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Daniel Alfredsson isn’t just pretty good with a hockey stick.

He can swing the sticks on the golf course, too, and now he’ll get a chance to compete for a prestigious title.

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The former Ottawa Senators captain has qualified for the Alexander of Tunis championship set for Tuesday and Wednesday at Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

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Alfredsson, 45, who retired from hockey after spending the 2013-14 National Hockey League season with the Detroit Red Wings, is a low-handicapper who won a spot in the historic event, considered one of the premier tournaments for amateur golfers in Canada.

The tournament, which started in 1950,s named after the Governor General Lord Alexander of Tunis, rotates yearly between a handful of private clubs in the capital region, and this year is Royal Ottawa’s turn.

Alfredsson will tee off at 10:50 a.m. with Michael Harvey of Royal Quebec and former Tunis champion Etienne Papineau of Pinegrove in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

There is no shortage of local representation in the 134-player field. Tee-off times for the first round start at 7 a.m.

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