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When the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open stops in Regina this summer, it will be the first time in the history of Canada’s National Open Golf Championship the event will be hosted in Saskatchewan. The Wascana Country Club is set to welcome 90 to 95 of the top 100 players on the LPGA Tour from August 20-26 and Golf Canada’s tournament director Ryan Paul knows fans will be in for a show.

“For golf fans who’ve only ever seen professionals play on television, seeing them compete in person will be a treat,” said Paul. “It’s unbelievable to be up close to these players: if you go to any other sporting event and are way up in the stands, you almost feel you’re better off watching it on TV. We have miles of front row seats and being right there along the rope lines is amazing. To see how deadly accurate they are and how long they can hit the ball is truly spectacular.”

While the official list of players competing in the tournament is still being confirmed, we know that Canadian golf phenom Brooke Henderson, currently ranked fourth on the LPGA Money List and a six-time winner on tour, will headline a star-studded field that includes defending champion Sung Hyun-Park, American superstars Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson and former champion Lydia Ko. One of the reasons so many top players make the trip north is the prize money.

“Our purse of $2.25 million is the largest purse on tour outside of the majors and the tour championship,” said Paul. “Additionally, a lot of the players speak highly of the hospitality at the courses, the clubs and the communities they are in when they come to Canada. They really feel welcome, embraced and comfortable.”

In its fifth year as title partner, CP will once again make a significant contribution to the host community through its community investment program, CP Has Heart. Money raised from this year’s tournament will support a dedicated pediatric cardiology space and specialized equipment in the Pediatric Outpatients Clinic, called the “Frog Pod,” at the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. From now through the end of the tournament, CP will be matching all donations made at pattisonchildrenshasheart.ca, with the goal of raising $1.5 million this year. Since 2014, CP has raised $6.5 million in support of children’s heart health across Canada.