Pat Bradley Unanimous Selection for Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

(March 13, 2026 – Boston, Mass.) – Celebrated LPGA Tour legend Pat Bradley stands out as one of the best to have ever played the game. As such, she’s been inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame, the World Golf Hall of Fame, the Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame, the New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame and the Florida International University Athletic Hall of Fame, to name a few.

This week, she got a call from the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

Not surprisingly, Bradley, a native of Westford, Mass., was a unanimous choice to be the first (alongside the PGA TOUR’s Lee Trevino) to be inducted into the CGHOF under the newly formed International category.

Bradley, a 7-time major champion, captured three of her major titles on Canadian soil – her first in 1980 at the du Maurier Classic at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto.

“That was my first win at a major,” recalls Bradley. “Being from Massachusetts, Canada was my neighbor, and it reminded me a lot of New England, playing those courses. I remember feeling really comfortable there. The people welcomed us with open arms.”

Bradley would go on to win the du Maurier Classic twice more with back-to-back victories, finding the winner’s circle in 1985 at Beaconsfield Golf Club in Quebec and again in 1986 at Board of Trade Country Club in Ontario in 1986.

“The du Maurier was always first on my schedule because it was one of our LPGA majors,” says Bradley, a 31-time LPGA Tour champion and Player of the Year in 1986 and 1991. “And I wasn’t going to miss that, come hell or high water.”

Bradley is one of only seven women to have completed the Career Grand Slam – winning at least once all four of the major championships held in her era – the U.S. Women’s Open, the Nabisco Dinah Shore, the LPGA Championship and of course, the du Maurier Classic. She credits her success in Canada as instrumental in achieving that milestone as well as securing entry into the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame.

“It was a wonderful surprise to get the call from the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame,” smiles Bradley. “My last du Maurier was almost 40 years ago. I am so very grateful to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame committee for thinking of me and extending this honor.”

Bradley’s phone has been ringing off the hook ever since the announcement.

Congratulatory calls from USGA CEO Mike Whan, LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler, former LPGA Board of Director’s member Roberta Bowman and many of her LPGA Tour colleagues signaled the significance of the upcoming induction.

“It means a lot because it’s a whole different country and extended recognition,” says Bradley. “Getting heartfelt calls from so many folks acknowledging my induction puts this honor in a very special category.”

Bradley remembers her competitive days in the provinces of Canada fondly and always enjoyed returning to tee it up especially in the du Maurier, if not for how it always seemed to inspire some of her best golf, but also for the hospitality so thoughtfully extended to her and her LPGA peers.

“The du Maurier was the first to really focus on hospitality not just for us, but also our families,” recalls Bradley. “It was all about making us comfortable so we could perform our very best. We couldn’t wait to be a part of it. We couldn’t wait to go back there.”

Bradley made 21 appearances in the du Maurier Classic from 1979 – 2000, winning a record three times and carding seven top ten finishes. Two things come immediately to mind when Bradley thinks back to teeing it up annually at the du Maurier.

“Anne Murray was in the audience,” notes Bradley of the now 80-year-old celebrated Canadian singer who has sold over 55 million albums worldwide. “She was an avid golfer who just loved the LPGA. And Stan Thompson gave me a tip I’ll never forget.”

Canadian-born Stanley Thompson was a highly regarded golf course architect and talented amateur player who provided commentary for the du Maurier broadcast and as such, witnessed firsthand many of the player’s pre-shot routines and golf swings.

“Stan said to me after one of my rounds very early on, it was in the first or second year I was there I think, ‘you know, Pat, when you take a practice swing, you ought to take it like you mean it,’” recounts Bradley. “And I have never forgotten that little tidbit of a lesson. From that moment on when I took a practice swing, I took it as I meant it.”

Bradley is thrilled and humbled to join Canada’s greatest golfers in their prestigious Hall of Fame, including the inspiring women she often walked the fairways with in competition and friendship over her many years on the LPGA Tour: Sandra Post, Jocelyne Bourassa, Dawn Coe-Jones, Lorie Kane and Gail Graham. Accomplished amateur turned LPGA Tour stalwart Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Ontario, will also be inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame this spring.

“It’s just an incredible honor being recognized from the United States,” says Bradley. “Canada will always hold a special place in my heart.”

Not to mention on a wall in The Pat Bradley Room at Mass Golf Headquarters in Norton, Mass., where Bradley intends to showcase her newest addition – a plaque commemorating her induction into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

Well played, Pat!