Jocelyne Bourassa

Jocelyne Bourassa, CM (May 30, 1947 – August 3, 2021)^[1][2] was a Canadian professional golfer, who had a distinguished amateur career. She was Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour in 1972, and ended her career with one victory on the tour.

Jocelyne Bourassa
Personal information
Born	(1947-05-30)May 30, 1947 Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Died	August 3, 2021(2021-08-03) (aged 74)
Height	5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Sporting nationality	Canada
Career
College	Université de Montréal
Turned professional	1972
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1972–79)
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Titleholders C'ship	T17: 1972
Women's PGA C'ship	T6: 1975
U.S. Women's Open	T9: 1972, 1975
du Maurier Classic	CUT: 1979
Achievements and awards
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame 1996 LPGA Rookie of the Year 1972 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2015

Amateur career

Bourassa was born in Shawinigan, Quebec. She studied Physical Education at the Université de Montréal where she was a member of the volleyball, basketball, skiing and track and field teams.

Bourassa won the Quebec Junior golf championship in 1963, 1964, and 1965. In 1965, she also captured the Canadian Women's Amateur. She repeated as the national amateur champion in 1971 then turned professional in 1972.

Professional career

Bourassa won LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1972.^[3] The following year she won the first-ever La Canadienne golf championship,^[1] now the Canadian Women's Open. She was the only Canadian woman to win the Canadian Women's Open until Brooke Henderson in 2018.^[4]

Honours

Bourassa won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award in 1972 as Canada's best female athlete. She was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1972.^[5] She was elected to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame in 1995, and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1996.^[6] She was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Amateur wins (15)

this list may be incomplete

• 1963 Quebec Junior, Quebec Amateur
• 1964 Quebec Junior
• 1965 Quebec Junior, Canadian Women's Amateur
• 1967 Eastern Province Championship, Scottish Girls Open Stroke Play Championship
• 1968 Eastern Province Championship
• 1969 Eastern Province Championship, Quebec Amateur
• 1970 Eastern Province Championship, World Amateur Championships (individual)
• 1971 Canadian Women's Amateur, Ontario Amateur, New Zealand Women's Amateur, Quebec Amateur

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 17, 1973	La Canadienne[1]	−5 (68-73-73=214)	Playoff	Sandra Haynie Judy Rankin

Note: Bourassa won the La Canadienne (which became the du Maurier Classic) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1972	Southgate Ladies Open	Kathy Whitworth	Lost to par on fifth extra hole
2	1973	La Canadienne	Sandra Haynie Judy Rankin	Won with birdie on third extra hole Rankin eliminated by par on first hole