{"id":99033,"date":"2025-08-26T19:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/99033\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:38:06","slug":"one-of-the-largest-fields-former-champions-headline-national-golf-event-in-nanaimo-nanaimonewsnow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/99033\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One of the largest fields:\u2019 former champions headline national golf event in Nanaimo | NanaimoNewsNOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/application\/theme\/images\/loaders\/indicator-big.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Golfers will play two rounds, 36 holes, over two days on Tuesday and Wednesday, before the top 70 players, plus anyone else tied, move into the final round on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Among the field is former world number one and multi-time champion at this event, <a href=\"https:\/\/nanaimonewsnow.com\/2022\/06\/29\/video-nanoose-golfer-sits-atop-world-senior-amateur-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shelly Stouffer from Nanoose Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of past champions coming to this event, Golf Canada let us know that this is probably one of the largest fields in the last couple of years that\u2019s coming to play at our at our course,\u201d Stephen added.<\/p>\n<p>First tee time each day is 7:30 a.m., with the final group starting their rounds at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The general public are invited to watch the event, which is being seen by club organizers as another way to grow the profile of the club amongst the Canadian golf community.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen said they hosted a national tournament in 2019, then had to regroup somewhat after the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then, we hosted numerous provincial amateur events, and along with our annual women\u2019s amateur and men\u2019s amateur events, and Club Championship, this one really put us on the map and again for the next couple of years, we\u2019ll be on the radar with Golf Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winner of this week\u2019s event earns a place in the U.S. Women\u2019s Senior Championship, the U.S. Women\u2019s Senior Open and two other Canadian championships.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfgenius.com\/pages\/11312233918897375528\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live scores are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Local news. 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