Montréal, July 9, 2025 – Despite unfavourable weather conditions that forced the cancellation of the first round, the 91st edition of the Duke of Kent, presented in collaboration with belairdirect, was played on Tuesday in a shortened and quite intense format at the Royal Québec Golf Club.

 

Vincent Mucci (Le Versant) took the win, recording an impressive round of -7 (65) to claim the top honours and don the prestigious plaid jacket traditionally awarded to the winner of the Duke of Kent.

 

Mucci achieved his goal by finishing ahead of William Forgues (Royal Québec), who came in second with a score of -4 (68). Forgues performance earned him the André Gagné Trophy, awarded to the best player from the Québec City region.

 

A trio of golfers rounded out the podium with Émile Lebrun (Golf Laval-sur-le-Lac), Matthew Dufour (Chicoutimi), and Luc Guilbault (public golfer) who tied for third place at -3 (69).

 

Also noteworthy was the performance of Thomas Grenier (Thetford), a member of the Québec team, who tied for sixth at -2 (70) with seven other golfers.

 

Once again, this year, the Duke of Kent will allow participants to earn valuable points toward the Triple Crown Order of Merit, which includes the Alexander of Tunis, the Duke of Kent, and the Men's Provincial Amateur Championship. This Order of Merit will be used to select the provincial team of three golfers who will represent Golf Québec in the inter-provincial competition at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship, which will be held July 28-31, 2025, at the Royal Ottawa and Rivermead clubs in the Ottawa region.

 

The Men's Triple Crown will conclude with the Men's Provincial Amateur Championship, scheduled for July 15-18 at the Elm Ridge Country Club.

Until then, Golf Québec is focusing on preparing and presenting its next two events. The Girls' and Boys' Provincial Junior Championships will be held July 10 to 13 at Les Boisés de Joly Golf Club, followed by the Women's Provincial Amateur and Senior Championship that will take place from July 14 to 16, at Golf Le Champêtre.

 

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

Cellular: 514 560-7699, sbigras@golfquebec.org

 

Émilie Bérubé, Marketing and Communications Director

Cellular: 514 463-5229, eberube@golfquebec.org