Montréal, November 16, 2021 – The 8th edition of the Golf Québec/FAEQ Bursary Program awarded $70,000 in individual bursaries ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 each to 26 promising student-golfers. 

The Golf Québec/FAEQ Bursary Program, which was launched in 2014, was born of the two organizations’ shared objective of financially assisting and better mentoring young golfers, while also encouraging them to focus on their academic pursuits.

Six donors contributed to this year’s program: Claude Chagnon, Fednav, F. Furst Enterprises Ltd., Fondation Roland-Beaulieu, Peacock Family Foundation, and Groupe Park Avenue.

Part of the profits from the 2021 Bonneville 808 Challenge also helped fund the Golf Québec/FAEQ Bursary Program.

During the virtual event, the FAEQ and Golf Québec reiterated their commitment to encouraging, mentoring, and financially supporting the fifteen top athletes who are returning to the program. They also welcomed eleven new bursary recipients into the ever-growing family, whom they will support in their academic pursuits and into the next golf season.

In their own words:

“Since its inception, the program has proven its merit. The goal was to offer young golfers opportunities to train in a more holistic manner, using the same tools as athletes in other sports, all while benefiting from high-quality academic guidance. The excellent results of Québec golfers in national and international events in recent years have shown that this was the right approach to take. The FAEQ is very happy to be able to contribute to the athletes’ development, thanks to the support of its valued sponsors.”

– Patricia Demers, Executive Director, Foundation for Athletic Excellence

“Golf Québec and the FAEQ are extremely proud of the progress this bursary program has made since its founding. The guidance and support provided to the bursary recipients over the first seven years of the program have allowed many young golfers to make impressive personal and academic progress and reach promising levels in competition. Many of them have even been selected to Golf Canada’s national team. This is highly motivating for the new bursary recipients who joined the program this year. It allows them to aspire to high-level performance, including at the international level. I would like to acknowledge the resilience and perseverance of the athletes and their coaches over the past few months, which have been very challenging. They came together as a team to continue pursuing their athletic development. Of course, the success of this program would not be possible without the financial support of our generous donors. I would like to thank them for their loyalty.”

– Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director, Golf Québec

Founded in 1920, Golf Québec is the provincial sport federation whose mission is to increase participation in golf and develop excellence. Golf Québec’s core services include the Golf in Schools Program, the First Tee program and Get Linked initiatives, the Introduction Tour, Junior Golf Development Centres (JGDC), Rules of Golf, the World Handicap System, course rating services, Golf Fore the Cure and the Québec Golf Hall of Fame. In addition, Golf Québec conducts regional and provincial championships to allow local golf enthusiasts to surpass themselves and eventually reach the upper spheres of professional tours. For more information, please visit www.golfquebec.org/en/.

About the Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ)

Since its creation in 1985, the FAEQ has distributed $19 million in bursaries, consisting of 6,525 individual bursaries awarded to 3,300 different recipients. Not only does the FAEQ provide financial support to Québec’s student-athletes, but it also offers support resources such as academic counselling, sport/study balance, corporate internships, etc. The FAEQ is recognized for its personalized approach, rigorous management style and influence in sports and education circles. faeq.com

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For more information:

Annie Pelletier
Director of Communications and Partnerships
Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence
514 252-3171, ext. 3538
annie.pelletier@faeq.com

Jean-Pierre Beaulieu
Executive Director
Golf Québec
514 252-3345, ext. 1
golfquebec@golfquebec.org