has Heart campaign, CP will once again be making a significant charitable donation within the host community. In its first three years of title sponsorship, from 2014-2016, the campaign has raised over $4.5 million in host communities.

“We are proud to be part of such a high-profile event on the LPGA Tour and are excited to bring the tournament to Saskatchewan, an integral province within our rail network,” said Martin Cej, Assistant Vice-President of Public Affairs and Communications for CP. “In coordination with our CP Has Heart campaign, we look forward to leaving a significant charitable legacy in the Regina community.”

After a three-year recruiting process, Wascana Country Club finally earned its opportunity to host the stars of the LPGA Tour after originally submitting a bid back in 2014. The club is one of only four private golf courses in a province that counts 206 total facilities.

“We are delighted to have been chosen to host the prestigious 2018 CP Women’s Open, as this will be a chance for us to show the world what the city of Regina has to offer,” said Michael Fougere, Mayor of Regina.

The Wascana Country Club has welcomed more than 30 notable championships since its founding in 1911, including the PGA of Canada Championship in 1992; the Saskatchewan Men’s Amateur Golf Championship six times; the Saskatchewan Women’s Amateur Golf Championship 10 times between 1915 and 1990; and most recently hosted the 2017 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

“Our board of directors, members and staff are truly excited about hosting this most prestigious event,” said Greg Dukart, Chief Executive Officer of Wascana Country Club. “Our venue is ready and our championship golf course will provide a memorable and unique examination to the world’s greatest female golfers. We are looking forward to being part of the great history of the CP Women’s Open.”

Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship has traditionally featured one of the strongest fields on the LPGA Tour vying for a total purse of $2.25 million USD, one of the largest purses on tour. The CP Women’s Open welcomes the top players on the LPGA Tour including CP golf ambassadors Brooke Henderson, Lorie Kane and fellow Canadian Alena Sharp, along with past champions and LPGA stars such as Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn, Suzann Pettersen and Michele Wie.

“The Greater Regina Area is emerging as one of the best places in Canada to host an event, convention or trade show. Our unique assets and attractions combine to create what we call, the Regina Advantage. The 2018 CP Women’s Open Championship will help showcase Regina and all we have to offer to a world-wide audience,” said John Lee, President & CEO of Economic Development Regina.

First conducted in 1973, Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship has allowed the brightest stars of the LPGA Tour to shine on Canadian soil and to inspire the nation’s next generation of female golfers.

Past 5 Winners

• 2017 - Park Sung-hyun

• 2016 - Ariya Jutanugarn

• 2015 - Lydia Ko (3rd CP Title)

• 2014 - Ryu So-yeon

• 2013 - Lydia Ko (2nd CP Title)

Submitted August 20, 2018 at 10:38AM by GrittyThePup https://ift.tt/2L9iTfr