LACHUTE, Que. – The 2025 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, is set to get underway Wednesday, August 6 at Lachute (Club de golf) in Lachute, Que.
58 of the best female amateur talents above the age of 25 will tee off in their respective divisions on Wednesday, with the mid-amateur (players aged 25-and-over as of August 6) and mid-master (players aged 40-and-over as of August 6) competitions both running concurrently through the completion of 54 holes.
A trio of previous winners headline the field competing in Lachute, Que. including 2010 champion and Quebec Golf Hall of Famer Marie-Thérèse Torti of Candiac, Que. who will be playing the event in her home province for the first time in four years.
Torti will be joined by Canadian Golf Hall of Famer and 2008 champion Mary Ann Hayward of St. Thomas, Ont., as well as three-time champion Judith Kyrinis of Thornhill, Ont. Kyrinis joins the field after missing last year’s event to compete overseas at the R&A’s Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, and has since claimed a record seventh Ontario Senior Women’s Championship title to add to her impressive list of accomplishments in the game of golf.
Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, B.C. claimed her third title in four years at the 2024 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community (Crown Isle) in Courtenay, B.C. The 54-year-old edged out 39-year-old Catherine Matranga of Fort Worth, Texas by a pair of strokes to move within three wins of the national championship record (six) set by Christina Proteau of Port Alberni, B.C.
Though Stouffer will not be competing in 2025, her win last year helped Team British Columbia claim the Margaret Todd Trophy (awarded annually to the province with the lowest score after 36 holes). Team B.C. bested Team Alberta by 10 strokes to soundly take the 36-hole event in their home province last year.
“We are thrilled to be in Quebec this week for the 18th playing of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship,” commented Golf Canada Tournament Director Madeline MacMillan. “This is the third year in which the tournament will be held independently from other national championships on our calendar, and we are looking forward to an exceptional week of golf on a historic course alongside supportive staff and volunteers at Lachute (Club de golf).”
With over a century’s worth of history and a pair of championship-caliber golf courses nestled in its 500-acre property, Lachute (Club de golf) stands definitively as a premier golf facility in the nation. Founded in 1923, the course’s original 18-hole design was crafted and completed through the work of renowned Canadian architect Stanley Thompson in 1949. A dozen years later and with inspiration from Thompson, Lachute native Howard Watson designed the property’s second course, stretching over 7,000 yards and providing another stout test for golfers of all levels. Watson was inducted to the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame as a builder in 2021.
“The Lachute Golf Club, it’s members and the entire community is very eager to host the 2025 Women’s Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship,” said Benjamin Painchaud, General Manager of the course. “In 2024, Golf Quebec made it an absolute priority to promote and develop women’s golf. The Lachute Golf Club has followed suit in 2025 by donating funds to this cause, hosting women’s junior events and the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship. The entire community here in Lachute is looking forward to meeting the athletes and ensuring a quality Championship experience,” he added.
Lachute (Club de golf) has hosted numerous major golf tournaments throughout its history, including the 1977 Peter Jackson Classic (now known as the CPKC Women’s Open) won by World Golf Hall of Famer Judy Rankin of St. Louis, Mo. In addition to the LPGA TOUR great, the course’s greens have also been graced by the presence of other legends in the game, including Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Nick Price among the many to tee off at one of Quebec’s finest golf locations.
Female golfers (aged 25-and-over as of August 6, 2025), with a handicap index of 12.0 or less are eligible to compete in the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Lachute, Que. A pair of notable exemptions are up for grabs for the winner, including entry into the 2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship set to descend on Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes Course) in Pebble Beach, Calif. October 4-9, as well as a spot in the field for the 2026 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship to be held at Burlington Golf & Country Club, in Burlington, Ont. from August 4 – 7, 2026.
To view the full field, tee times and more information on the 2025 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, please click here. Practice rounds for the tournament will take place on Tuesday, August 5 at Lachute (Club de golf) in Lachute, Que.
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