Victoriaville QC – A very strong field of professionals and elite amateurs will tee it up at Victoriaville GC next week for the $125,000 Sani-Marc/Desjardins Canada Cup presented by City of Victoriaville and Plombaction Group (CCSM-D).  The 72-hole championship will be contested from August 15-18 but early week festivities will begin August 13th.  Players will be representing cities from all across Canada, United States and even Bermuda. 

The CCSM-D will be an international event, however, most participants will be Canadian to ensure the event showcases the top playing and club professionals from Quebec and around the country.  This prestigious event is also Canada’s second largest purse event (Mackenzie Tour not included) behind the RBC Canadian Open.  The CCSM-D will offer a minimum purse at stake of $125,000 with $25,000 being awarded to the winner.  The field will be cut to 70 players and ties after 36 holes on Friday August 16.

VICTORIAVILLE (QC) - The 7th edition of the Sani-Marc/Desjardins Canada Cup (CCSM-D) will be held from Thursday, August 15th to Sunday, August 18 at the Victoriaville Golf Club in Victoriaville Quebec.

Following the announcement of the cease of operations of the Circuit Canada Pro Tour (CCPT), the Victoriaville GC management has made the every effort to literally save the event, considered one of the most important in Canada.

Hamilton ON - The Great Lakes Golf Tour (GLT) is pleased to announce ClearSports as the new Title sponsor of the GLT Order of Merit presented by Roll ReadyTM.

ClearSports has been committed to excellence since its inception. This applies firstly in producing the world's finest golf ball, but it applies just as well in the quality of their partners.  ClearSports and the Great Lakes Tour are pleased to announce this partnership, which makes Clear as the official golf ball of the Ontario-based tour and become the title sponsor of the GLT Order of Merit presented by Roll ReadyTM.  The partnership marks ClearSport’s first official presence in Canada...

STATEMENT FROM GREAT LAKES GOLF TOUR:

Like most of our members and fellow golf professionals, the news that the Circuit Canada Pro Tour ceasing it's operation for the 2019 season came as a surprise.  We held this partnership in a high regard and have much respect for Jean Trudeau and his team.  It is important that all of us who had the pleasure of competing on their circuit or working with Mr. Trudeau, give him a big thank you and best wishes on his departure.  We are very grateful for the work he displayed and the opportunities he provided Great Lakes Tour members over the past 3 seasons.  

Waterloo ON - The Great Lakes Tour will be visiting the beautiful Grey Silo Golf Club on May 10-11 for the GLT Waterloo Championship and will feature one of the strongest fields in recent years. 

The field will be comprised of top touring professionals, elite amateurs and PGA of Canada club professionals.  Jake Scott of Strongsville (OH), Wil Wittmann of Menasha (WI), and Ryan Erxleben of Brighton (MI) will be representing the United States while Ghyslain Allard of Drummondville and Sun Kim of L'Ile-Perrot will make the trip from Quebec...

Hamilton ON - The Great Lakes Tour would like to introduce for 2018 the Race to Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval.

The Race will consist of four no cut 36 hole events leading up to the Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval with a guaranteed purse over the four events totaling $80,000  ($20,000 per event with $4,000 for first place).  The winner and runner-up in points over these four events will earn a direct exemption into the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada's Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval July 16-22, 2018.  

Seaforth ON - The Seaforth Country Classic (SCC) and the Great Lakes Tour (GLT) have agreed on a partnership to bring back the extremely popular tournament in 2018.  The SCC will feature a new invitational format with 36 male participants and 36 female participants playing in  separate tournaments.

The SCC is scheduled for August 2-4. 2018 and will feature a Championship Pro Am on August 2nd  followed by a 36 hole (no cut) stroke play competition for both fields August 3rd and 4th. 34 of 36 male participants will be comprised of GLT members gaining exemptions through the National Order of Merit standings and various events on the GLT schedule deemed as qualifier events.  Seaforth Golf Club and the SCC organizing committee will have two exemptions available for  local talent.

Hamilton ON - The Great Lakes Tour (GLT) is pleased to announce a partnership with Triple Bogey Brewing & Golf Co.  The partnership will see Triple Bogey become the "Official Beer" of the GLT and during the 2018 season members will compete in the season long Triple Bogey Challenge.

The Triple Bogey Challenge will feature a unique format and will be contested during each event on the 2018 schedule.  The Challenge will happen on the 18th hole of every official GLT event conducted . The Champion will be decided by the player whom accumulates the lowest score to par over a minimum amount of rounds played during the current season.  The winner will receive a grand prize package from Triple Bogey Brewing & Golf Co...

Hamilton ON - The Great Lakes Tour (GLT) is pleased to announce a partnership with Golf to Conquer Cancer presented by Harry Rosen (G2CC).

G2CC will be staging the fifth playing of the tournament on Monday June 11, 2018 and in four prior years has raised over $4.7 million dollars for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.  The partnership will see up to six GLT members participate in the event.

The event is contested on two exclusive golf courses in the Greater Toronto Area, Granite Golf Club and Coppinwood Golf Club.  Since 2015, golf professionals have been invited to participate making the event more special as a pro-am type format.  The professional presence assists in adding value to the amateur foursomes and allows for further networking opportunities while raising funds for such a worthy cause.