STRATFORD – Sept. 10, 2023 – The 17th Acadian Golf Tournament, played on the morning of Sept. 10 under beautiful blue skies at Fox Meadow Golf Course in Stratford, recorded a record profit of approximately $10,000, confirmed Joceline Arsenault, president of the PEI Regional Committee of Les Jeux de l’Acadie.
Speaking at the tournament’s closing luncheon, Arsenault thanked the 63 sponsors, 92 golfers and 10 volunteers who ensured the success of the annual event, held for the first time at the Stratford course. She added that the tournament, organized in partnership with the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI, is the Regional Committee’s only fundraiser of the year, so the support received is much appreciated. The funds raised will help to pay its annual sports, cultural and personal development programming, including the participation of over 100 young Islanders in the next Finals of Les Jeux de l’Acadie in the Greater Bouctouche region of New Brunswick in June 2024.
Here are the tournament results and the winners of the day’s various contests and prizes:
• 1st place (60 points): The Young Golfers (Théo Hustler, Brent Arsenault and André Bernard)
• 2nd place (60 points): The Champs (Greg Arsenault, Nicholas Gallant, Ghislain Bernard and Jamie Caissie)
• 3rd place (64 points): The Mainlanders (Maxime Duguay, Clément Monnier, Dany MacDonald and Don Wagner)
• Closest to the Acajoux mascot: Maurice Saulnier
• Longest drive – women (Hole 18): Sandra Thériault
• Longest drive – men (Hole 7): Gilbert Chénard
• Closest to the pin (Hole 7): Adam Grant
• Lottery, 1st prize (barbecue): Richard LeBlanc
• Lottery, 2nd prize (drill): Jason Gallant
• Lottery, 3rd prize ($100): Jean-Marie Pelletier
• Pencils-in-the-bottle contest: Paulette LeBlanc
• Orange toy contest: Brad Samson and Jean-Marie Pelletier
• Chipping contest: Léo-Paul Arsenault and Alexandre Bourgeois
• Chamber of Commerce prize: Théo Hustler
• FT Ventures prizes: Don Wagner and Émile Gallant
• Volunteer prize: Eunice Richard.
Unfortunately, no one managed to get a hole-in-one on Hole 4, so Centennial Auto Group didn’t have to present the 2023 Nissan Rogue it was offering. Provincial Credit Union was the tournament’s main sponsor, while Medavie Inc. was the major sponsor.
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PHOTO 1: The champion team of the 17th Acadian Golf Tournament, with 60 points, was The Young Golfers. Joceline Arsenault, president of the PEI Regional Committee of Les Jeux de l’Acadie, presented the championship plaque and first-place prizes to, from left, Brent Arsenault, André Bernard and Théo Hustler.
PHOTO 2: Joceline Arsenault, president of the PEI Regional Committee of Les Jeux de l’Acadie, presents the second-place prizes to The Champs, who also accumulated 60 points: Greg Arsenault, Nicholas Gallant, Ghislain Bernard and Jamie Caissie.
PHOTO 3: Raymond J. Arsenault, right, manager of the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI, presents the third-place prizes to The Mainlanders team, from left, Don Wagner, Clément Monnier, Maxime Duguay and Dany MacDonald.
For further information, please contact:
Jeannette Gallant
Coordinator
17th Acadian Golf Tournament
PEI Regional Committee of Les Jeux de l’Acadie
902-439-2791
jeannettegallant@gov.pe.ca