Montreal, February 24, 2025 – The partnership between Golf Québec and the Aléo Foundation, established in 2014, continues this year through scholarships and lifetime support services for the recipients. At the award ceremony, 27 student-athletes in golf received 72,000 $ in scholarships and services to help them pursue their athletic and academic goals.
This 11th edition of the Golf Québec x Fondation Aléo Scholarship Program presentation is made possible thanks to generous donors including Claude Chagnon, Roland-Beaulieu Foundation and Groupe Park Avenue. Their donations are added to a portion of our event's profits At the table for athletes 2024 as well as to the donations of Patrick Rhéaume Fund.
Patrick Rhéaume Scholarships
Patrick Rhéaume, a friend of Golf Quebec, former coach, and ex-regional director for Golf Canada in Quebec, was living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and passed away in February 2024. Involved in many ways in the world of golf in Quebec and Canada for 31 years, he was keen to leave a legacy for the sport he was passionate about. His inner circle and he therefore established the Patrick Rhéaume Fund, which aims to support athletes whose commitment to their sport reaches a remarkable level.
«I want the Patrick Rhéaume Fund to remain year after year to support Quebec athletes. It is important to help young people who work hard and are committed to their sport, Patrick Rhéaume had explained during a tournament in his honor in September 2023.
À vos marques! Golf Québec x Fondation Aléo
The Golf Québec x Aléo Foundation Scholarship Program was created jointly by the two organizations to financially assist and better support young golfers, while raising their awareness of the critical importance of their studies in conjunction with their sporting careers.
In their own words:
«Golf Québec is very proud of its association with the Aléo Foundation for more than 10 years now. Since 2014, more than 300 recipients have benefited not only from the program's bursaries, but also from the services deployed by the Aléo Foundation. This is a program that places the athlete at the heart of its concerns to offer them the tools to develop in all spheres of their life, on their journey toward excellence. I would obviously like to thank our generous donors who make this program possible.»
– Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director of Golf Québec
«Our collaboration with Golf Québec aims to help athletes in their athletic development and offer them the opportunity to train comprehensively, using the same tools and benefiting from the same professional services as athletes in other high-performance sports. At the Fondation Aléo, the academic component is essential, and we also offer support services in sports-study balance as well as in career orientation, all for life for all scholarship recipients.»
– Patricia Demers, Executive Director of the Aléo Foundation
Recipients of the 2025 Golf Quebec x Aléo Foundation Bursary Program
| Name | Club | Age | Amount | City | School |
| Louanne Aubin | Sainte-Marguerite | 16 | 2000 $ | Baie-Comeau | Saint Louis Academy |
| William Bellavance | Rivière-du-Loup | 17 | 2000 $ | L'Isle-Verte | Champlain Regional College – St. Lawrence |
| Hogan Blais | Camelot | 17 | 2000 $ | Ottawa | Blyth Academy |
| Alexandra Botsis | Rosemère Fontainebleau | 17 | 2000 $ | Mount Royal | IMG Academy |
| Charlotte Boudreau | Island of Montreal | 17 | 2000 $ | Montreal (Verdun) | College of Montreal |
| Zack Bourgeois | The Blainvillier | 14 | 2000 $ | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | Polyvalente des Monts |
| Mackenzie Cloutier | The Blainvillier | 18 | 2000 $ | Mirabel | John Abbott College |
| Mikael Coupal | Richelieu River Valley | 17 | 2000 $ | Mont-Saint-Hilaire | Fadette Secondary School |
| Sofia De Zordo | The Balmoral | 17 | 3000 $ | Morin Heights | Champlain Regional College – St. Lawrence |
| Justine Emond | The Blainvillier | 18 | 2000 $ | Saint-Jérôme | Baylor School |
| Capucine Gekas | Public Golfer Program | 18 | 2000 $ | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Sainte-Anne International College |
| Thomas Grenier | Thetford | 18 | 2000 $ | Thetford Mines | Champlain Regional College – St. Lawrence |
| Kate Guo | Pine Grove | 14 | 2000 $ | Lac-Brome | Fadette Secondary School |
| Antoine Jasmin | The Blainvillier | 18 | 4000 $ | Blainville | Northern Pre-University |
| Zach Pageau | Richelieu River Valley | 18 | 2000 $ | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Cégep André-Laurendeau |
| Jean Philippe Parr | Ki-8-Eb | 20 | 3000 $ | Saint-Célestin | University of Tennessee |
| Charly Pinel | Bellechasse | 17 | 2000 $ | Beaumont | Champlain Regional College – St. Lawrence |
| Mia Poirier | Victoriaville | 16 | 2000 $ | Victoriaville | Saint Louis Academy |
| Charles-Edmond Proulx | Richelieu River Valley | 17 | 2000 $ | Longueuil | Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Oscar Ricketts | Beaconsfield | 16 | 2000 $ | Pointe-Claire | Loyola High School |
| Lorie Rosa | Lanaudière | 15 | 2000 $ | Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles) | Regina Assumpta College |
| Alexis Rouleau | Lanaudière | 15 | 2000 $ | Montreal (Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie) | College of Montreal |
| Louis-Olivier St-Pierre | The Willows | 15 | 2000 $ | Rimouski | Paul-Hubert Secondary School |
| Léonie Tavares | Saint-Raphaël | 14 | 2000 $ | Saint-Jérôme | Santa Fe Catholic High School |
| Seanna Wang | Richelieu River Valley | 18 | 4000 $ | Brossard | Marianopolis College |
| Gracelyn Xiao | Rivermead | 16 | 2000 $ | Gatineau | Saint-Alexandre College of Gatineau |
| Shinyao Zhang | Rivermead | 17 | 2000 $ | Gatineau | Jean-de-Brébeuf College |
About Golf Québec – Inspiring passions, nurturing dreams
Founded in 1920, Golf Québec is the provincial sports federation whose mission is to increase participation in golf and develop excellence in the sport. Golf Québec provides discovery and initiation programs such as First Tee – Premier départ Québec, as well as services like the rules of golf, course assessment, the universal handicap system, and the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame. Golf Québec also oversees various regional and provincial competitions to encourage local amateur players to push their limits and potentially reach the upper echelons of professional tours. For more information, visit www.golfquebec.org.
About the Aléo Foundation
Founded in 1985, the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence (FAEQ) has awarded over $25 million in scholarships to nearly 5,000 outstanding student-athletes from across Quebec. To clarify the organization's mission to empower athletes beyond their sport, the FAEQ changed its name and branding in 2022, now known as the Fondation Aléo. In addition to continuing its scholarship and support services for tomorrow's leaders, it reaffirms its personalized approach, focusing on the overall development and well-being within the performance of its scholarship recipients.
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Annie Dubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Aléo Foundation
428-884-6626
annie.dube@fondationaleo.ca
Émilie Bérubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Golf Quebec
514-349-4653, extension 3393
eberube@golfquebec.org
Golf Québec x Aléo Foundation Scholarship program: A combination of scholarships and services for the next generation of golfers
Montreal, February 24, 2025 – The partnership between Golf Québec and the Aléo Foundation, established in 2014, continues this year with support in the form of scholarships and services that will benefit recipients for life. During the presentation, 27 student golfers received $72,000 in scholarships and services to help them pursue their athletic and academic goals.
This 11th edition of the Golf Québec x Aléo Foundation Scholarship Program is made possible by generous donors including Claude Chagnon, Roland-Beaulieu Foundation and Groupe Park Avenue. Their donations are in addition to a portion of the proceeds from the 2024 À table pour les athlètes event, as well as donations from the Patrick Rhéaume Fund.
Patrick Rhéaume Scholarships
Patrick Rhéaume, Patrick Rhéaume, a friend of Golf Québec, former coach and former Golf Canada Regional Director for Québec, was living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and passed away in February 2024. Involved in many ways in the world of golf in Quebec and Canada for 31 years, he wanted to leave a legacy for the sport he loved. He and his entourage therefore set up the Patrick Rhéaume Fund to support athletes whose commitment to their sport reaches a remarkable level.
“I want the Patrick Rhéaume Fund to continue to support Quebec athletes year after year. It’s important to help young people who work hard and are committed to their sport,” explained Patrick Rhéaume at a tournament held in his honour in September 2023.
Golf Québec x Aléo Foundation Program
The Golf Québec x Aléo Foundation Scholarship Program was created jointly by the two organizations to provide financial assistance and better support to young golfers, while raising awareness of the vital importance of their studies in keeping with their sporting careers.
In their words:
“Golf Québec is very proud of its association with the Aléo Foundation for over 10 years now. Since 2014, more than 300 recipients have benefited not only from the program’s scholarships, but also from the services deployed by the Aléo Foundation. It’s a program that puts the athlete first to offer them the tools to develop in all spheres of their lives, in their journey towards excellence. Naturally, I’d like to thank our generous donors who make this program possible.”
– Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director, Golf Québec
“Our collaboration with Golf Québec is designed to support the athletes’ athletic development and offer them the opportunity to train holistically, using the same tools and benefiting from the same professional services as athletes in other high-level sports. At the Aléo Foundation, the academic component is essential, so we also offer support services in combining sport and studies, as well as in orientation, for life, for all scholarship recipients.”
– Patricia Demers, Executive Director, Aléo Foundation
Recipients Golf Québec x Aléo Foundation Program 2025
| Name | Club | Age | Amount | City | School |
| Louanne Aubin | Sainte-Marguerite | 16 | $2,000 | Baie-Comeau | Saint Louis Academy |
| William Bellavance | Rivière-du-Loup | 17 | $2,000 | L'Isle-Verte | CEGEP Champlain – St. Lawrence |
| Hogan Blais | Camelot | 17 | $2,000 | Ottawa | Blyth Academy |
| Alexandra Botsis | Rosemère Fontainebleau | 17 | $2,000 | Mount Royal | IMG Academy |
| Charlotte Boudreau | Island of Montreal | 17 | $2,000 | Montreal (Verdun) | College of Montreal |
| Zack Bourgeois | The Blainvillier | 14 | $2,000 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | Polyvalente des Monts |
| Mackenzie Cloutier | The Blainvillier | 18 | $2,000 | Mirabel | John Abbott College |
| Mikael Coupal | Richelieu River Valley | 17 | $2,000 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire | Fadette Secondary School |
| Sofia De Zordo | The Balmoral | 17 | $3,000 | Morin Heights | CEGEP Champlain – St. Lawrence |
| Justine Emond | The Blainvillier | 18 | $2,000 | Saint-Jérôme | Baylor School |
| Capucine Gekas | Public Golfer Program | 18 | $2,000 | Quebec (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge) | Sainte-Anne International College |
| Thomas Grenier | Thetford | 18 | $2,000 | Thetford Mines | CEGEP Champlain – St. Lawrence |
| Kate Guo | Pine Grove | 14 | $2,000 | Lac-Brome | Fadette Secondary School |
| Antoine Jasmin | The Blainvillier | 18 | $4,000 | Blainville | Northern Pre-University |
| Zach Pageau | Richelieu River Valley | 18 | $2,000 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Cégep André-Laurendeau |
| Jean Philippe Parr | Ki-8-Eb | 20 | $3,000 | Saint-Célestin | University of Tennessee |
| Charly Pinel | Bellechasse | 17 | $2,000 | Beaumont | CEGEP Champlain – St. Lawrence |
| Mia Poirier | Victoriaville | 16 | $2,000 | Victoriaville | Saint Louis Academy |
| Charles-Edmond Proulx | Richelieu River Valley | 17 | $2,000 | Longueuil | Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Oscar Ricketts | Beaconsfield | 16 | $2,000 | Pointe-Claire | Loyola High School |
| Lorie Rosa | Lanaudière | 15 | $2,000 | Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles) | Regina Assumpta College |
| Alexis Rouleau | Lanaudière | 15 | $2,000 | Montreal (Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie) | College of Montreal |
| Louis-Olivier St-Pierre | The Willows | 15 | $2,000 | Rimouski | Paul-Hubert Secondary School |
| Léonie Tavares | Saint-Raphaël | 14 | $2,000 | Saint-Jérôme | Santa Fe Catholic High School |
| Seanna Wang | Richelieu River Valley | 18 | $4,000 | Brossard | Marianopolis College |
| Gracelyn Xiao | Rivermead | 16 | $2,000 | Gatineau | Saint-Alexandre College of Gatineau |
| Shinyao Zhang | Rivermead | 17 | $2,000 | Gatineau | Jean-de-Brébeuf College |
About Golf Québec – Igniting passions, nurturing dreams
Founded in 1920, Golf Québec is the provincial sports federation whose mission is to increase participation and develop excellence in the game of golf. Golf Québec provides discovery and initiation programs such as First Tee – Premier départ Québec, as well as services such as the rules of golf, course evaluation, the universal handicap system and the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame. Golf Québec also oversees various regional and provincial competitions to help local amateur players excel and eventually reach the upper echelons of the professional circuit. For more information, visit www.golfquebec.org.
About the Aléo Foundation
Founded in 1985, the Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ) has awarded over $25 million in scholarships to nearly 5,000 outstanding student-athletes across Quebec. To clarify the organization’s mission of helping athletes succeed beyond sports, the QAAF changed its name and branding in 2022 to the Aléo Foundation. In addition to continuing to award scholarships and provide coaching services to tomorrow’s leaders, the Foundation reaffirms its personalized approach, in which the overall development and well-being of its scholarship recipients are at the heart of its efforts.
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Annie Dubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Aléo Foundation
428-884-6626
annie.dube@fondationaleo.ca
Émilie Bérubé
Director of Communications and Marketing
Golf Quebec
514-349-4653, extension 3393
eberube@golfquebec.org
