During 19th Acadian Golf Tournament

STRATFORD – Sept. 7, 2025 – Thanks to a record number of 65 sponsors and the participation of 105 dedicated golfers, the 19th Acadian Golf Tournament raised a record of about $15,000 for the P.E.I. Regional Committee of Les Jeux de l’Acadie on Sunday, Sept. 7, at Fox Meadow Golf Course in Stratford.

Joceline Arsenault, president of the Regional Committee, was extremely pleased with these wonderful results, as the money will help pay for the considerable expense of bringing a delegation of more than 100 Island youth and volunteers to the 45th Finals of Les Jeux de l’Acadie in Edmundston, N.B., from June 24-29, 2026. The Regional Committee and its organizational and promotional partner, the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI, expressed their enormous gratitude to all those who contributed in one way or another to the tournament, including the many volunteers who helped out.

The competitive-recreational event went very smoothly. Fortunately, there was no wind, although there was a light drizzle and lots of mosquitoes in the late afternoon.

The team that won the championship of the competitive portion of the tournament came as no surprise. Once again, it was the Mill River team, composed of Paul Cyr, Darren Oliver, Kevin Ellsworth, and Jamie Ellis, who finished with an impressive score of 58 (considerably better than last year’s 62 points), earning free passes to play golf at the Brudenell provincial course. The Birdie Bunch team, composed of Denis, Raphaël, and Olivier Duchesne and Yannick McPhee, surprised themselves by winning second prize for their excellent score of 59. They earned passes to play for free again at Fox Meadow.

PRIZES AWARDED

Other prizes were presented after the barbecue supper :
• Closest to the pin – women: Ginette Arsenault
• Closest to the pin – men: Paul Cyr
• Longest drive – women: Jennifer Gallant
• Longest drive – men: Dave DeLong
• Closest to the Acajoux mascot: Daniel Hébert
• Ball in the bucket and mini handball games: Michel Arsenault
• Candy in the bottle game: Donald LeBlanc
• Golf bingo: Marcella Poirier
• Youth prize: Chase Cotton and Jessie Arsenault
• Door prize (golf bag): Denis Duchesne
• Door prize (pass for 2026 tournament): Albert Arsenault
• Lottery – Prize 1: (unclaimed)
• Lottery – Prize 2: Émile Gallant
• Lottery – Prize 3: Charles Duguay

A number of door prizes were also drawn.

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PHOTO 1: Joceline Arsenault, chair of the PEI Regional Committee of Les Jeux de l’Acadie, presents the new plaque for the 2025 Acadian Golf Tournament championship (sponsored by the Provincial Credit Union) to the Mill River team, composed of, from left, Kevin Ellsworth, Paul Cyr, Jamie Ellis, and Darren Oliver.

PHOTO 2: Alecia Arsenault, event coordinator for the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI, presents the second prize for the 19th Acadian Golf Tournament to the Birdie Bunch team: from left, Yannick MacPhee, brothers Olivier and Raphaël Duchesne, and their father Denis Duchesne.

 

For more information:
Jeannette Gallant
Coordinator
PEI Regional Committee of Les Jeux de l’Acadie
902-439-2791
jeannettegallant@gov.pe.ca