Twelve collegiate programs will tee off for 54 holes in debut tournament.
AURORA, Ont. – The Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational debuts at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont. September 21 – 23, welcoming several NCAA Division I women’s golf teams and the 2025 Canadian University/College Championship winners for 54 holes of competition.
Co-hosted by the University of Michigan and Kent State University, the inaugural championship will feature nine additional NCAA Division I teams and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds. Last spring, the Thunderbirds punched their ticket into next week’s tournament through their victory at the Canadian University/College Championship, presented by BDO – their eighth consecutive national championship triumph and eighteenth overall.
“We are excited to get play underway at the very first Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational this week at Beacon Hall Golf Club,” said Sam Meek, Senior Coordinator High Performance at Golf Canada and Tournament Director of next week’s championship. “The tournament pairs together our country’s best female collegiate talent with notable NCAA Division I programs at a venue proven to challenge some of best young talents in the sport today. We extend our thanks to the membership and staff at Beacon Hall for hosting as well as a special thanks to Jan Dowling at Michigan and Casey VanDamme at Kent State for their efforts as event co-hosts,” added Meek.
The tournament will kick off on Monday, September 22 and wrap up on Tuesday, September 23, with a practice round preceding action on Sunday, September 21. After 36 holes on Monday and a final round on Tuesday, a winner in both the individual and team competition will be crowned.
The team component will feature five members per team with the top four scores for the round counting towards the overall team score. Auburn, Central Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi (Ole Miss), Purdue, Rutgers, South Florida, Tennessee and Virginia will round out the field alongside UBC and co-hosts Michigan and Kent State.
The individual competition will be stroke-play, with the winner receiving an exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open and the top five receiving exemptions into the 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, set to descend on The Toronto Golf Club in Mississauga, Ont. for the 112th playing of the event.
Additionally, the selection camp for the Team Canada – NextGen Girls squad will be contested concurrently with next week’s Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational at Beacon Hall Golf Club. Twenty of Canada’s top junior girls will battle for a spot on Team Canada – NextGen in 2026, awarded to the tournament’s winner after 54 holes.
Beacon Hall was the inspiration of Bryan Leggett and Bill Carruthers, and its mission is to deliver a premier standard of excellence across all aspects of its membership experience. The Bob Cupp designed course opened on July 1, 1988, and since 1990 has ranked as one of the top 10 courses in Canada by SCOREGolf Magazine. In addition, Beacon Hall is consistently ranked as one of the top 100 courses outside the United States.
The course is known for its distinctively different front and back nine. The front nine features strands of pine trees, giving a similar feel to courses in the Carolinas and Georgia while the back includes fescue and waste bunkers to provide a similar look and feel to traditional Scottish links style courses.
“We are thrilled to showcase Beacon Hall during the Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational, celebrating the future of amateur golf and bringing together some of the finest talent from Canada, the United States and around the world,” said Sean DeSilva, General Manager, Beacon Hall Golf Club. “We are proud to offer these talented players the chance to experience our wonderful golf course and enjoy the same exceptional environment our members do every day. It’s a privilege to give back to the game we love and help foster the growth of amateur and Canadian golf.”
Beacon Hall Golf Club has hosted several marquee tournaments in the past, including the 100th playing of the PGA Championship of Canada in 2022, the U.S. Open Local Qualifier in 2017 and Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship in 1998.
The course will add the first-ever playing of the Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational to its hosting list when play gets underway on Monday. To view the full field, tee times and live leaderboards throughout the week, please click here.
