Montréal, June 19, 2025 – Marie-Thérèse Torti (Vallée du Richelieu) and Corey Eccles (Royal Montreal) took the lead in the Provincial Mid-Amateur Championship presented in collaboration with belairdirect on the first day of the competition and never looked back. The two athletes were crowned on Wednesday at Windmill Heights Golf and Country Club in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot.

 

By Monday, Marie-Thérèse Torti had built up a six-stroke lead over her closest rival in the provisional standings, before carrying on her momentum to win with a score of +13 (229), five strokes ahead of Suzanne Ricard (Royal Montreal).

 

This is Torti's sixth title in the Provincial Mid-Amateur Championship, having also triumphed in 2004, 2007, 2016, 2018, and 2023.

 

Gabrielle Davidson, who was fourth before the final round, managed to climb one spot to finish third at +23 (239).

 

Torti, Ricard, and Davidson will represent Québec at the BDO Canadian Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, to be held August 5-8 at the Lachute Golf Club.

 

The situation was very similar in the men's competition, where Corey Eccles played an excellent opening round of -4 (68) on Monday to take the lead in the Championship. He followed that up with a -2 (70) card the next day before maintaining his pace on the final day of play to confirm his victory at -5 (211) and defend the title he won last year.

 

Eccles was also crowned provincial mid-amateur champion in 2022.

 

Philippe Dion (Thetford) and Adam Girard Tremblay (Royal Québec) were able to card pars on Wednesday, moving up one spot in the final standings to finish second and third, respectively.

 

Dion finished at -3 (213), thanks in part to a round of -2 (70) early in the tournament, while Girard Tremblay played well on Tuesday, the second day, with a score of -3 (69), to finish the competition at -1 (215).

 

By finishing in the top three, Eccles, Dion, and Girard Tremblay secured their spots in the BDO Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship, which will take place August 18–22 at Seymour Golf & Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. They will form the Québec team for the inter-provincial competition, which will be played in the first two rounds of the event.

 

The coming weeks will be especially busy for Golf Québec staff, who will first head to the Camelot Golf & Country Club in Ottawa for the Alexander of Tunis on June 23 and 24. The Debbie Savoy Morel Cup at the Mirage Golf Club will follow in the days after.

 

In 2025, Golf Québec is proud to count on the collaboration of belairdirect for the presentation of the Men's and Women's Provincial Tours. In addition, the Golf Québec volunteers, referees, and employees will be dressed by adidas throughout the golf season. Players will not be forgotten, as TaylorMade will supply them with the official TP5 and TP5X golf balls in the main provincial events.

 

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Founded in 1920, Golf Québec is the provincial sport federation whose mission is to increase participation in golf, to develop excellence in golf, and to promote and govern the game of golf. Golf Québec provides discovery and introduction programs such as First Tee – Premier départ Québec as well as core services such as the Rules of Golf, Course Ratings, World Handicap System, Sport-études golf, and 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

 

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Sources:

 

Sandrine Bigras, Competition Director

514 252-3345, ext. 3396; Cell.: 514 560-7699 – sbigras@golfquebec.org

 

Émilie Bérubé, Marketing and Communications Director

514 252-3345, ext. 3393; Cell.: 514 463-5229 – eberube@golfquebec.org