Quebec golfer Joey Savoie continues to grow and make strides since turning pro in 2020. This past summer his determination and work ethic saw him receive support as one of a trio of golfers sponsored by Fortinet, the title sponsor of the Fortinet Cup, showing the company’s commitment to supporting the advancement of early talent in their professions. “That was very motivational,” Joey Savoie said. “To be recognized by a company like Fortinet for the work I am putting in fuels my passion for golf even more.”
The Fortinet Cup Championship was the PGA TOUR Americas’ season-ending event, and took place at the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in September. The top 120 players in the Fortinet Cup Standings following the CRMC Championship earned a spot in the field to compete for the chance to earn a promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour. The TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley has undergone renovations and changes; all provided a great challenge to the golfers. “They did amazing work,” Savoie said. “Osprey Valley has always been an exciting course to play but the improvements has made it that much more of a challenge to attack.” At that Fortinet Cup event, Savoie finished tied for 17th.
Savoie improved on a solid season in 2023, which saw him post three top-10 finishes across PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Latin América events. The 30-year-old from La Prairie had three top five finishes and a top 10 to his credit. He is also a member of Golf Canada’s Young Pro Squad, competed for Canada at the 2019 Pan Am Games, and was named the Canadian Men’s Amateur Golfer of the year in 2018. It is his opportunities to represent Canada that are high on his list of accomplishments. “Anytime you get to represent your country, it is a special thing,” he said. “You are going to give everything you can when you are wearing the maple leaf.”
Growing up on the South Shore in a home backed onto a golf course, Les Légendes Golf Club, and a family that is immersed in the sport, “it was only natural that I picked-up a club and started to play,” he said. Savioe did that at the age of six and by 11 he was competing in youth tournaments. “I was inspired by my parents to start playing,” he said. “It was my Uncle Jean-Louis Lamarre and Cousin Lannick Lamarre, who were both golf pros, to get into competing.”
His skills saw him compete in the NCAA for Middle Tennessee State University, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 2000.
Savoie is committed to continue to improve and will not shy away from the time and work that it requires to advance his world rankings.