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Lisa Meldrum and Rémi Bouchard inducted
into the Québec Golf Hall of Fame in 2023

Montréal, May 8, 2023 – Golf Québec is proud to announce that Lisa Meldrum and Rémi Bouchard will become the 39th and 40th inductees into the Québec Golf Hall of Fame at ceremonies to be confirmed in future communications.

Lisa Meldrum (1982 - ...)

A Montréal native and member of The Royal Montreal Golf Club since the age of ten, Lisa Meldrum has distinguished herself as an exceptional player on the Junior, Amateur, and Professional scenes. Throughout her playing career, and still to this day in her teaching profession, she has been a model of perseverance, determination, passion, and positivity.

Her amateur career is very impressive. Since the age of 15, in 1997, she has dominated the competitive scene by winning the titles of Club Champion, Montréal Region Champion (in her age group), Provincial Junior Champion, and Canadian Juvenile Championship. She also placed 11th at the Women's Provincial Amateur Championship and was a member of the Québec Junior Team and the Québec Elite Team. This phenomenal season set the tone for Ms. Meldrum's career as she accumulated a dozen titles between 1998 and 2003, including three junior and two provincial amateur championships as well as Canadian championships.

More specifically, her victory at the Canadian Junior Women's Championship in 2000 earned her a first recognition from Score, which named her the Best Female Junior Golfer in Canada. With three consecutive Canadian amateur titles from 2001 to 2003, a feat not accomplished by a Canadian woman since Marlene Stewart Streit in 1956, Score also honoured her as the Best Female Amateur Golfer in Canada for each of those three years.

Since 1999, she has represented the Canadian Ladies Golf Association (CLGA), which has included numerous U.S. junior tournaments, a training camp in Scotland, junior and amateur competitions in the U.K., as well as the World Amateur Team Championship in 2002 and the Americas Cup in 2003, where she won. Her career low score is 64.

A member of the University of Oklahoma Sooners golf team from 2000 to 2004, Ms. Meldrum was the top player for four years. She completed a bachelor's degree in sociology in addition to a minor in business, was named Big 12 Freshman Golfer of the Year for 2000-2001, earned numerous Big 12 titles and All-American honours, in addition to winning three collegiate events and posting 25 top-10 performances.

Before returning to Québec, Ms. Meldrum played as a golf professional on the Duramed Futures Tour from 2006 to 2009, the LPGA Tour in 2010 and 2011, as well as the Symetra Tour from 2012 to 2015.

A “Class A” member of the PGA of Canada, she specialized in teaching and coaching, is TPI certified, and a Level 2 ELDOA practitioner. She has been teaching since 2016 and is currently the Head Teaching Professional at The Royal Montreal Golf Club where she plays a crucial role in the both the club’s junior and adult development programs for all levels of golfers, from beginner to advanced, and teaches 12-months a year in Montréal.

Ms. Meldrum was elected to the Québec Golf Hall of Fame in the player category.

Rémi Bouchard (1964 - ...)

Born in Lasalle, Rémi Bouchard took his first steps at Club de golf Candiac in 1973 where he started as a caddie before joining the back shop team. At the age of thirteen, he began participating in junior competitions before continuing his development in the amateur ranks until the age of 24 when he turned professional. His track record makes him the most successful Québec player on the provincial, national, and international scenes over the past 25 years.

Crowned at the 1982 Provincial Junior Boys' Championship and the 1984 Duke of Kent, he was a member of the Indiana University Hoosiers golf team from 1983 to 1987 and was recognized for his outstanding academic achievements in the Bachelor of Administrative Sciences with a major in Finance. A Québec Amateur Champion in 1986, he joined the Québec PGA and began his career as an Assistant Professional at the Country Club of Montréal from 1985 to 1989. He was named Rookie of the Year and Assistant of the Year in 1987 and won the Québec PGA Championship and the Canadian Professional Assistant Championship in 1988.

His career then took him overseas on the Asian Tour, where he won the 1989 Indian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 Thailand Open. At the same time, he was runner-up in the Canadian Tour Championship in 1991 and 1993 and won two events on the Québec Tour in 1994. Mr. Bouchard joined the Canadian Tour's Board of Directors from 1993 to 1997 and served as Chairman in 1996-1997.

His impressive list of accomplishments includes over 70 professional victories, 16 top-10 finishes on the Canadian Tour, six Professional of the Year titles (1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008) and a dozen course records, including an incredible 62 on the Arizona course at Golf Le Mirage.

From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Bouchard was a trainer at Sports Business International where he contributed to the development of a business training program using the golf platform. He was a member of the PGA of Québec's Board of Directors from 2009 to 2016 and served as President in 2015 and 2016. A professional at Golf Le Mirage from 1992 to 2010, he wrote over 100 golf articles on teaching, strategy, rules, and etiquette, produced two golf teaching DVDs, and mentored many of our elite young golfers.

From 2010 to 2016, Mr. Bouchard continued his career as Golf Canada's Regional Director for Québec, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. He then served as Head Professional at the Pinegrove Golf Club from 2016 to 2020 before joining Club Laval-sur-le-Lac in the same role where he is still active.

Mr. Bouchard was also elected to the Québec Golf Hall of Fame in the player category.

About the Québec Golf Hall of Fame

The Québec Golf Association’s Hall of Fame was founded by three past presidents of the QGA, Larry Boyle, Maurice Dagenais and Roger Legault. Their desire was to pay homage to the many great Québec players and builders who have distinguished themselves provincially, nationally, or internationally. A general consultation process began as various groups were asked to identify different personalities who might be honoured. Next, a selection committee was established with a mandate to evaluate the proposed candidates and determine those that would be elected for the inaugural ceremony in 1996.

The 2023 Hall of Fame Committee is comprised of three (3) Past Presidents of Golf Québec, Marcel Paul Raymond (Chairman), Jacques Nols (inducted in 2012), and Charlie Beaulieu, one member mandated by the Golf Québec Board of Directors, Graham Cooke (inducted in 2008), one (1) inductee, Debbie Savoy Morel (inducted in 2017), one (1) representative of the PGA of Canada - Québec Zone, Guy Faucher, as well as one (1) member appointed by the committee, Michel St-Laurent.

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. 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, 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/en/.

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Sources:

Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director
514 252-3345, ext. 3732 – golfquebec@golfquebec.org

Guylaine Sirois, Governance Assistant and Translator
514 252-3345, ext. 3745 – gsirois@golfquebec.org