| Jocelyne Bourassa | |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada |
| College: | Université de Montréal |
| Yearpro: | 1972 |
| Extour: | LPGA Tour (1972–79) |
| Prowins: | 1 |
| Lpgawins: | 1 |
| Titleholders: | T17: 1972 |
| Lpga: | T6: 1975 |
| Wusopen: | T9: 1972, 1975 |
| Dumaurier: | CUT: 1979 |
| Award1: | Canadian Golf Hall of Fame |
| Year1: | 1996 |
| Award2: | LPGA Rookie of the Year |
| Year2: | 1972 |
| Award3: | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame |
| Year3: | 2015 |
Jocelyne Bourassa, CM (May 30, 1947 – August 3, 2021)[1] was a Canadian professional golfer, who had a distinguished amateur career. She was Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour in 1972, and ended her career with one victory on the tour.
Bourassa was born in Shawinigan, Quebec. She studied Physical Education at the Université de Montréal where she was a member of the volleyball, basketball, skiing and track and field teams.
Bourassa won the Quebec Junior golf championship in 1963, 1964, and 1965. In 1965, she also captured the Canadian Women's Amateur. She repeated as the national amateur champion in 1971 then turned professional in 1972.
Bourassa won LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1972.[2] The following year she won the first-ever La Canadienne golf championship,[3] now the Canadian Women's Open. She was the only Canadian woman to win the Canadian Women's Open until Brooke Henderson in 2018.[4]
Bourassa won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award in 1972 as Canada's best female athlete. She was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1972.[5] She was elected to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame in 1995, and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1996.[6] She was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
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LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | Southgate Ladies Open |  Kathy Whitworth | Lost to par on fifth extra hole | |
| 2 | 1973 | La Canadienne | Sandra Haynie Judy Rankin | Won with birdie on third extra hole Rankin eliminated by par on first hole |