Alexander Of Tunis

The "TUNIS" is the most prestigious amateur tournament held in the Ottawa Valley district. One of the three most important  Golf Québec tournaments ( the others are the Québec Amateur and the Duke of Kent ), the Tunis is held on a tri-annual rotation at either the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, The Royal Ottawa Golf Club or the Rivermead Golf and Country Club. These clubs were the founding members of the original Ottawa District Golf Association which, under the guidance of Len Copeland, past president of the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, became the Ottawa Valley Golf Association and was amalgamated into the Québec Golf Association now Golf Québec in 1980.

In 1950, the Governor General of Canada, Lord Alexander of Tunis, responded to a petition from Stuart Wotherspoon, President of the Royal Ottawa Golf Cub, and graciously agreed to become patron of this amateur tournament in order to promote the game of golf in Ottawa. In the intervening years many prominent amateurs from the local area and throughout province of Québec have participated in the event.

The winner is assured a position on the Québec provincial four man Willingdon Cup Team which competes against the other provinces at the national level during the Canadian Amateur.

The Tunis is managed on-site by the OVGA which provides the Tournament Chairman and Chief Referee and establishes course length and pin placements for the two day event. OVGA personnel also act as rules officials, reception, starting and course marshals.

Past Winners