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Montréal, August 25, 2025 – Golf Château-Bromont hosted the 21st edition of the Graham Cooke Junior Invitational, which brought together more than 150 young golfers on August 23 and 24 in four separate categories: junior girls, junior boys, bantam girls, and bantam boys.

 

First, in the junior boys' category, Émile Lebrun (Laval-sur-le-Lac) was crowned champion with a cumulative score of -3 (141). He led the competition from start to finish to win his second tournament of the season, following the Provincial Amateur Championship just a few weeks ago.

 

“My biggest challenge at this year's Graham Cooke Junior Invitational was to finish my second round well on the back nine. I didn't necessarily finish the way I wanted to, but I managed to win, so I'm very happy,” said the 18-year-old golfer after his final round.

 

In the end, Lebrun finished ahead of Charly Pinel (Bellechasse/Québec team) and Alexis Rouleau (Lanaudière/Québec team), who tied for second place with a score of -1 (143).

 

In the junior girls' division, the suspense continued into overtime. Zixuan Tan (Public Golfer Program) finally prevailed over Kate Guo (Pinegrove). The two golfers had finished the two rounds tied at +16 (160). Louanne Aubin (Ste-Marguerite) completed the podium with a score of +17 (161).

 

“It means a lot to me! I'm really happy to have won in overtime after two holes. It was tough with the wind. I was a little stressed, but I had to stay calm and take it one step at a time. I'm very happy with the result!” commented the winner.

 

In the girls' bantam category, Raphaelle Provost (Vallée du Richelieu) won with a cumulative score of +24 (168). She finished ahead of Emily Wang (Kanawaki), at +27 (171), and Mylee Murillo Beaudoin (Le Blainvillier), at +30 (174), who took second and third place respectively.

 

Finally, in the boys' bantam category, Jeremie Hébert (Rosemère Fontainebleau) took top honors at +7 (151), ahead of Adam Lauzon (Vallée du Richelieu) at +9 (153) and Arthur Brault (Venise) at +11 (155).

 

Golf Québec staff are now turning their attention to preparing and presenting the Interregional Championship, which will take place at Parcours du Cerf in Longueuil on September 6.

 

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 :

 

Emeraude Beaupré-Ayotte, Assistant Competition Director

514 252-3345, poste 3394 - ebeaupreayotte@golfquebec.org

 

Émilie Bérubé, Marketing and Communications Director

514 252-3345, poste 3393 - eberube@golfquebec.org