Victoriaville, Québec – November 30, 2021 – From August 8 to 14, 2022, the Victoriaville Golf Club and Golf Québec will join forces to host the Sani Marc Canada Cup in collaboration with the City of Victoriaville. The event, which was Canada's largest professional tournament in 2021, will once again welcome 156 golfers to compete for their share of the $125,000 overall purse, including $25,000 for the champion.

"We are extremely proud of this new affiliation and look forward to taking on new challenges with Golf Québec. This new synergy can only be beneficial for the development of professional golf in Canada, especially here in Québec, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank Jean-Pierre Beaulieu for this great opportunity," mentioned Jerry Séguin, President of the event who reminded that, for a second year, the Sani Marc Canada Cup will support "PROCURE", an organization that informs, helps research on prostate cancer, and offers very valuable support.

"It is an honour for Golf Québec to team up with the Victoriaville Golf Club and the organizing committee of the Sani Marc Canada Cup. We wish to perpetuate the tradition and bring in our expertise to further enhance this major Canadian competition," said Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director of Golf Québec.

"More than anything, we are very proud to be affiliated with a competition that offers the best professional and amateur players in the province the opportunity to compete against a contingent of high-level golfers," added Éric Couture, Director of Competitions for Golf Québec. More information about the Sani Marc Canada Cup will be announced in early 2022.

 

Acknowledgements

The organizing committee would also like to thank Jim Kenesky and Colin Murray of the Great Lakes Tour which has been an important partner in the organization of the Sani Marc - Desjardins Canada Cup for the past two editions. Your expertise and professionalism have been exemplary, and you have made our tournament stand out across Canada.

"The Great Lakes Tour will remain a partner in the championship as there will be several members of their association who will continue to obtain exemptions to participate in the Sani Marc Canada Cup in collaboration with the City of Victoriaville in 2022," concluded Jerry Seguin.

About Sani Marc

Sani Marc has been in cleaning and sanitation for nearly 50 years and continues to grow. It manufactures and distributes cleaning and sanitation products to a wide range of customers, primarily in the commercial, institutional, industrial, food & beverage and pool & spa maintenance sectors. In 2018, the company produced approximately 55 million kg of sanitation products and fulfilled some 200,000 orders.

About Golf Québec – Initiate passions, build dreams

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

About the Victoriaville Golf Club

Located in the Centre-du-Québec region, Victoriaville is a semi-private 18-hole golf club located in the heart of downtown Victoriaville, along the Nicolet River. With a course that boasts 6 holes of each par, players can take advantage of many low-scoring opportunities. With these exceptional playing conditions, Victoriaville is an ideal site for the Canada Cup competitors as well as for golf amateurs of all skill levels. For more information on the club, visit www.golfvictoriaville.com/.

Since its opening, Victoriaville has hosted several noteworthy golf events, including the Québec Open for eleven years, the prestigious Béliveau-Perreault and Gilles Marotte tournaments, and most notably the Sani Marc - Desjardins Canada Cup for the past eight years.

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Sources:

Éric Couture, Competition Director
514 252-3345, ext. 7 – Cell.: 514 269-3054 – ecouture@golfquebec.org

Alain Danault, Executive Director
819 752-4907, ext. 223 – Cell.: 819 552-3266 – adanault@golfvictoriaville.com