On August 20-26, 2018 the Wascana Country Club in Regina, Saskatchewan will be hosting an official LPGA event, the Canadian National Women's Open Championship. This is the first time Saskatchewan will play host to a major LPGA Tour event.
Canada's National Women's Open Championship has traditionally featured one of the strongest fields on the LPGA Tour vying for one of the largest purses on tour. A total purse of $2.25 million USD.
The CP Women's Open welcomes the top female golfers on the LPGA Tour including CP golf ambassadors Brooke Henderson and Lorie Kane and fellow Canadian Alena Sharp, along with past champions and LPGA stars such as Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn, So Yeon Ryu, Suzann Pettersen and Michele Wie.
When the CP Women’s Open takes to the links in Regina in August, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation will be the official beneficiary of the seven day tournament. Through its CP Has Heart campaign, Canadian Pacific (CP) will once again make a substantial donation to the host community by supporting pediatric cardiology at the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, which is currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2019.
Information regarding tickets, volunteer opportunities and corporate hospitality for the CP Women's Open can be found at www.cpwomensopen.com.
Funds raised through the CP Women’s Open will support a dedicated pediatric cardiology space and specialized equipment in the Pediatric Outpatients Clinic at the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. With a nature theme running throughout the hospital, the “Frog Pod” will be specifically used to treat pediatric cardiology patients and will include three echocardiography exam rooms, a pulmonary function technology lab, an exercise challenge room, and a regular exam room. Directly across the hall, included in the pod, is a staff echocardiology reading room.
The Pediatric Outpatients Clinic, which will see children for general pediatrics, cardiology, oncology, speech and language, hearing, and psychiatry, will offer three times more exam rooms than are available today. An anticipated 40,000 young patients will use this area of the hospital every year.
In the four years of CP’s title sponsorship of the CP Women’s Open, $6.5 million has been raised to support children’s heart health in Canada.
Volunteers Needed!
Each year over 1,200 people contribute their time and energy to volunteer at the CP Women's Open. We are so thankful and fortunate to work with such a hardworking group of people each and every year. Registration fills up quickly, so be sure to get your volunteer registration in early.
Volunteers are required to work a minimum of four (4) shifts totaling (24 hours) during the week of August 20-26, 2018.
As with any LPGA event, there is a cost to volunteer. The cost of the volunteer package for 2018 is $75. With this fee you receive a volunteer package worth over $300. Included in this package is:
Official volunteer shirt and head-wear
Volunteer badge (provides grounds access when volunteering or as a spectator)
Transferable weekly guest pass
Weekly parking pass and shuttle service (volunteer lot)
Volunteer bag
Discounted concession prices in the volunteer tent
We are now accepting volunteers for the 2018 event at The Wascana Country Club
Sources:
http://golfcanada.ca
http://www.golfsaskatchewan.org/