Canadian superstar Brooke Henderson along with Lydia Ko, Rose Zhang, Lilia Vu and defending champion Megan Khang headline star studded field at 2024 CPKC Women’s Open
CPKC Women’s Leadership Summit to kick off tournament week on Tuesday, July 23
2024 CPKC Women’s Open to benefit
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation
Calgary, Alta. (July 17, 2024) – Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), announced today the final field of competitors set to compete in the historic 50th playing of the CPKC Women’s Open, July 23-28 at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary, Alta.
Defending champion Megan Khang leads a stellar field of competitors that includes six of the top 10 and 73 of the top 100 in the 2024 Race to CME Globe season standings. In addition, 23 Olympians will compete for Canada’s National Open Championship in Calgary.
Joining Khang are 13-time LPGA Tour winner and the winningest golfer in Canadian history Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont. along with three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion Lydia Ko. Other notables including world no. 2 Lilia Vu, world no. 7 Hannah Green, world no. 9 Rose Zhang, and world no. 12 Minjee Lee. Lexi Thompson will also be competing in her 11th and final CPKC Women’s Open after announcing she will be retiring from competitive golf at the end of the 2024 season.
Defending champion Megan Khang is among six past CPKC Women’s Open champions competing for Canada’s National Open Championship including Paula Reto (2022), Brooke Henderson (2018), Ariya Jutanugarn (2016), Britney Lincicome (2011) and three-time winner Lydia Ko (2015, 2013, 2012) who will be chasing a record fourth CPKC Women’s Open title.
Earl Grey Golf Club will welcome five LPGA Tour in-year winners including Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship and JM Eagle LA Championship), Baily Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA), Rose Zhang (Cognizant Founders Cup), and Lilia Vu (Meijer LPGA Classic).
Henderson, a CPKC Ambassador who made history at the Wascana Country Club in Regina in 2018 becoming the first Canadian since the late Jocelyne Bourassa, 45 years earlier to win Canada’s National Women’s Open, will lead the 15-player Canadian contingent in Calgary. Joining Henderson are fellow LPGA Tour players Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont., Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Ont. and Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont.
In addition, six members of Team Canada earned exemptions through the She Plays Golf Championship Series including, Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C. and Anna Huang of Vancouver, B.C. (Peloton Glencoe Invitational), Ellie Szeryk of London, Ont. and Brooke Rivers of Brampton, Ont. (GolfBC Group BC Women’s Open) and Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont. and Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont. (ORORO PGA Women’s Championship). In addition, four Team Canada members have also been given tournament exemptions including Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont., Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont., Yeji Kwon of Port Coquitlam, B.C. and Brigitte Thibault of Rosemère, Que.
The 156-player field will be competing at Earl Grey Golf Club for the first time in tournament history. This marks the seventh time the province of Alberta will host the CPKC Women’s Open and first since 2016. The field will be competing for the $2.6 million USD purse with the champion taking home $390,000.
“We are less than a week away and extremely excited to celebrate the 50th playing of the CPKC Women’s Open at the Earl Grey Golf Club,” said Ryan Paul, CPKC Women’s Open Tournament Director. “Golf fans in Calgary and across the province are in for a very memorable week at an exceptional golf course where the world’s best will compete for our National Women’s Open Championship. The CPKC Women’s Open is one of the signature women’s sporting events in Canada and this year is shaping up to be a special one.”
An additional two exemptions into the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open will be announced at a later date, and the final four qualifier spots will be awarded on Monday, July 22 following the Monday Qualifier set for Mickelson National Golf Club in Calgary, Alta.
One of Canada’s premier annual sporting events, the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open returns to Calgary riding momentum from being named the LPGA Tour’s Tournament of the Year back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023. The 2023 tournament also won additional awards for Best Sponsorship Activation and Best Volunteer Appreciation at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver. Golf Canada and CPKC also received Gold Driver Awards for Best Sponsor Activation in 2019, 2022 and 2023 as well as Best Community and Charity Engagement in 2017, 2019 and 2022.
Children 12-and-under get free admission all week long. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.
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CPKC HAS HEART CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT ALBERTA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
CPKC will once again leave a meaningful legacy in the host community through its CPKC Has Heart program. The official charitable partner of the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open is Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. Last year, CPKC raised nearly $3.5 million for children’s heart health with donations of $2.9 million to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and $580,000 to the Royal Inland Hospital (PIH) Foundation. Since 2014, this tournament, which is the marquee event of the CPKC Has Heart community investment program, has helped raise over $19 million to support cardiac research, equipment and care across North America.
ABOUT ALBERTA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation inspires our community to invest in excellence in child health, research, and family centred care. Through the generosity of donors, the Foundation provides funding for innovative programs, state-of-the-art equipment, advanced medical training and internationally recognized pediatric research. The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation is a founding partner of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, as well as the primary funder. Donations can be made at cpkcwomensopen.com with all funds raised matched by CPKC. For more information, please visit childrenshospital.ab.ca.
CPKC WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT RETURNS TO KICK OFF TOURNAMENT WEEK
Golf Canada and CPKC will host the seventh annual CPKC Women’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday, July 23 as part of the weeklong excitement of the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open. The CPKC Women’s Leadership Summit is headlined this year by Raven Jemison, President of the Kansas City Current, Mollie Marcoux Samaan, Commissioner of the LPGA and will be hosted by Lindsay Hamilton of TSN. The day will bring together like-minded businesspeople from across the country for a day of networking, empowerment, and philanthropy. For more information, click here.
“THE RINK” FAN EXPERIENCE RETURNS
Fans of all ages will once again be able to experience the week-long celebration of golf highlighted by The Rink on the 17th hole at Earl Grey, and a variety of food and patio experiences at The Fare Way featuring the Keg.
CPKC WOMEN’S OPEN BROADCAST
The 2024 CPKC Women’s Open will feature four days of domestic and international television broadcast coverage including Canadian broadcast partner TSN as well as international coverage on GOLF channel.
KIDS 12-AND-UNDER GET IN FREE
As part of the championship’s commitment to junior golf, admission all week is free for youth aged 12-and-under. General admission tickets provide access to the golf course and enjoy fan activations throughout the property and experience the thrill of major professional golf.
MOBILE APP EXPERIENCE
Experience the CPKC Women’s Open like never before by downloading the Golf Canada Mobile App on your iOS or Android device. Essential features include a live map, leaderboard & pairings, tickets, breaking news, and special events. Plus, use the Golf Canada Mobile App to enhance your experience while playing! Find golf courses, track your game, set up matches against friends, access GPS yardages and more. Click here to download.
ABOUT THE CPKC WOMEN’S OPEN
The stars of the LPGA Tour will challenge for the CPKC Women’s Open from July 23-28, 2024, at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary, Alta. Through its CPKC Has Heart program, title sponsor CPKC will once again make a substantial donation to the host community of Canada’s National Open Golf Championship by supporting the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. The 2024 CPKC Women’s Open is proudly sponsored by CPKC, BDO, Audi, RBC, theScore, Levelwear, Titleist, FootJoy, Hilton, Sleeman Clear 2.0, Think Turkey, The Keg, Johnsonville, Cayman Islands, Masi, Celebrity Cruises, STALK&BARREL, Matt & Steve’s, Pepsi, Connect Hearing, Waste Management, Rolex and is supported by Calgary Tourism. For information visit www.cpkcwomensopen.com/.